Security awareness and human risk acquisitions and funding
49 acquisitions of security awareness training providers since 2020 and 89 funding rounds since 2022 on record. The most active buyers are MetaCompliance (3), NINJIO (2) and ThriveDX (2). See the security awareness training providers in the directory.
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- Managed security services 466
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- AI and LLM security 217
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- Fraud and payment fraud prevention 165
- Application security testing 162
- Identity and access management 159
- Encryption and key management 156
- Threat intelligence 148
- Attack surface management 112
Deals
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| Date | Deal | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | Symposit acquired HumanLinkHuman factors engineering consultancy for aviation and transportation security training | Undisclosed | Report on Symposit buying HumanLink, December 2025 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| December 2025 | MetaCompliance acquired JunglemapSecurity and compliance awareness training using NanoLearning methodology | Undisclosed | Report on MetaCompliance buying Junglemap, December 2025 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| September 2025 | Hack the Box acquired LetsDefendHands-on cyber defence training platform for blue team professionals | Undisclosed | Report on Hack the Box buying LetsDefend, September 2025 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| March 2025 | Cyber Guru acquired MantraA French new company teaching staff about safety and keeping them safe | Undisclosed | Report on Cyber Guru buying Mantra, March 2025 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| January 2025 | Hook Security acquired HaekkaSlack-first platform delivering bite-sized security awareness training | Undisclosed | Report on Hook Security buying Haekka, January 2025 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
Acquisitions come from SecurityWeek's monthly M&A round-ups from 2021 onwards, from Cybersecurity Ventures' quarterly M&A reports for 2020, and a few from Wikipedia lists. Funding rounds from 2022 onwards come from Return on Security's weekly Security, Funded newsletter. These are dated to the month. A few deals added from the news are dated to the day. Smaller deals may be missing. Each Report link goes to the announcement or story the source cites, and the via link to the round-up or newsletter issue. Amounts are in US dollars. The category is what the bought or funded company sells.