Akamai Technologies, Inc. announced that GM Sectec 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. The partnership integrates GM Sectec?s PCI compliance validation and proprietary scope-reduction tokenization (Databye by FirsToken) with Akamai Technologies, Inc.?s advanced security portfolio to deliver a multilayered defense.

Key initiatives of the collaboration include: Pioneering ?agentic compliance?: GM Sectec?s Non-Human Identity (NHI) governance ensures machine access is audited with the same strict controls used for human employees. Akamai Technologies, Inc. API Security is used to continuously discover and monitor API behavior, mitigating the surge in multistep workflows and hidden API calls driven by AI agents. Akamai Technologies, Inc. Guardicore Segmentation is leveraged for Zero Trust microsegmentation to contain ransomware and restrict the ?blast radius?

of compromised agents. GM Sectec?s four global 24/7/365 Critical Incident Response and Replication Centers (CIRRCs) provide continuous managed detection and response. Its elite PCI forensic investigator (PFI) and digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) teams provide rapid recovery.