Zscaler, a leading cloud security company, has announced the acquisition of SPLX, an innovative AI security firm, to enhance its Zero Trust Exchange platform with advanced artificial intelligence protection capabilities.
The acquisition aims to help organizations secure their AI investments throughout the entire development and deployment lifecycle.
The integration of SPLX’s technology into Zscaler’s platform will enable organizations to shift left with AI asset discovery, automate red teaming, and implement robust governance tools.
Zscaler emphasized that while AI creates tremendous value, its potential can only be fully realized when properly secured.
Comprehensive AI Security Development
By combining SPLX’s advanced technology with Zscaler’s Zero Trust Exchange intelligence and native data protection, the company will secure the complete AI lifecycle on a single unified platform.
With AI infrastructure investments projected to exceed $250 billion by the end of 2025, companies are confronting a rapidly expanding attack surface and increasing shadow AI sprawl.
Continuously evolving models, agents, and large language models require ongoing discovery, risk assessment, and remediation to maintain security.
SPLX brings specialized expertise in AI red teaming, asset management, threat inspection, prompt hardening, and governance to Zscaler’s existing capabilities.
The enhanced platform will feature AI asset discovery that extends beyond public generative AI applications to include models, workflows, code repositories, and Model Context Protocol servers in both public and private deployments.
The solution includes automated AI red teaming with over 5,000 purpose-built attack simulations designed to identify risks and vulnerabilities from development through production, offering real-time remediation.
Additionally, the platform expands Zscaler’s current AI Runtime Guardrails to protect sensitive data and block malicious attacks between AI applications and large language models, including agentic workflows.
SPLX expressed excitement about joining forces with Zscaler to address the vast attack surface created by rapidly expanding AI infrastructure investments.
The partnership will deliver SPLX’s innovation through one of the world’s most trusted security platforms, securing AI innovation at the pace organizations are adopting it.
The acquisition strengthens Zscaler’s position as a trusted partner for organizations seeking to securely adopt AI technologies.
With comprehensive AI governance and compliance support, the enhanced platform enables organizations to shift from reactive defense to proactive protection of their valuable AI investments while meeting regulatory requirements and governance frameworks.
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