# Cyber Company Profiles: LayerX Security

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## At a Glance

- Website: [layerxsecurity.com](https://layerxsecurity.com)
- Profile: https://cybercompanyprofiles.com/companies/layerx-security
- Type: Security for AI, Endpoint Security, Data Security, Identity Access
- Status: acquired
- Also known as: LayerX
- Market readiness: Established (27/40)
- Defensibility: Contested (13/21)
- Founded: 2022
- Funding: $45M total
- Last updated: 2026-07-12

## Executive Summary

LayerX Security reached its exit without building a browser. While rivals such as Island shipped replacement enterprise browsers, the Tel Aviv company, founded in 2022, built an extension that turns Chrome, Edge, and Firefox into browsers that enforce company security policy, watching prompts, file uploads, and AI agent actions at the last mile of user activity. Akamai paid about 205 million dollars in cash and closed the deal on July 2, 2026, joining CrowdStrike, Zscaler, and Palo Alto Networks, which had each bought browser-security companies of their own. Akamai expects about 10 million dollars in annual recurring revenue at year end. It now lists the product as Akamai Workforce Protector.

## Contents

- [Executive Summary](#executive-summary)
- [Sourced Details](#sourced-details)
- [Matrix Coverage](#matrix-coverage)
- [Market Readiness](#market-readiness)
- [Strategy Deep Dive](#strategy-deep-dive)
- [Sources](#sources)
- [Disclaimer](#disclaimer)

## Sourced Details

| Detail | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Browser security and AI usage control platform delivered as an extension that adds visibility and policy enforcement to existing browsers. Acquired by Akamai in July 2026. | [\[f1\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| Acquisition | Akamai, announced 2026-05-14, now Akamai Workforce Protector | [\[f2\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| Founded | 2022 | [\[f3\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| HQ | Tel Aviv, Israel | [\[f4\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| Funding | $45M total | [\[f4\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| Latest funding | $11 million Series A extension (April 2025) | [\[f4\]](#company-detail-sources) |

### Products

| Product | What it does |
|---|---|
| LayerX Interaction Security Platform | Browser-extension platform that monitors and controls user and AI-agent interactions across browsers, SaaS apps, and IDEs, with AI data-loss prevention and shadow AI discovery. |

## Matrix Coverage

Mapped to the [AI Defense Matrix](https://aidefensematrix.com) [\[f5\]](#company-detail-sources):

| Asset | Govern | Identify | Protect | Detect | Respond | Recover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runtime AI Data |  |  | ✓ | ✓ |  |  |
| AI Orchestration Tools |  | ✓ | ✓ |  |  |  |

The LayerX Interaction Security Platform discovers shadow AI tools, applies data-loss prevention to prompts and file transfers, and enforces access policies on employee AI use in the browser. These capabilities are mapped to the AI Defense Matrix.

Mapped to the [Cyber Defense Matrix](https://cyberdefensematrix.com) [\[f1\]](#company-detail-sources):

| Asset | Identify | Protect | Detect | Respond | Recover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applications | ✓ | ✓ |  |  |  |
| Data |  | ✓ |  |  |  |
| Users |  | ✓ |  |  |  |

The LayerX Interaction Security Platform discovers shadow SaaS applications, blocks risky browser extensions, prevents leakage of sensitive data across web and SaaS applications, and enforces safe browsing protections for users. These capabilities are mapped to the Cyber Defense Matrix.

## Market Readiness

How well the company can compete in its security market, scored across eight dimensions against public evidence.

**Established (27/40)**

Analyzed 2026-07-03. Scope: whole company.

| Dimension | Score |
|---|---|
| Problem Clarity | 3/5 |
| Capability Depth | 3/5 |
| Market Timing | 4/5 |
| Team Credibility | 3/5 |
| GTM Proof | 4/5 |
| Funding Efficiency | 4/5 |
| Category Clarity | 4/5 |
| Incumbent Defensibility | 2/5 |

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## Strategy Deep Dive

A closer look at the company's product strategy, measuring how [defensible](https://zeltser.com/scoring-security-product-strategy) it is against market forces and examining the [eight areas](https://zeltser.com/security-product-creation-framework) behind it.

