Akamai recently announced Akamai Workforce Protector (formerly LayerX), a security layer of a platform that secures applications, APIs, and infrastructure.
Workforce Protector 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. It governs how employees engage with AI, SaaS, web, and private applications, as well as enterprise data, at the exact point of interaction. This launch also introduces advanced capabilities that extend visibility into modern desktop AI applications and emerging AI workflows.
By leveraging Workforce Protector, organizations can perform critical security functions that were previously too complex or disruptive to deploy:
- Real-time AI governance: Discover “shadow AI” usage, govern how employees interact with AI tools and enforce adaptive policies directly inside browser sessions.
- Zero-disruption deployment: Deploy immediate controls with no user friction. Users do not have to switch browsers, and organizations do not need to redesign their network architecture.
- Real-time data protection: Prevent critical data loss at the precise moment of interaction, stopping sensitive data from being uploaded to unauthorized AI models or downloaded from enterprise applications to employee endpoints.
Workforce Protector complements existing security investments, addressing critical gaps left by traditional security service edge (SSE), cloud access security broker (CASB), and data loss prevention (DLP) tools. It integrates seamlessly into Akamai’s broader security portfolio, allowing enterprises to manage workforce, application, and infrastructure security under a unified vision with unmatched performance and reliability. Workforce Protector also leverages Akamai’s vast distributed network to allow enterprises and their users to seamlessly connect to their applications and infrastructure from anywhere at any time.
