Zscaler has signed a definitive agreement to acquire managed detection and response company Red Canary.
Combined with Zscaler’s data derived from the world’s largest security cloud and global intelligence from its ThreatLabz Security Research team, the two companies will deliver a unified, agentic security operations centre (SOC) that combines AI-driven workflows with human expertise.
“The proposed acquisition of Red Canary is a natural expansion of our capabilities into managed detection and response and threat intelligence to accelerate our vision of AI-powered SOC of the future,” said Zscaler CEO Jay Chaudhry. “By integrating Red Canary with Zscaler, we will deliver to our customers the power of a fully integrated zero trust platform and AI-powered security operations.”
By combining Zscaler’s AI-powered zero-trust platform with Red Canary’s domain expertise in threat detection and response, spanning endpoints, identity, network, and cloud workloads, this transaction is uniquely positioned to address the operator pain points that often lead to missed signals, incomplete threat analysis, and increased vulnerability to undetected threats.
The integration of Zscaler and Red Canary will better enable security teams to detect, triage, investigate, and respond to threats with greater speed and efficiency, helping organisations confidently and precisely tackle modern security challenges.
“As part of Zscaler, we will elevate how IT and security teams address the rapidly shifting threat landscape with the strength of our combined technology and expertise,” said Red Canary CEO Brian Beyer. “Zscaler’s global scale and reach provide the resources and granular data needed to fuel advanced AI, threat intelligence, and detection engineering, giving us a broader view of adversary behaviour while enabling faster innovation across the board.”
The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to close in August 2025.
