Zscaler Acquires Smokescreen Technologies

Zscaler, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Smokescreen Technologies, a provider of active defense and deception technology, to integrate those capabilities into the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange. The acquisition (expected to close in Zscaler's fiscal Q4 ending July 31, 2021) aims to improve detection of sophisticated targeted attacks and provide richer threat telemetry for proactive hunting.