Akamai Technologies has announced its intent to acquire LayerX, a provider of browser-based AI usage control and secure enterprise browser technology, for approximately US$205 million. This acquisition aims to integrate LayerX's solutions into Akamai's Zero Trust security portfolio, enabling control over employee interactions with AI tools and applications within any browser. The transaction is expected to close in Q3 2026, with LayerX employees, including co-founders Or Eshed and David Vaisbrud, joining Akamai's Zero Trust organization.
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Add as preferred sourceAkamai is moving its Zero Trust stack closer to the browser, where it says enterprise users now interact with generative AI apps, SaaS AI tools, and AI agents. That gives it a control layer at the point of use, alongside existing ZTNA, runtime protection of AI applications, and workload-level segmentation of AI inference. The deal also expands Akamai’s Tel Aviv cybersecurity footprint; this is its fourth such acquisition there in five years. Watch for the Q3 2026 close and whether Akamai rolls LayerX’s browser controls into its broader Zero Trust offerings.
