Momentum Cyber Hosts AIxCYBER: Unpacks the $119 Billion Bet Made on Cybersecurity as Agentic AI Rewrites the Threat Landscape
Publish Date: 2026-02-26 10:11:00
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Top cybersecurity CEOs and investors reveal why agentic AI, enterprise architectural strain, and record capital deployment are converging to create the highest-stakes moment in cybersecurity history
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Momentum Cyber, the premier cybersecurity-focused investment bank, today announced AIxCYBER, to be held on March 12, 2026, in Austin. Moderated by Momentum Cyber Founder and CEO Eric McAlpine, the session features a discussion with platform builders, AI-native founders, venture capital investors, and enterprise security operators to examine the three forces reshaping the cybersecurity landscape: the AI landscape shock, the widening architectural divide in enterprise security, and an unprecedented financial environment that is repricing cybersecurity as foundational infrastructure for the AI economy.
Titled “The $119 Billion Bet: Why Agentic AI Just Made Cybersecurity the Most Strategic and Valuable Market in Tech” the panel draws on data from Momentum Cyber’s 2026 Cybersecurity Almanac, which documented the most active year in cybersecurity M&A and financing history: $119 billion deployed across 1,222 transactions, with M&A deal value up 270 percent year-over-year driven largely by strategic acquirers who captured 92 percent of disclosed value.
Three Forces, One Conversation
The panel discussion will explore how the explosive adoption of agentic AI is exposing the limits of legacy cybersecurity architectures and driving a new wave of strategies, technologies, and investment in response. Grounded in the findings of the 2026 Cybersecurity Almanac and Momentum Cyber’s market analysis, the conversation will examine the cybersecurity investment super cycle now underway and what it means for the industry’s next chapter.
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