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Armis Acquires Cyber Platform Silk Security for $150M

Armis Acquires Cyber Platform Silk Security for $150M

Armis, a cybersecurity startup, paid $150 million for Silk Security, a platform for prioritizing and remediating cyber risks, marking the company’s second acquisition in two months.

The transaction follows Armis’ February acquisition of Cyber Threat Cognitive Intelligence, a business that tracks real-world exploits of vulnerabilities.

“Silk Security’s technology will immediately be integrated into Armis’ platform to enable organizations to close the legacy gap between security findings and actionable remediation that secures the attack surface, ensures operational resilience and establishes efficient and effective business processes, a spokesperson told Connect Money.

Silk Security was formed in 2022 by Yoav Nathaniel, CEO; Or Priel, CPO; and Bar Katz, CTO. The startup raised $12.5 million from Insight Partners, the Crowdstrike Falcon fund, and Hetz Ventures, revealed in the summer of 2023 when it emerged from stealth mode.

Armis has spent the last eight years designing and developing its AI-powered Armis Centrix platform to address all aspects of cyber threat exposure management, from asset discovery and management to vulnerability discovery, prioritization, and now remediation.

“To ensure the entire attack surface is both defended and managed in real time, organizations need a comprehensive solution that quantifies and reduces risk continually through the ability to prioritize and remediate the most important security findings at any given time, in any environment,” said Yevgeny Dibrov, CEO and co-Founder, Armis.

The acquisitions follow Dibrov’s announcement last fall that Armis is ramping up its efforts for an initial public offering in the second half of 2024.

Armis was valued at $3.4 billion following its $300 million investment round in November 2021, making it one of the most valuable cybersecurity “unicorns.”

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Joe Palmisano is Editorial Director for Connect Money, where he brings nearly three decades experience of market insights as a financial journalist, analyst and senior portfolio manager for leading financial publications, advisory firms, and hedge funds. In his role as Editorial Director, Joe is responsible for the selection of content and creation of daily business news covering the financial markets, including Alternative Assets, Direct Investment and Financial Advisory services. Before joining Connect Money, Joe was a financial journalist for the Wall Street Journal, regularly publishing feature stories and trend pieces on the foreign exchange, global fixed income and equity markets. Joe parlayed his experience as a financial journalist into roles as a Senior Research Analyst and Portfolio Manager, writing daily and weekly market analysis and managing a FX and US equity portfolio. Joe was also a contributing writer for industry magazines and publications, including SFO Magazine and the CMT Association. Joe earned a B.S.B.A. in Finance from The American University. He holds the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.

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