SentinelOne, an autonomous cybersecurity platform, has acquired Attivo Networks, an identity security and lateral movement protection firm. The deal is valued at $616.5 million

The deal expands Sentinel’s AI-powered prevention, detection, and response offerings and sets the standard for XDR. Attivo works to protect its clients from identity compromise, privilege escalation, and lateral attacks. The combined firm represents a comprehensive security platform for detection and response, infrastructure assessment, and cyber deception.

“We are thrilled to join SentinelOne, the category leader in XDR. Attivo’s solutions are a perfect complement, as an XDR with identity protection significantly improves organizational security posture,” said Tushar Kothari, CEO, Attivo Networks. “As the threat landscape evolves, identity remains the central nervous system of the enterprise. Combined with the power of SentinelOne’s autonomous XDR, we’ll bring real-time identity threat detection and response to the front lines of cyberdefense.”

“The acquisition of Attivo Networks continues our commitment to defining and delivering autonomous XDR,” said Tomer Weingarten, CEO, SentinelOne. “Identity fuses together all enterprise assets, and I see identity threat detection and response as an integral part of our XDR vision. Attivo Networks is the right technology and team to advance our portfolio, complementing our hypergrowth and accelerating enterprise zero trust adoption.”