Akamai Workforce Protector (Formerly LayerX) Advances Enterprise Security

Key takeaways: * Secure AI acceleration: Organizations can confidently adopt and scale AI technologies safely and prevent data exposure. * Zero-disruption protection: The solution secures users across existing browsers, SaaS platforms, and desktop applications, without changing the network architecture or impacting the user experience. * Redefining workforce security: Akamai Workforce Protector (formerly LayerX) secures the activities of the modern AI-powered workforce — both humans and AI agents — directly at the point of interaction, in real time, with a comprehensive interaction security platform. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

Delivering the dedicated interaction security solution for the AI era, Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) today announced Akamai Workforce Protector(formerly LayerX), a security layer of a platform that already secures applications, APIs, and infrastructure. The new offering delivers comprehensive visibility, AI usage control, secure enterprise browser capabilities, and real-time data loss prevention and is also natively integrated with Akamai’s global private access solution.