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Zscaler to acquire Symmetry Systems, combining Zero Trust and access graph technology to map and secure AI agent communication.

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Zscaler, Inc. acquired Symmetry Systems Inc. on May 21st '26.

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Zscaler to acquire Symmetry Systems, combining Zero Trust and access graph technology to map and secure AI agent communication. Symmetry Systems gives Zscaler the foundational visibility required to govern AI agent communication at scale and unlock the next phase of Zero Trust. May 21, 2026 08:00 ET | Source: Zscaler, Inc. SAN JOSE, Calif., May 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZS), the cybersecurity platform for the AI era, today announced the intent to acquire Symmetry Systems, Inc., a pioneer in identity mapping and data access for AI security. Symmetry Systems' access graph maps how human and non-human identities, applications, and data connect across the enterprise - the foundational visibility security teams need to govern how AI agents communicate with applications, data, and each other at scale. The access graph works by ingesting enterprise-wide access logs from SaaS applications, public cloud services, data stores, and AI systems, using AI to correlate them into an access graph displaying which identities are accessing which data and how. Combined with the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange(TM) platform, this visibility will become the foundation security teams use to build and enforce the policies governing how AI agents communicate with applications, data, and one another. Enterprises have long governed human access through identity directories...

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May 21, 2026

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May 21, 2026
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