ServiceNow has signed an agreement to acquire cybersecurity startup Armis for $7.75 billion in cash, marking the largest acquisition in the company’s history. The deal signals a major shift as ServiceNow expands beyond IT service management into broader enterprise security and cyber exposure management.
The acquisition significantly extends ServiceNow’s reach across IT, operational technology, Internet of Things, and connected medical devices. With this move, the company aims to strengthen its position within the enterprise technology stack by offering deeper security capabilities across both digital and physical environments.
Armis is known for its real time, agentless asset discovery and exposure management across managed and unmanaged systems. These capabilities will complement ServiceNow’s existing tools for security operations, incident response, governance, risk, and compliance. Together, the combined platforms are expected to provide enterprises with clearer visibility into attack surfaces and faster remediation through automated workflows.
For enterprises, the deal fills a critical gap in ServiceNow’s offerings. While the platform is widely used for workflow management, proactive asset visibility and exposure management were not part of its core strengths. With Armis integrated into the ServiceNow AI platform, organisations can connect detailed device level insights with orchestration and remediation processes. This shift enables security teams to move from reactive response to proactive risk management.
The timing of the acquisition is significant as enterprises face increasingly complex and fragmented attack surfaces. Beyond traditional IT and cloud systems, organisations must now protect industrial environments, healthcare devices, and other cyber physical assets. The combined ServiceNow and Armis platform aims to address this challenge through a unified approach that few competitors currently offer at scale.
From a strategic standpoint, the deal accelerates ServiceNow’s evolution into a security focused enterprise platform. The integrated stack supports a “see decide act” model that links asset data to business impact, prioritisation, and response. It also strengthens the company’s presence in sectors such as manufacturing, healthcare, and critical infrastructure.
The acquisition is expected to reshape competition across enterprise software and cybersecurity markets. It also reflects a broader industry shift where security is becoming a core foundation of enterprise platforms rather than a standalone function.
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