Will ServiceNow’s Armis Deal Reshape AI Security?

When ServiceNow announced plans to acquire Armis for US$7.75bn – in cash – it marked one of the most significant cybersecurity consolidations in recent years, anchored by the shared goal of automating cyber risk management at scale.

Armis, a leader in cyber exposure and cyber-physical system protection, will become part of ServiceNow’s growing Security and Risk portfolio in an acquisition expected to close in the second half of 2026. 

The deal, described as a “strategic step forward” by Armis Co-Founder and CEO Yevgeny Dibrov, expands ServiceNow’s security footprint across IT, OT, IoT and medical environments.

“From the beginning, Armis has been built to help organizations see, protect and manage every asset they depend on across IT, OT, IoT, medical devices, cloud and code in an environment where the attack surface continues to expand,” Yevgeny says. 

“Joining ServiceNow strengthens our ability to deliver on that mission at even greater scale.”

A unified platform for cyber exposure

By working together, the two companies’ combined platform will integrate Armis’ agentless asset intelligence with ServiceNow’s AI-powered security workflows, forming what ServiceNow calls “a unified, end-to-end security exposure and operations stack that can see, decide and act across the entire technology footprint”.

Amit Zavery, ServiceNow’s President, COO and Chief Product Officer, says the move will accelerate the company’s roadmap toward autonomous, proactive cybersecurity.

“ServiceNow is building the security platform of tomorrow,” Amit adds. “In the agentic AI era, intelligent trust and governance that span any cloud, any asset, any AI system and any device are non-negotiable if companies want to scale AI for the long-term. 

“Together with Armis, we will deliver an industry-defining strategic cybersecurity shield for real-time, end-to-end proactive protection across all technology estates.”

On completion, the acquisition is expected to more than triple ServiceNow’s market opportunity in security and risk solutions. 

With its Security and Risk business already surpassing the US$1bn annual contract value mark in 2025, ServiceNow’s expansion reflects growing enterprise demand for integrated, AI-native protection.

The rising complexity of threats

With organisations embracing AI and automation, their digital attack surfaces are expanding rapidly. 

Global spending on information security is forecast to rise 12.5% in 2026 to US$240bn – according to Gartner’s Forecast: Information Security, Worldwide, 2023-2029 report – reflecting a growing need for solutions capable of managing real-time exposure and risk prioritisation.

Yevgeny continues: “AI is transforming the threat landscape faster than most organisations can adapt. Every connected asset has become a potential point of vulnerability.

“We built Armis to protect the most critical environments and give both public and private sector organisations the real-time intelligence they need to stay ahead – so they can see their entire environment clearly, understand risk in context and take action before an incident occurs.”

He adds that the integration will bring “a stronger foundation for helping customers continuously reduce risk across their environments”.

In effect, the combined platform will prioritise vulnerability remediation and automated response – helping enterprises move from understanding their exposure to mitigating it in real time.

What to expect from the partnership

The ServiceNow-Armis partnership is expected to deliver a unified, AI-native security platform that moves enterprise protection from reactive to proactive. 

Deeper visibility across IT, OT, IoT and medical environments are anticipated benefits, enabling teams to detect and prioritise risks faster. 

By linking Armis’ real-time asset intelligence with ServiceNow’s automated workflows, organisations stand to gain continuous, data-driven exposure management and streamlined remediation. 

The alliance promises cohesive cyber-physical security, tighter alignment between threat detection and response, as well as greater resilience across digital and physical ecosystems – all key to protecting critical infrastructure as the pace of AI-driven threats accelerates.