Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) leader Cato Networks has announced its first-ever acquisition with the purchase of Aim Security, a company focused on enabling enterprises to adopt generative AI safely and effectively.

Founded in 2022, Aim Security emerged from stealth in early 2024 with $10 million in seed funding, followed by an additional $18 million investment in June 2025. The company’s mission has been to help organizations securely deploy AI-driven tools and applications across different business environments.

With this acquisition, Cato will integrate Aim’s solutions into the Cato SASE Cloud Platform, providing customers with enhanced protection as they embrace AI adoption at scale. Aim’s platform addresses three core use cases in AI security:

• Securing employee interactions with public AI applications.
• Protecting private AI systems and AI agents.
• Safeguarding the AI development lifecycle, particularly around agentic AI.

“AI transformation will surpass digital transformation as the primary force shaping enterprises over the next decade,” said Shlomo Kramer, CEO and co-founder of Cato Networks. “By acquiring Aim Security, we’re supercharging our SASE platform with advanced AI security capabilities to guide our customers through this new AI era.”

Aim Security’s research team recently made headlines by uncovering EchoLeak (CVE-2025-32711), the first publicly reported zero-click AI vulnerability affecting Microsoft 365 Copilot.

The company was founded by Matan Getz (CEO) and Adir Gruss (CTO), both veterans of Israel’s IDF Unit 8200, where they gained deep expertise in building and breaking AI systems, including the development of a large-scale defensive AI project.

Cato confirmed that existing customers with AI security needs can already deploy Aim’s solutions. Starting in early 2026, these capabilities will become fully integrated into the Cato SASE Cloud Platform.

Alongside the acquisition, Cato also announced it has surpassed $300 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) and expanded its Series G financing round with an additional $50 million from Acrew Capital, bringing its total funding to $409 million.

Source: https://www.securityweek.com/cato-networks-acquires-ai-security-firm-aim-security