Akamai acquires LayerX for secure enterprise browser expansion
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Akamai Technologies agreed to acquire LayerX for $205 million, expanding its secure enterprise browser and ZTNA capabilities. The move gives Akamai a browser-layer control point for SaaS and AI activity after access is granted. It also adds another sign of consolidation in the secure enterprise browser market as vendors push policy enforcement closer to the endpoint. The deal is set to close next quarter.
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Akamai agrees to acquire LayerX for $205 million
Initial DisclosureAkamai Technologies agreed to acquire LayerX for $205 million and plans to keep the LayerX browser as a standalone product while integrating it into its Zero Trust Network Access portfolio, including Guardicore Segmentation, Secure Internet Access Enterprise, Enterprise Application Access, and an MFA access offering. The combined approach is intended to extend browser-level policy enforcement into SaaS and AI sessions before traffic is encrypted, with the deal set to close next quarter.
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- Akamai Joins Growing Chorus of Vendors Betting Big on Secure Enterprise Browsers — www.darkreading.com — 22.05.2026 18:43
- Akamai Joins Growing Chorus of Vendors Betting Big on Secure Enterprise Browsers — www.darkreading.com — 22.05.2026 18:43