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Zscaler works with IBM, Red Hat on cybersecurity for private apps. Published on 10/05/2026 at 11:00 am EDT By Kelly Cloonan Zscaler is working with IBM and Red Hat to offer a cybersecurity solution aimed at protecting businesses' private applications from artificial intelligence-driven threats. The companies said Monday the offering is tailored for the gap between when a cyberattack happens and when a company prepares and deploys fixes, helping organizations reduce risk as cyberattackers use AI tools to exploit vulnerabilities faster. The collaboration combines Zscaler's Autonomous Application Shield offering with IBM and Red Hat's Lightwell solution to assess a private app's current risk profile, provide protections while remediation is under way and deliver software fixes to resolve underlying vulnerabilities. "As attackers weaponize newly disclosed vulnerabilities faster than enterprises can respond, organizations need a way to protect private applications immediately while fixes are being prepared and deployed," said Joby Menon, senior vice president of product management at Zscaler. Zscaler said its Autonomous Application Shield offering is currently available through an early access program. Write to Kelly Cloonan at [email protected] (END) Dow Jones Newswires 10-05-26 1059ET (C) Dow Jones - 2026

Zscaler collaborates with IBM and Red Hat to protect private applications from frontier ai-powered threats. New collaboration combines Zscaler Autonomous Application Shield with Lightwell from IBM and Red Hat to help organizations reduce exposure between vulnerability disclosure and patch deployment through inline protection and validated remediation. October 05, 2026 08:00 ET | Source: Zscaler, Inc. SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZS), the cybersecurity platform for the AI era, today announced a collaboration with IBM and Red Hat to help organizations protect private applications during the period between vulnerability disclosure and patch deployment. The collaboration combines Zscaler Autonomous Application Shield, delivered through the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange(TM) security platform, with Lightwell from IBM and Red Hat to deliver adaptive, application-specific protection with validated software remediation in a single coordinated response. "Lightwell helps keep open source safe by patching and fixing these vulnerabilities at machine speed. Collaborating with partners like Zscaler brings..." "As attackers weaponize newly disclosed vulnerabilities faster than enterprises can respond, organizations need a way to protect private applications..." "Our collaboration with IBM and Red Hat brings together inline, application-specific protection and validated remediation to help customers reduce risk during..." "AI is shrinking the window between vulnerability discovery and vulnerability exploitation. A window that was months or weeks is now hours and minutes," The economics of exploitation have shifted. Capabilities that once required elite skills and weeks of manual effort are now widely available, and attackers are weaponizing newly disclosed vulnerabilities faster than enterprise patch cycles can respond. According to Mandiant's M-Trends 2026 report, the mean time to exploit a vulnerability has fallen below zero, meaning vulnerabilities are increasingly exploited before a public patch exists. Patching remains necessary, but on its own it can no longer keep pace. Organizations need protection that can be applied at machine speed while remediation is prepared and deployed. This collaboration extends Zscaler's protection-first operating model for private applications, which assumes a remediation window will always exist and builds resilience around it: hide applications with Zscaler Private Access(TM)(ZPA(TM)) so they are harder to discover and target, segment access with Autonomous User-to-App Segmentation so a foothold does not become broad reachability, and shield reachable applications with Autonomous Application Shield so exploit attempts are stopped inline while the root cause is fixed. By uniting Zscaler Autonomous App Shield with Lightwell, the collaboration provides customers a coordinated path from immediate protection to durable fix. Operating through the Zero Trust Exchange, Zscaler App Connectors continuously perform safe assessments of each private application's exposure points and vulnerabilities. The Zscaler cloud individually evaluates each application, ensuring only necessary protections are applied. When a new vulnerability emerges, adaptive protections can be applied inline and in real time, without waiting for a patch. Through this collaboration, Lightwell helps Zscaler defend its customers from potential cyber threats, with Zscaler blocking exploit attempts immediately at the network level. Lightwell then provides validated remediations for affected open source software, enabling customers to fix the underlying flaw at the source. "As attackers weaponize newly disclosed vulnerabilities faster than enterprises can respond, organizations need a way to protect private applications immediately while fixes are being prepared and deployed," said Joby Menon, Senior Vice President of Product Management at Zscaler. "Our collaboration with IBM and Red Hat brings together inline, application-specific protection and validated remediation to help customers reduce risk during that gap." Through this collaboration, Zscaler, IBM, and Red Hat will deliver