A new vendor report puts a hard number on a familiar security problem: enterprise AI use is increasingly happening through personal identities, outside normal controls.
A month with 26 announced security-sector deals points to a market that is still consolidating, while the real test remains what happens after signatures turn into systems.
Akamai’s planned purchase of LayerX points to a sharper focus on browser-level controls as enterprises try to manage how staff use generative AI tools.
The planned $205 million LayerX acquisition suggests Akamai wants to move more security policy into the browser, where modern work increasingly touches SaaS, identity, and AI tools.