LayerX Security

LayerX Security, a privately owned company based in Tel Aviv, Israel, with a corporate office in New York, operates as a subsidiary of Akamai, following an acquisition agreement announced in May 2026. Founded in 2021, the company employs approximately 120 individuals and reported $16.4M in revenue as of 2024. LayerX Security specializes in enterprise browser security and artificial intelligence usage governance, having developed an agentless, browser-native extension platform. This platform integrates across standard web applications and browsers to counter data leakage, shadow SaaS usage, and modern web threats. The acquisition by Akamai Technologies aimed to assimilate its browser-level AI interaction guardrails into Akamai's broader Zero Trust portfolio.