Zscaler to Acquire Symmetry Systems for Real-Time AI Access Graph Integration
Zscaler will acquire Symmetry Systems, a firm specializing in AI security identity mapping, to integrate its access graph technology into Zscaler’s Zero Trust Exchange platform. The deal, terms undisclosed, aims to provide real-time monitoring and policy enforcement for autonomous AI agents across SaaS, cloud and data environments.
1. Acquisition Details
Zscaler announced plans to acquire Symmetry Systems, a specialist in AI security identity mapping. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
2. Symmetry Systems Technology
Symmetry Systems collects enterprise access logs from SaaS platforms, public clouds, data repositories and AI environments to construct an AI-driven access graph linking human and AI identities to the data and applications they interact with.
3. Integration with Zero Trust Exchange
Integration of the access graph into Zscaler’s Zero Trust Exchange will enable real-time identification of AI agents, triggering of security policies on risky behaviors and automatic anomaly response.
4. Impact on Enterprise AI Security
The combined solution aims to give security teams foundational visibility into agent-to-application and agent-to-agent communication, enforce minimum required permissions and limit the impact of compromised accounts or AI agents.