Conditions Favorable to Make 2018 a Big Year for Security Buyouts

A standard business decision made by many technology vendors is whether it is better to buy or to build new capabilities that will help to grow the business. In 2018 so far, an increasing number of vendors have decided to buy rather than build, when it comes to cyber-security technology.

In the first three weeks of January 2018 alone there were at least six cyber-security vendor acquisitions. There will undoubtedly be many more in the weeks and months ahead as 2018 will likely be a year in which the cyber-security market consolidates somewhat.

Year-after-year, new cyber-security startups emerge and in recent years there has been a dramatic growth in venture-capital that has poured into the market. At some point, investors need to see a return on their investments and that need will be a significant driver cyber-security acquisitions in 2018.