ServiceNow agrees to buy cyber firm Armis for $7.75B

**ServiceNow** will acquire **Armis** for $7.75B to deepen exposure management and cyber-physical security by integrating ServiceNow’s workflow/risk platform with Armis’s agentless asset discovery across IT/OT, aiming for AI-driven visibility, prioritization, and automated remediation; the announcement situates the deal amid a 2025 wave of AI-centric security consolidation (e.g., Palo Alto Networks–Chronosphere, Zscaler–SplxAI, Veeam–Securiti AI, Check Point–Lakera, Mitsubishi Electric–Nozomi Networks) and rising security spend, emphasizing real-time device intelligence tied to CMDBs for scalable risk reduction.