### Defensibility

**Contested (13/21)**

Band guidance: reinforce or reposition. Analyzed 2026-07-12. Scope: whole company.

| Dimension | Score |
|---|---|
| Value Delivery | 1/3 |
| Switching Cost | 2/3 |
| Compliance Moat | 1/3 |
| Problem Complexity | 3/3 |
| Buyer Profile | 3/3 |
| Layer | 2/3 |
| Proprietary Data, Content, or IP | 1/3 |

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## Sources

### Company Detail Sources

Cited from the Sourced Details and Matrix Coverage rows.

| Id | Source | Tier | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| f1 | [LayerX homepage: AI governance, AI usage control and browser security](https://layerxsecurity.com/) | official | 2026-07-03 |
| f2 | [Akamai press release: acquisition of LayerX completed July 02, 2026 (product listed as Akamai Workforce Protector, formerly LayerX)](https://www.akamai.com/newsroom/press-release/akamai-completes-acquisition-of-secure-enterprise-browser-provider-layerx) | official | 2026-07-03 |
| f3 | [CTech: Akamai completes $205 million LayerX acquisition (founded 2022; corroborated by the layerxsecurity.com WHOIS creation date of 2022-08-21)](https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/onuz53rcd) | press | 2026-07-03 |
| f4 | [CTech: LayerX raises $11M Series A extension as browser security becomes the new front line in enterprise defense](https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/byw2eahkxx) | press | 2026-07-03 |
| f5 | [AI Defense Matrix Catalog: LayerX product entry (runtime-ai-data primary, ai-orchestration-tools secondary)](https://catalog.aidefensematrix.com/products/layerx) | other | 2026-07-03 |

### Profile Analysis Sources

The sources the full Market Readiness analysis cites.

