{"id":969890,"date":"2026-06-03T06:33:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T10:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/akamai-and-gm-sectec-partner-to-secure-autonomous-digital-workforce\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T06:33:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T10:33:29","slug":"akamai-and-gm-sectec-partner-to-secure-autonomous-digital-workforce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/akamai-and-gm-sectec-partner-to-secure-autonomous-digital-workforce\/","title":{"rendered":"Akamai and GM Sectec Partner to Secure Autonomous Digital Workforce"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nNew strategic partnership combines GM Sectec\u2019s managed security services with Akamai\u2019s Zero Trust and API security to help protect global payment ecosystems
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Akamai<\/u><\/a> (NASDAQ: AKAM) today announced that GM Sectec, a global leader in PCI-led managed security services with key operations in North America, Latin America, and Europe, has joined the Akamai Partner Connect Program. The partnership is intended to help global enterprises simplify the transition to PCI DSS v4.0.1 compliance, govern the emerging agentic digital workforce, and strengthen defenses against ransomware and API-based threats.<\/p>\n

As organizations increasingly adopt autonomous AI agents to manage business workflows, regulators now treat these \u201cdigital employees\u201d as human identities with no exemptions for machine-driven data access. This shift, combined with the \u201cshadow API\u201d crisis, by which untracked APIs are created for AI integration, has created significant visibility and security gaps in cardholder data environments (CDEs).<\/p>\n

\u201cPartnering with Akamai builds on our global leadership in PCI-led managed security services, facilitating the adoption of innovative technologies to address the evolving requirements of PCI DSS v4.0.1,\u201d said H\u00e9ctor Guillermo Mart\u00ednez, President, GM Sectec. \u201cTogether, we can empower organizations to achieve robust compliance, prevent ransomware, and govern the new autonomous digital workforce by helping to ensure that AI agents and API ecosystems operate safely within strict regulatory guardrails.\u201d<\/p>\n

The partnership integrates GM Sectec\u2019s PCI compliance validation and proprietary scope-reduction tokenization (Databye by FirsToken) with Akamai\u2019s advanced security portfolio to deliver a multilayered defense. Key initiatives of the collaboration include:<\/p>\n