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Cato Networks acquires Aim Security to enhance AI security in SASE platform

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Cato Networks, a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) platform provider, has acquired Aim Security, an AI security firm. The acquisition aims to expand Cato's SASE Cloud Platform to support secure enterprise adoption of AI agents and applications. Aim Security provides a platform to help enterprises leverage AI with reduced risk, focusing on securing employee use of public AI applications, private AI applications, and the AI development lifecycle. The acquisition is Cato's first and will integrate Aim's capabilities into the Cato SASE Cloud Platform by early 2026. Aim Security was founded in 2022 and has raised $28 million in funding. The acquisition follows Cato's announcement of surpassing $300 million in annual recurring revenue and extending its Series G financing round with an additional $50 million.

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  1. 03.09.2025 16:38 📰 1 articles · ⏱ 13d ago

    Cato Networks acquires Aim Security to enhance AI security in SASE platform

    Cato Networks, a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) platform provider, has acquired Aim Security, an AI security firm. The acquisition aims to expand Cato's SASE Cloud Platform to support secure enterprise adoption of AI agents and applications. Aim Security provides a platform to help enterprises leverage AI with reduced risk, focusing on securing employee use of public AI applications, private AI applications, and the AI development lifecycle. The acquisition is Cato's first and will integrate Aim's capabilities into the Cato SASE Cloud Platform by early 2026. Aim Security was founded in 2022 and has raised $28 million in funding. The acquisition follows Cato's announcement of surpassing $300 million in annual recurring revenue and extending its Series G financing round with an additional $50 million.

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  • Cato Networks has acquired Aim Security to enhance its SASE Cloud Platform with AI security capabilities.

    First reported: 03.09.2025 16:38
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  • Aim Security provides a platform for secure deployment of generative-AI utilities, focusing on three main use cases: securing public AI applications, private AI applications, and the AI development lifecycle.

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  • Aim Security was founded in 2022 and emerged from stealth in January 2024 with $10 million in seed funding, followed by an additional $18 million in June 2025.

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  • The acquisition is Cato's first and will integrate Aim's capabilities into the Cato SASE Cloud Platform by early 2026.

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  • Aim's research team recently discovered the first reported zero-click AI vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Copilot, dubbed 'EchoLeak' (CVE-2025-32711).

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  • Cato Networks has surpassed $300 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) and extended its Series G financing round with an additional $50 million investment from Acrew Capital.

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  • Cato Networks has raised a total of $409 million in funding to date.

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