| Id | Source | Tier | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | [LayerX homepage: AI usage control and browser security (unnamed logo wall, CISO testimonials tagged Enterprise above 1,000 emp., Request a Demo)](https://layerxsecurity.com/) “LayerX provides AI governance and control over all user and agentic interactions, across any application, browser and IDE ... LayerX is the only provider to be recognized by Gartner as a Representative Vendor in both the Secure Enterprise Browser (SEB) category and the AI Usage Control category” | official | 2026-07-03 |
| s2 | [LayerX product page: Interaction Security Platform (no network or architecture changes; browsers, AI apps, IDEs, on-device agents)](https://layerxsecurity.com/product/) “The LayerX Interaction Security Platform gives security teams visibility and control over how users and on-device agents interact with AI tools, SaaS applications, identities, and data at the last mile.” | official | 2026-07-03 |
| s3 | [LayerX About Us: leadership and board (site spells the CTO David Vaisbrud; CTech press spells it Weisbrot)](https://layerxsecurity.com/about-us/) “Or Eshed Co-Founder & CEO ... David Vaisbrud Co-Founder & CTO ... Rupal Hollenbeck Chair of the Board, Former President, Check Point ... Kobi Samboursky Founder & Managing Partner at Glilot Capital Partners” | official | 2026-07-03 |
| s4 | [CTech: Akamai completes $205 million LayerX acquisition (employees, including the founders, joined Akamai's cybersecurity division)](https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/onuz53rcd) “Founded in 2022 by Or Eshed and David Weisbrot, LayerX has raised $45 million from investors including Glilot Capital, Dell Technologies Capital, and Jump Capital ... Akamai said the LayerX business is expected to have annual recurring revenue at year end of approximately $10 million.” | press | 2026-07-03 |
| s5 | [CTech: Akamai acquires LayerX for $205 million in cash (AI agent-based browsers Atlas and Comet; among 2026's most urgent challenges)](https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/byinuqxkme) “Akamai Technologies is acquiring Israeli cybersecurity startup LayerX Security, which develops solutions for browser-based AI usage control and secure enterprise browser (SEB) technology, for approximately $205 million in cash.” | press | 2026-07-03 |
| s6 | [CTech: LayerX raises an $11 million Series A extension, total $45 million (April 28, 2025; Tel Aviv; competitors like Island)](https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/byw2eahkxx) “LayerX was founded in 2022 by Or Eshed, CEO, and David Weisbrot, CTO, who developed web attack and defense systems during their military service. In 2017, Eshed led the exposure of the largest attack campaign in history on the Chrome browser, which involved tens of millions of compromised browsers” | press | 2026-07-03 |
| s7 | [Dark Reading: Akamai joins secure browser wave (Zscaler acquired SquareX, CrowdStrike acquired Seraphic Security, Palo Alto Networks acquired Talon in 2023)](https://www.darkreading.com/remote-workforce/akamai-growing-chorus-betting-on-secure-enterprise-browsers) “turns Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, and other major Web browsers into a policy-enforced, secure workspace ... According to Gartner, 10% of the organizations surveyed by the research firm were using secure enterprise browers, a trend forecast to reach 25% by 2028.” | press | 2026-07-03 |
| s8 | [BankInfoSecurity: Akamai to buy LayerX for $205M (browser telemetry to strengthen access decisions; AI governance asks began 2023 and 2024)](https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/akamai-to-buy-layerx-for-205m-to-expand-ai-browser-security-a-31695) “Akamai plans to purchase a browser security startup led by a former Check Point analyst for $205 million ... led since its inception by Or Eshed, who spent 19 months as a threat intelligence analyst at Check Point Software” | press | 2026-07-03 |
| s9 | [Akamai press release: LayerX acquisition completed July 2, 2026 (builds on Akamai's Zero Trust platform; employee and supply chain AI use)](https://www.akamai.com/newsroom/press-release/akamai-completes-acquisition-of-secure-enterprise-browser-provider-layerx) “Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) announces the company has completed its acquisition of secure enterprise browser provider and AI usage control leader LayerX ... Akamai Workforce Protector (formerly LayerX)” | official | 2026-07-03 |
| s10 | [AI Defense Matrix Catalog: LayerX entry (runtime-ai-data primary; ai-orchestration-tools secondary)](https://catalog.aidefensematrix.com/products/layerx) “Browser-extension control of employee AI use that discovers shadow AI tools, applies DLP to prompts and file transfers, and enforces identity-based access policies.” | other | 2026-07-03 |
| s11 | [Trust probe: no trust/security subdomain, /trust /security /compliance /pricing 404, GDPR icon only, VDP live (curl + badge-filename grep, 2026-07-03)](https://layerxsecurity.com/vulnerability-disclosure-program/) “Vulnerability Disclosure Program” | official | 2026-07-03 |

### Deep-Dive Sources

The sources the full Strategy Deep Dive cites.

