Akamai Technologies has announced its intent to acquire LayerX in a move aimed at expanding its Zero Trust security capabilities and helping enterprises gain greater visibility and control over employee use of AI tools, generative AI applications, and autonomous AI agents.
The acquisition comes as organizations worldwide face mounting challenges in managing how employees interact with AI-powered SaaS applications, large language models (LLMs), and browser-native AI assistants without exposing sensitive corporate data or disrupting workflows.
“Our customers are adopting AI at record speed, and they’re telling us the same thing: Their existing controls cannot see how employees are interacting with AI tools and sharing with large language models,” said Mani Sundaram, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Security Technology Group, Akamai.
Under the agreement, Akamai will acquire LayerX for approximately US$205 million, subject to customary adjustments and closing conditions. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026.
LayerX specializes in browser-based AI usage control and secure enterprise browser technology, allowing enterprises to monitor and govern AI interactions directly within widely used browsers without forcing employees to adopt proprietary enterprise browsers. The technology enables security teams to gain real-time visibility into prompts, file uploads, SaaS activity, and web interactions while maintaining employee productivity.
Mani Sundaram, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Security Technology Group, Akamai, said the acquisition addresses a major gap in enterprise AI governance.
“By acquiring LayerX, Akamai is adding a critical control layer that governs AI usage at the point of interaction, enabling enterprises to innovate at AI speed while maintaining security, compliance, and operational control,” he said.
The acquisition also strengthens Akamai’s broader Zero Trust strategy by integrating browser-native AI controls with its existing portfolio, including Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), runtime AI application protection, and workload segmentation capabilities.
Or Eshed, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of LayerX, said the partnership would help enterprises deploy AI technologies more securely at global scale.
“Securing both human and agentic AI usage has become one of the defining challenges in enterprise security. Together with Akamai’s Zero Trust platform and distributed edge infrastructure, we can provide organizations with a stronger foundation for secure AI adoption,” Eshed said.
Akamai said LayerX employees, including co-founders Or Eshed and David Vaisbrud, will join the company’s Zero Trust organization following the completion of the acquisition.