Palo Alto Networks Monday introduced plans to amass AI security platform vendor Shield AI in a deal that may strengthen its Prisma AIRS security platform, which incorporates AI agent capabilities.
The monetary particulars of the deal weren’t disclosed, however analysts from funding banking and capital markets agency Jeffries reportedly estimated Palo Alto Networks will spend between $650 million to $700 million to amass Shield AI and its platform for securing AI and machine studying fashions and functions. Seattle-based Shield AI is about as much as present end-to-end security from mannequin choice via to deployment and runtime monitoring.
“As AI-powered functions turn out to be core to companies, they bring about dangers conventional security instruments can’t adequately deal with. By extending our AI security capabilities to incorporate Shield AI’s revolutionary options for Securing for AI, companies will be capable to construct AI functions with complete security,” Anand Oswal, senior vice chairman and common supervisor at Palo Alto Networks, stated in an announcement.
