On May 27, 2025, Zscaler, Inc., the leader in cloud security, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Red Canary, a recognized leader in managed detection and response (MDR) solutions. With the acquisition, Zscaler will further enhance its AI-powered security operations capabilities by integrating Red Canary’s MDR technology and expertise. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Zscaler on the transaction.

With over 10 years of expertise in security operations (SecOps), Red Canary has enabled its extensive customer base to investigate threats up to 10 times faster with 99.6 percent accuracy, while streamlining workflows through automated remediation. Combined with Zscaler’s massive amounts of high-quality data—derived from the world's largest security cloud—and global intelligence from its ThreatLabz Security Research team, the transaction will deliver a unified, agentic Security Operations Center (SOC) that combines AI-driven workflows with human expertise. These complementary capabilities will redefine how businesses detect, respond to, and mitigate modern cyber threats.

The transaction is expected to close in August 2025, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.

The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Zscaler on the transaction includes:

M&A
Brendan Mahan
Erin Malone-Shkurkin
Zheng Zhou

Technology Transactions
James Clessuras
Barath Chari
Mary O’Brien
Graham Hendrick
Erica Hur
Mina Li

Employee Benefits and Compensation
Matthew Norgard
Brett Condie
Laura Yun

Employment Law
Matt Gorman
Erin Wong

Tax
Myra Sutanto Shen
Jason Sacks

Antitrust and Competition
Jamillia Ferris
Kimberley Biagioli

Data, Privacy, and Cybersecurity
Matthew Staples
Michael O’Brien
Diya Jajal
Chany Kim

Real Estate
James McCann
Martin Sul
Sean Wilkinson
Alex Corluyan

National Security
Tarek Helou
Anne Seymour
Seth Cowell
Bryan Poellot

For more information, please see Zscaler’s news release.  Additional coverage can be found on SecurityWeek and CRN Magazine.