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Palo Alto Acquires Portkey: The Battle for AI Agent Security Control Plane Begins
Palo Alto Networks acquires Portkey, an AI Gateway pioneer, integrating it into Prisma AIRS. Portkey provides a centralized control plane for managing and securing autonomous AI agents, processing trillions of tokens monthly. This signals a fundamental shift from perimeter defense to an AI transaction-level control plane.
Newcore Raises $66M to Solve Agentic Identity Problem, Shifting IAM Control Plane
Newcore launches an identity platform for AI agents, addressing dynamic permissions that legacy IAM can't handle. Its Agentic Skill feature lets tools like Claude Code and OpenAI Codex access systems as managed identities, directly challenging Microsoft Entra and Okta.
Cloudflare One Stack: AI Agent Skills to Automate SASE Migration, Targeting Zscaler Lock-in
Cloudflare launches the Cloudflare One Stack, a set of skill files for AI agents to automate Zero Trust deployment and migration, with built-in logic for migrating from Zscaler and Palo Alto Networks. It integrates with the MCP server for live API access, aiming to slash switching costs and accelerate defection from rival SASE platforms.
Palo Alto GlobalProtect VPN 0-Day Under Active Exploit: Gateway RCE Exposes Remote Access Risks
A critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect VPN is under active exploitation. This flaw directly compromises the VPN gateway, a key enterprise remote access component, exposing networks to potential takeover. Urgent patching and log review are mandated for all affected organizations.
Palo Alto Networks Acquires IBM QRadar SaaS Assets, Accelerates XSIAM Migration
PANW acquires IBM QRadar SaaS security operations assets to drive customer migration to Cortex XSIAM. IBM Consulting assists deployment and migration. PANW becomes IBM's internal security operations standard. IBM retains consulting, managed security services, identity and data security businesses.
Palo Alto Networks Acquires IBM QRadar SaaS: Forcing SIEM Ecosystem Shift to AI-Native XSIAM
Palo Alto Networks acquires IBM QRadar SaaS assets to migrate legacy SIEM customers to its Cortex XSIAM AI-native security platform. IBM exits security products, pivoting to consulting and managed services. The move accelerates SIEM market consolidation, squeezing standalone SIEM vendors like SentinelOne and challenging CrowdStrike's differentiation.
Palo Alto Networks Idira: Democratizing Privilege Control, AI Agent Identity as New Control Plane
Palo Alto Networks launches Idira, an identity security platform built on CyberArk PAM, extending privileged access control to every human, machine, and AI agent identity. Core features include Zero Standing Privilege (ZSP), JIT permissions, and an AI engine for automatically discovering hidden entitlements and recommending least privilege. Idira becomes PANW's third core platform alongside Strata and Cortex.
Google Cloud Shifts Control Plane to Application-Centric Management with New Hub
Google Cloud launches Application Design Center, App Hub/App Topology, and Cloud Hub, making the 'Application' the central management unit. With opinionated compliance templates, auto-generated Terraform, and Gemini Cloud Assist integration, it delivers AI-driven governance across the lifecycle, shifting the control plane from infrastructure resources to application semantics.
In-depth Analysis of CISA Agentic AI Security Guidelines
CISA released the world's first Agentic AI security deployment guidelines on May 1, 2026, marking a critical transition from theoretical discussions to mandatory compliance requirements.
Palo Alto Cortex Cloud 2.0: AI Autonomous Security Workforce Leads Paradigm Shift
Palo Alto Networks released Cortex Cloud 2.0 featuring AI agent workforces AgentiX in cloud security operations. AI agents trained on 1.2 billion real-world responses autonomously investigate and resolve complex security issues reducing cloud risk remediation from days to minutes.
Palo Alto Cortex Cloud 2.0: AI Autonomous Security Workforce Leads Cloud Security Paradigm Shift
Palo Alto Networks released Cortex Cloud 2.0, featuring AI agent workforces (AgentiX) in cloud security operations. AI agents trained on 1.2 billion real-world responses autonomously investigate and resolve complex security issues, reducing cloud risk remediation from days to minutes. The redesigned Cloud Command Center unifies multi-cloud visualization, while the ASPM module shifts security remediation left to the development stage, 10x faster than production remediation.
Cloudflare GA Post-Quantum IPsec: Hybrid ML-KEM Standard Defeats QKD, Proprietary Suites
Cloudflare announces GA of post-quantum encryption for its IPsec product, implementing hybrid **ML-KEM (FIPS 203)** per **draft-ietf-ipsecme-ikev2-mlkem**. It achieves interoperability with **Cisco IOS XE** and **Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.6+** without special hardware. This extends post-quantum security to site-to-site WAN and explicitly rejects the **QKD** approach.
Palo Alto Acquires Portkey: Capturing AI Agent Security Control Plane
The Portkey acquisition represents Palo Alto's latest move in 'platform consolidation' strategy. Unlike CrowdStrike's 'best-of-breed' approach, Palo Alto is continuously acquiring to complete its AI security capability matrix. Post-acquisition, Palo Alto will possess a complete platform covering network, cloud, endpoint, security operations, and AI security.
Google Cloud Next '26: Agent Gateway Seizes Control Plane, TPU 8i Locks Inference
Google Cloud Next '26 announces 8th-gen TPUs (8t for training, 8i for inference), Agent Platform with Agent Gateway, Agent Identity, Agent-to-Agent Orchestration, Agentic Data Cloud, and Agentic Defense integrating Wiz. The move shifts control from infrastructure to agent orchestration, locking enterprises into a vertically integrated stack.
Palo Alto Deepens Google Cloud Partnership
Palo Alto deepens Google Cloud partnership with $2.4B Marketplace bookings.
Palo Alto Scaling AI Agents Framework
Palo Alto releases Scaling AI Agents with Confidence framework for enterprise AI scale deployment security.
Palo Alto Unit 42 Frontier AI Defense
Palo Alto launches Unit 42 Frontier AI Defense with three core components.
Palo Alto Launches Frontier AI Alliance: Top Consulting Firms Unite Against AI Threats
Palo Alto launches Frontier AI Alliance with Accenture, Deloitte, IBM, NTT DATA, and PwC to address AI security threats.
Anthropic to Release Mythos to UK Financial Institutions Next Week
Anthropic plans to release Mythos to UK financial institutions next week as part of Project Glasswing expansion. Mythos has discovered thousands of zero-day vulnerabilities across all major operating systems and web browsers. Initial Glasswing members include AWS, Apple, Broadcom, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Google, JPMorgan, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Palo Alto Networks. UK financial regulators (Bank of England, FCA) have held emergency talks with NCSC. Anthropic UK head Pip White confirmed rollout within next week.
Palo Alto Networks Acquires Koi for AI Endpoint Security
Palo Alto acquires endpoint security startup Koi, focusing on Agentic AI development environment security. CEO calls it solving the ultimate insider threat of AI era.