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Palo Alto Networks Inc. today announced upgrades to its cybersecurity lineup with three major releases, Prisma AIRS 2.0, Cortex Cloud 2.0 and Cortex AgentiX, that aim to secure the fast-growing world of agentic artificial intelligence and autonomous cloud operations. Leading the list is the launch of Prism AIRS 2.0, an upgrade that expands the company’s security platform with technology it acquired from its acquisition of Protect AI Inc. in April. The release introduces three core modules — AI Agent Security, AI Red Teaming and AI Model Security — that are designed to protect every layer of enterprise AI, from models to autonomous agents. The modules provide real-time defenses against prompt injections and malicious agent behavior, continuous autonomous red teaming with more than 500 attack types and deep model inspection to detect AI-native threats such as data poisoning and backdoors. “AI is transforming every enterprise, creating extraordinary opportunities and new risks,” said Anand Oswal, executive vice president of network security at Palo Alto Networks. “Prisma AIRS 2.0 bridges that gap, uniting deep model inspection, real-time agent defense, and continuous red teaming in a single platform.” Palo Alto Networks also announced Cortex Cloud 2.0, an upgrade to its cloud security platform. The update sees the introduction of a workforce of autonomous AI agents powered by Cortex AgentiX, a redesigned Cloud Command Center for unified visibility and a performance-optimized Cloud Detection and Response agent. The AI agents, which are trained on 1.2 billion real-world responses, autonomously investigate and resolve security issues in minutes, while enterprise-grade guardrails ensure compliance and control. Rounding out the announcements, the company also announced Cortex AgentiX, a new platform underpinning Palo Alto’s broader agentic AI strategy. AgentiX allows enterprises to build, deploy and govern autonomous security agents with enterprise-grade guardrails. The service comes preloaded with specialized agents, including Threat Intelligence, Email Investigation, Endpoint Investigation and Network Security agents, with each capable of executing complex workflows across the enterprise environment. The system supports more than 1,000 prebuilt integrations and a no-code builder for custom agent creation. “Unleashing autonomous agents without tight control is a recipe for disaster,” explains Gonen Fink, executive vice president of products, Cortex at Palo Alto Networks. “That’s why we built AgentiX on our proven Cortex platform, delivering the full power of agentic AI with the control, traceability and permission management every enterprise demands.” The announcements represent Palo Alto Networks’ vision for a unified, AI-native security architecture that spans model development, agent governance and cloud protection. Prisma AIRS 2.0 safeguards the AI lifecycle, Cortex Cloud 2.0 optimizes cloud defense and AgentiX supports autonomous workflows, allowing the company to position itself as a leader in securing the agentic enterprise of the future. Photo: Palo Alto Networks