integrated capabilities across the application security lifecycle, addressing critical needs including: * Exposure Discovery: Providing a current understanding of a private application's actual risk profile, updated as fast as applications change, rather than relying on periodic scans. * Preemptive, Application-Specific Protection: Bridging the gap between vulnerability and patching. Applying only the protections a given application needs during the gap between disclosure and patching, reducing exposure while remediation is underway and avoiding one-size-fits-all policy noise. * Machine-Speed Response: Deploying protections inline and in real time when a new vulnerability emerges, informed by global threat intelligence from across Zscaler's worldwide customer base. * Validated Source-Level Remediation: Delivering tested software fixes through Lightwell so organizations can resolve the underlying vulnerability, with advisory and deployment support to prioritize and validate protections across complex environments. "AI is shrinking the window between vulnerability discovery and vulnerability exploitation. A window that was months or weeks is now hours and minutes," said Gunnar Hellekson, vice president and general manager, Lightwell, Red Hat. "Lightwell helps keep open source safe by patching and fixing these vulnerabilities at machine speed. Collaborating with partners like Zscaler brings Lightwell's capabilities to the forefront of enterprise networks, mitigating potential vulnerabilities head-on while patches are applied to critical systems." Autonomous Application Shield is currently available through an Early Access Program. Availability, capabilities, and timing of the collaboration described herein are subject to change. For a deeper dive into how Zscaler is helping protect against AI threats, please visit this blog. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based on our management's beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. These forward-looking statements include the expected performance and benefits of Zscaler Autonomous Application Shield and its collaboration with IBM and Red Hat, including the delivery of adaptive, machine-speed protection for private applications. These forward-looking statements are subject to the safe harbor provisions created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. A significant number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from statements made in this press release, including those factors related to Zscaler's ability to achieve partner and customer adoption of Autonomous Application Shield and the collaboration described herein. Additional risks and uncertainties are set forth in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on September 3, 2026, which is available on our website at ir.zscaler.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Any forward-looking statements in this release are based on the limited information currently available to Zscaler as of the date hereof, which is subject to change, and Zscaler will not necessarily update the information, even if new information becomes available in the future. About Zscaler Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange(TM) platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed across 200+ public data centers globally and thousands of private sites at the edge, the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange is the world's largest in-line cloud security platform. Media Contacts Nick Gonzalez, Director of Public Relations, [email protected]

Zscaler names Sanjay Yadave Senior Vice President for APJ. Last updated: September 30, 2026 12:27 pm Zscaler has appointed Sanjay Yadave as Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ), expanding his regional leadership responsibilities at the cybersecurity company. Yadave has been part of Zscaler's Greater Asia leadership, where he has overseen go-to-market activities, customer engagement and regional operations. He previously served as Vice President and Managing Director for Greater Asia. Public event materials now identify him as Zscaler's Senior Vice President for Asia Pacific & Japan. The expanded role comes as organizations across APJ continue to address cybersecurity requirements associated with cloud adoption, distributed work environments and the growing use of artificial intelligence. Zscaler has been expanding its focus beyond traditional network security toward Zero Trust, cloud security and AI-related cybersecurity capabilities. The company has also been working with organizations across the region as enterprises modernize their infrastructure and move applications and workloads across increasingly distributed environments. Yadave brings more than two decades of experience in technology and business leadership. Before joining Zscaler, he held senior roles at VMware, including leadership responsibility for cloud sales across Asia Pacific and Japan. Earlier in his career, he also worked in technology and telecommunications-related roles. His new APJ remit covers a region where cybersecurity strategies are increasingly influenced by cloud transformation, regulatory requirements and AI adoption. Zscaler's regional leadership structure includes dedicated executives across technology, customer success, partnerships and country operations. Yadave's appointment places regional go-to-market and customer engagement activities under an expanded leadership role as Zscaler continues to develop its presence across Asia Pacific and Japan.