| Id | Source | Tier | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | [LayerX homepage: AI usage control and browser security (unnamed logo wall, CISO testimonials tagged Enterprise above 1,000 emp., Request a Demo)](https://layerxsecurity.com/) “LayerX provides AI governance and control over all user and agentic interactions, across any application, browser and IDE ... LayerX is the only provider to be recognized by Gartner as a Representative Vendor in both the Secure Enterprise Browser (SEB) category and the AI Usage Control category” | official | 2026-07-03 |
| s2 | [LayerX product page: Interaction Security Platform (no network or architecture changes; browsers, AI apps, IDEs, on-device agents)](https://layerxsecurity.com/product/) “The LayerX Interaction Security Platform gives security teams visibility and control over how users and on-device agents interact with AI tools, SaaS applications, identities, and data at the last mile.” | official | 2026-07-03 |
| s3 | [LayerX About Us: leadership and board (site spells the CTO David Vaisbrud; CTech press spells it Weisbrot)](https://layerxsecurity.com/about-us/) “Or Eshed Co-Founder & CEO ... David Vaisbrud Co-Founder & CTO ... Rupal Hollenbeck Chair of the Board, Former President, Check Point ... Kobi Samboursky Founder & Managing Partner at Glilot Capital Partners” | official | 2026-07-03 |
| s4 | [CTech: Akamai completes $205 million LayerX acquisition (employees, including the founders, joined Akamai's cybersecurity division)](https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/onuz53rcd) “Founded in 2022 by Or Eshed and David Weisbrot, LayerX has raised $45 million from investors including Glilot Capital, Dell Technologies Capital, and Jump Capital ... Akamai said the LayerX business is expected to have annual recurring revenue at year end of approximately $10 million.” | press | 2026-07-03 |
| s5 | [CTech: Akamai acquires LayerX for $205 million in cash (AI agent-based browsers Atlas and Comet; among 2026's most urgent challenges)](https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/byinuqxkme) “Akamai Technologies is acquiring Israeli cybersecurity startup LayerX Security, which develops solutions for browser-based AI usage control and secure enterprise browser (SEB) technology, for approximately $205 million in cash.” | press | 2026-07-03 |
| s6 | [CTech: LayerX raises an $11 million Series A extension, total $45 million (April 28, 2025; Tel Aviv; competitors like Island)](https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/byw2eahkxx) “LayerX was founded in 2022 by Or Eshed, CEO, and David Weisbrot, CTO, who developed web attack and defense systems during their military service. In 2017, Eshed led the exposure of the largest attack campaign in history on the Chrome browser, which involved tens of millions of compromised browsers” | press | 2026-07-03 |
| s7 | [Dark Reading: Akamai joins secure browser wave (Zscaler acquired SquareX, CrowdStrike acquired Seraphic Security, Palo Alto Networks acquired Talon in 2023)](https://www.darkreading.com/remote-workforce/akamai-growing-chorus-betting-on-secure-enterprise-browsers) “turns Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, and other major Web browsers into a policy-enforced, secure workspace ... According to Gartner, 10% of the organizations surveyed by the research firm were using secure enterprise browers, a trend forecast to reach 25% by 2028.” | press | 2026-07-03 |
| s8 | [BankInfoSecurity: Akamai to buy LayerX for $205M (browser telemetry to strengthen access decisions; AI governance asks began 2023 and 2024)](https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/akamai-to-buy-layerx-for-205m-to-expand-ai-browser-security-a-31695) “Akamai plans to purchase a browser security startup led by a former Check Point analyst for $205 million ... led since its inception by Or Eshed, who spent 19 months as a threat intelligence analyst at Check Point Software” | press | 2026-07-03 |
| s9 | [Akamai press release: LayerX acquisition completed July 2, 2026 (builds on Akamai's Zero Trust platform; employee and supply chain AI use)](https://www.akamai.com/newsroom/press-release/akamai-completes-acquisition-of-secure-enterprise-browser-provider-layerx) “Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) announces the company has completed its acquisition of secure enterprise browser provider and AI usage control leader LayerX ... Akamai Workforce Protector (formerly LayerX)” | official | 2026-07-03 |
| s10 | [AI Defense Matrix Catalog: LayerX entry (runtime-ai-data primary; ai-orchestration-tools secondary)](https://catalog.aidefensematrix.com/products/layerx) “Browser-extension control of employee AI use that discovers shadow AI tools, applies DLP to prompts and file transfers, and enforces identity-based access policies.” | other | 2026-07-03 |
| s11 | [Trust probe: no trust/security subdomain, /trust /security /compliance /pricing 404, GDPR icon only, VDP live (curl + badge-filename grep, 2026-07-03)](https://layerxsecurity.com/vulnerability-disclosure-program/) “Vulnerability Disclosure Program” | official | 2026-07-03 |

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