Zscaler, the global leader in cloud security, has announced it will acquire Red Canary, the leading provider of Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solutions. The deal is expected to close by August 2025 and will significantly expand Zscaler’s capabilities to build an AI-powered Security Operations Center (SOC) that combines intelligent automation with human insight.
With over a decade of SecOps experience, Red Canary is known for helping organizations detect threats up to 10x faster with 99.6% accuracy. Zscaler’s leadership said this acquisition is part of a broader vision to transform security operations with agentic AI, automated systems that work with human operators.
Zscaler CEO Jay Chaudhry said the integration of Red Canary into the Zscaler platform fits naturally with their mission to disrupt traditional security models. The merger will bring together Red Canary’s detection expertise with Zscaler’s high-quality data and global threat intelligence from the ThreatLabz research team.
Building on a history of innovation
The Red Canary deal is the latest in a series of strategic acquisitions that demonstrate Zscaler’s commitment to innovation and end-to-end cloud security. Previously, Zscaler acquired Canonic Security, expanding into SaaS supply chain security—an area of growing concern as organizations rely more on interconnected third-party software services. This acquisition made Zscaler the first to offer an integrated solution for managing SaaS supply chain risks, helping companies protect against threats introduced through sanctioned but vulnerable SaaS integrations.
Zscaler also acquired Trustdome, a leader in Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM). This acquisition addressed entitlement and access risks in cloud environments, closing a critical security gap by giving organizations better control over permissions and privileges associated with cloud workloads.
These moves show Zscaler’s focused strategy of strengthening its Zero Trust architecture with specialized capabilities. From cloud workload protection to SaaS security and now advanced threat detection, Zscaler is pushing the boundaries of what cloud-native security can do.
Empowering the modern SOC with AI and human expertise
Zscaler secures nearly 45% of Fortune 500 companies and processes over 500 billion transactions daily through its cloud security platform. We’ve already introduced AI-driven tools like Zscaler Digital Experience (ZDX) and Exposure Management to help organizations identify performance issues and reduce cyber risk exposure.
With Red Canary, Zscaler gains an MDR partner that has been recognized multiple times in Forrester’s Wave and Gartner’s Market Guide. Red Canary brings strengths in endpoint detection, behavioral analytics, and automation, especially for overworked SOC teams.
Red Canary CEO Brian Beyer said, “Together we can deliver faster and more accurate threat detection with a broader view of adversary behavior. This will improve detection, triage, and incident response across all vectors – identity, network, and cloud.”
A bigger vision for the future of security
As threats get more sophisticated, companies are looking for integrated solutions that are proactive, scalable, and intelligent. Zscaler’s continued investment in acquisitions like Red Canary, Canonic Security, and Trustdome shows a clear path to building a holistic and forward-thinking security ecosystem.
The integration of these platforms will not only speed up and improve security responses but also simplify for enterprises managing hybrid and multi-cloud environments. The path Zscaler is on is towards a future where security is not just a layer but an AI-enhanced foundation of every digital operation.
