Commvault partners with Zscaler on AI governance and recovery

Commvault and Zscaler entered a strategic partnership designed to help organizations adopt AI with greater confidence and control, including the ability to roll back and recover from harmful agentic activity.

AI agents moved from pilots into production and now interact directly with business data. Security and IT leaders face practical questions: which AI tools employees and developers use, what data is being shared, which activities should be permitted or blocked, and whether unwanted changes can be reversed quickly.

Zscaler Security for AI solutions identify AI application use within an enterprise and enforce policy on what users and AI agents are permitted to do. Commvault's AI and cyber resilience capabilities help enterprises recover data, applications, and identities following attacks, disruptions, or outages.

The companies plan to partner on AI discovery, runtime governance, and agent detection and recovery. Planned work covers continuous visibility into active AI applications, models, and tools, guardrails that flag unsanctioned AI activity and prevent sensitive data exposure, and real-time security for autonomous agent operations with support for rapid, clean recovery after a security event or risky AI action.

“As AI interacts more directly with business data, organizations need to stay in control and be prepared to recover quickly if something goes wrong. Zscaler secures AI use across the enterprise, giving organizations the controls they need to manage risk and protect sensitive data. We're proud to bring the expertise of Zscaler and Commvault together to help customers strengthen recovery and resilience,” said Dhawal Sharma, EVP of AI Security and Strategic Initiatives, Zscaler.

“To adopt AI with confidence, organizations need visibility, governance, and the ability to recover when things go wrong. By bringing together complementary strengths in AI security, identity protection, and agent resilience, Zscaler and Commvault can help enterprises innovate while mitigating risks and maintaining control,” said Pranay Ahlawat, Chief Technology and AI Officer, Commvault.