Zscaler to Acquire Red Canary

Zscaler to Acquire Red Canary: Strengthening AI-Powered Security Operations

Zscaler, Inc. has announced its plans to acquire Red Canary, a move that aims to significantly enhance its AI-powered security operations. This acquisition will integrate Red Canary's expertise in managed detection and response with Zscaler's existing Zero Trust platform, creating a more robust defense against modern cyber threats.

Red Canary, with over a decade of experience in security operations, has enabled its customers to investigate threats up to 10 times faster with an accuracy rate of 99.6%. This efficiency is achieved through automated remediation workflows, which streamline the process of threat detection and response.

The combination of Zscaler's global data and intelligence from its ThreatLabz Security Research team with Red Canary's capabilities will result in a unified Security Operations Center (SOC). This integration will leverage AI-driven workflows alongside human expertise to redefine how businesses detect, respond to, and mitigate cyber threats.

Executive Perspectives

Jay Chaudhry, CEO, Chairman, and Founder of Zscaler, highlighted that the acquisition of Red Canary is a natural expansion of Zscaler's capabilities. This move will accelerate their vision of an AI-powered SOC of the future, delivering a fully integrated Zero Trust platform and AI-powered security operations to their customers.

Zscaler currently protects nearly 45% of the Fortune 500 organizations and operates the world's largest cloud security platform. With over 15 years of experience and processing over 500 billion daily transactions, Zscaler has leveraged its data lake to develop AI-driven solutions such as Zscaler Digital Experience (ZDX) and Zscaler Exposure Management.

Red Canary has been recognized as a Leader in the Forrester Wave™: Managed Detection and Response for three consecutive years and has been featured in the Gartner® Market Guide for MDR for seven years in a row. Within the SOC, Red Canary helps security teams automate remediation workflows, addressing operator pain points that often lead to missed signals and incomplete threat analysis.

Integration Benefits

The integration of Zscaler and Red Canary will enable security teams to detect, triage, investigate, and respond to threats with greater speed and efficiency. This combination will address common issues such as missed signals, incomplete threat analysis, and increased vulnerability to undetected threats.

Brian Beyer, CEO of Red Canary, stated that as part of Zscaler, they will elevate how IT and security teams address the shifting threat landscape. Zscaler's global scale and reach will provide the resources and data needed to fuel advanced AI, threat intelligence, and detection engineering.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including factors related to Zscaler's ability to successfully integrate Red Canary's technology and retain key employees.

About Zscaler

Zscaler accelerates digital transformation, allowing customers to be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange protects customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications.