Cognyte Software Signs $20 Million Security Deal With EMEA Client

08:28 AM EDT, 09/22/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Cognyte Software (CGNT) said Tuesday that it has signed a $20 million expansion agreement with an unidentified national security client in the Europe, Middle East, Africa region. The company said the deal will bring automated artificial intelligence decision-making to its investigation platform, and will automate repetitive analysis for large, contrasting datasets. "The agency's continued adoption of our purpose-built, AI-powered analytic capabilities accelerates its ability to scale investigative operations and automate critical workflows to address increasingly complex mission needs and help safeguard its nation," Cognyte quoted its chief executive officer, Elad Sharon, as saying.