Palo Alto Networks Completes Acquisition of Protect AI

Palo Alto Networks has completed its acquisition of Protect AI, an innovator in securing AI models and applications. The move extends Palo Alto Networks’ leadership in AI security, offering comprehensive protection across the entire AI lifecycle. The acquisition follows a strategic push to secure emerging technology infrastructure, meeting demand across finance, government, healthcare, manufacturing, and retail sectors.

The integration of Protect AI’s advanced technologies and expert team will strengthen Palo Alto Networks’ Prisma® AIRS™, described as the industry’s most comprehensive AI security platform. As organizations increasingly build complex ecosystems of AI models, applications, and agents, new vulnerabilities and attack surfaces are emerging that traditional security approaches cannot address. With this acquisition, Prisma AIRS will now include capabilities such as model scanning, posture management, AI red teaming, runtime protection, and AI agent security—allowing businesses to deploy AI innovations confidently with protection from development to runtime.

Anand Oswal, SVP and GM of Network Security at Palo Alto Networks, stated, “The promise of AI is immense, but so are the security risks. Our customers are moving quickly to adopt AI and are asking for a partner who can secure their entire AI ecosystem at scale. Protect AI's capabilities are a powerful complement to our innovative Prisma AIRS platform, and scales our ability to provide both depth and breadth in AI security to deliver protection across the entire AI lifecycle.”

Protect AI CEO Ian Swanson joins Palo Alto Networks as VP, Product, Prisma AIRS. He commented, “Joining forces with Palo Alto Networks propels our team and AI security platform into a new era of scale and impact. Our vision has always been to make AI secure, safe, and trustworthy for everyone. With Palo Alto Networks' global reach, deep cybersecurity expertise, and commitment to innovation, we can accelerate this vision exponentially. We are thrilled to integrate our capabilities into Prisma AIRS and continue innovating to empower a broader set of customers to build and deploy AI bravely.”

Innovation and technology leader Leidos, a strategic partner to both companies, is already using Prisma AIRS to support safe AI acceleration for government customers. This reflects the growing demand for a single, end-to-end AI security solution.

Eric Moore, CTO, Digital Modernization Sector at Leidos, said, “Securing AI—from the model file to runtime behavior—requires a holistic, platform-based approach. With Protect AI now part of Palo Alto Networks, organizations can rely on a single vendor to address end-to-end AI risk, including model vulnerability scanning, automated red teaming, and runtime protection. This is especially critical in regulated industries and national security environments where the adoption of AI is accelerating and the risks are uniquely high. The acquisition represents a leap forward in delivering Secure AI By Design—from code to mission-critical deployment. As one of the early adopters of Protect AI, Leidos is proud to help the most advanced government and industry users build, deploy, and manage secure AI systems aligned with national security objectives.”

For TELUS Digital, a leading telecommunications provider, securing AI tools remains a top priority as it continues to transform operations through AI.