Cato Networks Makes First Acquisition, Buying Aim Security to Embed AI Protection in SASE
The move signals a push to embed AI threat defenses at the SASE control point.
Overview
- Cato confirmed the Aim Security purchase as its first-ever acquisition, with financial terms undisclosed.
- Aim’s platform covers employee use of public AI apps, defenses for private AI systems and agents, and security across the AI development lifecycle.
- Cato plans to fold Aim’s capabilities into the Cato SASE Cloud Platform starting in early 2026 and will offer migration paths for current Aim customers.
- The company said it surpassed $300 million in ARR and added $50 million from Acrew Capital to its Series G, bringing the round to $409 million on prior terms.
- Aim’s “EchoLeak” finding in Microsoft 365 Copilot (CVE-2025-32711) highlights emerging AI-specific risks that vendors are racing to address amid wider cybersecurity consolidation.