Zscaler acquires Symmetry Systems

Zscaler, a cybersecurity platform, announced its intent to acquire Symmetry Systems, a pioneer in identity mapping and data access for AI security. This acquisition aims to integrate Symmetry Systems' 'access graph' technology into Zscaler's Zero Trust Exchange platform. The access graph maps how human and non-human identities, applications, and data connect across an enterprise, providing foundational visibility for governing AI agent communication. This move addresses the challenges of securing AI agents that operate independently with ephemeral identities, which traditional security models cannot scale to manage. The combined offerings will enable Zscaler to enforce policies for AI agent-to-application and agent-to-agent communication, trace data lineage, detect anomalies, and calculate blast radius in case of compromise. The transaction is expected to close in the coming days.