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Home > Regions > Northern Virginia > Booz Allen acquires Pa. cybersecurity company Photo by Adobe Stock Booz Allen acquires Pa. cybersecurity company Defy Security has about 100 employees Josh Janney //April 7, 2026// McLean-based Fortune 500 government contractor Booz Allen Hamilton has acquired Pennsylvania cybersecurity company Defy Security, it announced Tuesday. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, and neither Booz Allen nor Defy Security immediately returned requests for comment. Booz Allen initially announced the deal in February, when it entered an agreement to acquire the cybersecurity company. Founded in 2017, Defy Security sells cybersecurity products and services to large companies across several industries, including finance, health care, manufacturing and retail. The company is headquartered in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, and has an additional location in San Ramon, California. Defy Security has about 100 employees, including cyber engineers, solution architects and salespeople. Booz Allen said the acquisition will help grow its commercial cybersecurity business. “Today’s AI-enabled threat environment moves at unprecedented speed,” Booz Allen Executive Vice President Andrew Turner, head of the company’s global commercial business, said in a statement. “Joined with Defy Security, we can help more enterprises around the world innovate ahead of pervasive cyber threats and protect their most critical assets.” According to a Booz Allen news release, Defy Security will “initially operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Booz Allen,” though the company did not provide long-term plans. “Booz Allen and Defy share a commitment to growth, collaboration and technical excellence,” Defy Security founder and CEO Justin Domachowski said in a statement. “We look forward [to] delivering tremendous value to customers together as we set a new standard for enterprise cybersecurity.” Booz Allen has more than 80 locations and about 31,600 employees worldwide. It plans to relocate its headquarters from McLean to Reston in 2027. t Tags: McLean, Booz Allen Hamilton, Reston, Booz Allen, Fortune 500, Fairfax County, GovCon, cybersecurity, M&A, acquisition Related Articles Booz Allen Hamilton to relocate global HQ to Reston Booz Allen Hamilton wins $696.7M Army contract V2X acquires QinetiQ’s US intelligence biz Related Content Northrop Grumman requests environmental permit for Waynesboro facility Northrop Grumman submitted an environmental permit application for its new Waynesboro manufacturing facility, [...] April 7, 2026 Packaging Corp. of America to lay off 110 tied to Richmond facility Packaging Corp. of America plans to close its Richmond facility, resulting in 110 layoffs. April 2, 2026 Federal judge finds Nexus Services owners in contempt over sale Federal judge Elizabeth K. Dillon finds Nexus Services owners in contempt for violating injunction with busine[...] April 2, 2026 In DuPont Aramids unit sale, 975 jobs in Chesterfield shift employers DuPont completed the $1.8 billion sale of its Aramids business to Arclin, transferring about 1,000 jobs at the[...] April 1, 2026 More data centers equal more electricity demand Virginia's data centers, the largest concentration globally, are causing a surge in electricity demand, challe[...] March 31, 2026 Virginia’s private colleges seek increased state tuition aid Virginia private colleges increase donor scholarships and state grants to support students facing federal Pell[...] March 31, 2026 Top Stories People Richmond Region Tourism names inaugural chief growth officer 2/4/2026 Colonna’s Shipyard hires new CFO 30/3/2026 Spanberger appoints inaugural chief energy officer 25/3/2026 Regions Manage consent