Kiteworks Acquires Bonfy.AI to Extend Data Controls to AI Agents
Summary
Kiteworks says it will use Bonfy.AI’s real-time data classification and policy enforcement to extend controls across human and AI-agent data exchanges. The acquisition price was not disclosed.
Key points
- Kiteworks announced its acquisition of AI data-security company Bonfy.AI; the price was not disclosed, though CTech estimated it at tens of millions of dollars.
- Kiteworks says Bonfy technology will classify sensitive data during exchanges and apply policies before transfers complete.
- Planned coverage includes email, file sharing, SaaS applications, data repositories, internet-facing AI assistants, and autonomous agents.
- Kiteworks says the integration will apply a single policy model to data exchanged and used by people, machines, and systems.
Article Details
- Event Type
- Corporate acquisition
- Impact
- Kiteworks acquired Bonfy.AI to extend real-time data classification and policy enforcement across human and AI-agent workflows, including data exchanges involving email, file sharing, SaaS applications, repositories, and AI assistants. The acquisition cost was not disclosed; CTech estimated it at tens of millions of dollars.
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Bonfy.AIKiteworks has announced the acquisition of AI data security company Bonfy.AI, a move aimed at extending real-time policy enforcement over sensitive data exchanged by both human users and AI agents.KiteworksKiteworks has announced the acquisition of AI data security company Bonfy.AI, a move aimed at extending real-time policy enforcement over sensitive data exchanged by both human users and AI agents.