Kiteworks Acquires Bonfy.AI to Strengthen AI Data Security

Bonfy.AI’s technology classifies sensitive data and applies security policies when data is being shared through email, file-sharing platforms, SaaS applications, data repositories and AI tools.

The acquisition will help Kiteworks improve its data security platform by protecting sensitive information not only when it is stored but also when it is being shared or used.

Kiteworks said the combined technology will help organizations make security decisions based on factors such as who is sending the data, who is receiving it, the communication channel and the purpose of the exchange.

Bonfy.AI will continue to be offered as a separate solution while its technology is integrated into the Kiteworks platform.

“Bonfy.AI’s cutting-edge technology expands our coverage and capability to deliver the control our customers need in the AI era, and its excellent team will further accelerate the development of our unified Data Control Plane,” said Amit Toren, Chief Business Officer, Kiteworks. “We have built Kiteworks through a rare combination of in-house innovation, operational excellence, and disciplined M&A, with eight acquisitions in under five years, each one expanding our ability to deliver the most comprehensive data security and compliance platform available in the market.”

“Everything we build comes back to a single promise to our customers: you stay in control of your private data, everywhere it moves and everywhere it is used,” said Tim Freestone, Chief Strategy Officer, Kiteworks. “Inline at runtime classification is what makes that promise complete. Knowing where sensitive data lives was part of the equation, but deciding, in the instant data leaves, whether it should leave, and being able to prove that decision to a regulator months later is a big gap we’re closing.”

“We built Bonfy.AI around a single idea: risk is created when data moves, not when it sits, and controlling it means reading the full context of an exchange at runtime, before it completes,” said Gidi Cohen, CEO and Founder of Bonfy.AI. “Kiteworks gives that technology a control plane and a reach we could not have built on our own. I’m excited to see it governing data for both people and AI agents at global scale.”

About Bonfy.AI

Founded to improve AI data security Bonfy.AI helps businesses protect sensitive information when it enters, moves through, or leaves AI systems. Its platform works with AI tools such as Microsoft 365 Copilot, Claude and ChatGPT along with email, SaaS applications and cloud data stores. It uses company data and business relationships to apply security rules based on the context of each data exchange.

About Kiteworks

Kiteworks provides a secure platform for managing and protecting sensitive business data. Its platform helps companies control, track and secure data as it moves within and outside their organizations. Headquartered in Silicon Valley Kiteworks serves thousands of enterprises and government organizations and protects more than 100 million end-users.