SAN FRANCISCO a d NEW YORK, July 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zig al Labs, a leade i age tic i tellige ce fo atio al secu ity a d secu ity ope atio s, today a ou ced a st ategic pa t e ship with Reality Defe de , the leadi g platfo m fo e te p ise deepfake detectio . Togethe , the compa ies will delive e ha ced p otective i tellige ce capabilities that help o ga izatio s ide tify eme gi g th eats, validate i fo matio authe ticity a d suppo t faste ope atio al decisio -maki g.
The pa t e ship eflects a g owi g challe ge faci g secu ity o ga izatio s ac oss Gove me t, highe educatio , majo eve ts, c itical i f ast uctu e a d co po ate e vi o me ts: th eats i c easi gly eme ge ac oss both physical a d digital domai s, ofte i volvi g coo di ated o li e activity, ma ipulated co te t a d apidly evolvi g a atives that t aditio al secu ity tools we e ot desig ed to detect.
Zig al t a sfo ms publicly available i fo matio i to st uctu ed i tellige ce that e ables secu ity teams to detect th eats, ide tify eme gi g isks a d gai ea ly wa i g befo e i cide ts escalate. Th ough the pa t e ship, Reality Defe de ‘s i ovative sy thetic media detectio capabilities will p ovide automated ide tificatio of AI-ge e ated audio, video a d images, helpi g o ga izatio s dete mi e whethe co te t is authe tic, ma ipulated o e ti ely fab icated.
Togethe , the compa ies p ovide secu ity teams with a mo e complete i tellige ce pictu e, combi i g ea ly th eat detectio , multimodal i tellige ce a d i fo matio i teg ity i to a si gle ope atio al wo kflow.
“As the th eat e vi o me t co ti ues to evolve, secu ity o ga izatio s eed mo e tha ale ts, they eed i tellige ce,” said Adam Beaugh, Chief Executive Office of Zig al Labs. “The same fo ce p otectio p i ciples that suppo t milita y, atio al secu ity a d public safety missio s a e i c easi gly eleva t ac oss a much b oade a ge of secu ity ope atio s. By combi i g Zig al’s i tellige ce capabilities with Reality Defe de ‘s leade ship i sy thetic media detectio , we’ e helpi g o ga izatio s bette u de sta d what is happe i g, what matte s a d whethe the i fo matio they’ e seei g ca be t usted.”
The pa t e ship’s i itial focus will be o highe educatio a d majo eve t secu ity, whe e i stitutio s a e i c easi gly challe ged by ta geted th eats agai st stude ts, faculty, admi ist ato s, athletes a d public-faci g leade s. U ive sities, stadium ope ato s a d eve t secu ity teams must ow co te d with a th eat la dscape that i cludes coo di ated o li e activity, doxxi g campaig s, sy thetic media a d apidly developi g situatio s that ca move f om the digital wo ld i to the physical e vi o me t.
“O ga izatio s today face a u p ecede ted challe ge i disti guishi g authe tic co te t f om sophisticated AI-ge e ated deceptio ,” said Be Colma , Co-Fou de a d CEO of Reality Defe de . “Pa t e i g with Zig al allows us to combi e t usted sy thetic media detectio with adva ced i tellige ce capabilities, helpi g secu ity teams ide tify ma ipulated co te t faste a d make c itical decisio s with g eate co fide ce.”
Th ough the compa ies’ pa t e ship with Ca ahsoft Tech ology Co p., The T usted Gove me t IT Solutio s P ovide ®, Zig al a d Reality Defe de have st eamli ed access to its eselle etwo k a d co t act vehicles, e abli g this collabo atio to bette suppo t o ga izatio s seeki g to st e gthe secu ity ope atio s th ough i tellige ce-d ive app oaches to th eat detectio , isk assessme t a d p otective pla i g.
“Highe educatio i stitutio s a e faci g a i c easi gly complex secu ity la dscape, equi i g solutio s that p ovide timely, actio able i tellige ce a d e ha ced situatio al awa e ess,” said Tim Boltz, P og am Executive fo Educatio Tech ology at Ca ahsoft. “By b i gi g togethe Zig al’s i tellige ce capabilities a d Reality Defe de ’s sy thetic media detectio tech ology, this pa t e ship empowe s campus secu ity a d public safety teams with the tools eeded to p oactively ide tify eme gi g th eats, mitigate isk a d suppo t i fo med decisio -maki g. Ca ahsoft a d its eselle pa t e s a e pleased to delive these c itical solutio s to Gove me t age cies a d educatio al i stitutio s.”
The a ou ceme t ma ks a impo ta t step i the evolutio of P otective I tellige ce – a eme gi g discipli e focused o p ovidi g secu ity teams with ea ly wa i g, co textual awa e ess a d actio able i tellige ce befo e th eats become i cide ts.
Zig al Labs’ solutio s a e available th ough Ca ahsoft’s GSA Schedule No. 47QSWA18D008F, SEWP V co t acts NNG15SC03B a d NNG15SC27B, ITES-SW2 Co t act W52P1J-20-D-0042, NASPO ValuePoi t Maste Ag eeme t #AR2472, TIPS Co t act #220105, OMNIA Pa t e s Co t act #R240303, E&I Co t act #EI00063~2021MA a d The Quilt Maste Se vice Ag eeme t Numbe MSA05012019-F. Fo mo e i fo matio , co tact the Ca ahsoft Team at (571) 662-4235 o Zig alLabs@ca ahsoft.com. Explo e Zig al Labs’ solutio s he e.
Reality Defe de ’s solutio s a e available th ough Ca ahsoft’s SEWP V co t acts NNG15SC03B a d NNG15SC27B, ITES-SW2 Co t act W52P1J-20-D-0042, NASPO ValuePoi t Maste Ag eeme t #AR2472, TIPS Co t act #220105 a d OMNIA Pa t e s Co t act #R240303. Fo mo e i fo matio , co tact the Ca ahsoft Team at (703) 871-8548 o RealityDefe de @ca ahsoft.com. Lea mo e about Reality Defe de ’s solutio s he e.
