Palo Alto Networks Secures the AI Agent Revolution with the Launch of Prisma AIRS 2.0

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, today announced the launch of Prisma AIRS 2.0, a major platform upgrade designed to secure the burgeoning revolution of autonomous AI agents within the enterprise.

The new release completes the native integration of the recently acquired Protect AI technology, establishing what the company claims is the industry’s most complete, end-to-end platform for AI security across the entire application lifecycle.

The move directly addresses the urgent security gap created by the rapid adoption of AI models and the “autonomous workforce” of AI agents. According to the company, while a vast majority of organizations are implementing AI technologies, only a fraction currently have adequate security measures in place.

Prisma AIRS 2.0 provides protection through three core, enhanced security modules. The first, AI Agent Security, is critical for securing the autonomous workforce. It delivers real-time, in-line defense against emerging threats like prompt injections, tool misuse, and malicious agent behavior. Importantly, it also discovers and inventories every AI agent in use, both sanctioned and unsanctioned, or “Shadow AI”, giving enterprises the necessary visibility and control. The second module, AI Red Teaming, offers continuous and autonomous vulnerability hunting.

This addresses the dynamic attack surface of Generative AI applications by using an autonomous, context-aware agentic approach that employs over 500 specialized attacks to proactively find vulnerabilities before they can be exploited. This persistent testing model goes beyond periodic assessments, thinking like a real adversary.

Finally, AI Model Security shields open-source and third-party deployments by performing a deep architectural analysis of the model itself. It detects sophisticated, AI-native threats that traditional scanners miss, such as backdoors, data poisoning, and malicious code hidden within the model layers, providing a complete “list of ingredients” for governance and compliance.

Anand Oswal, Executive Vice President of Network Security at Palo Alto Networks, commented, “AI is transforming every enterprise, creating extraordinary opportunities and new risks. Prisma AIRS 2.0 bridges that gap, uniting deep model inspection, real-time agent defense, and continuous red teaming in a single platform. We are redefining what it means to secure AI at scale.”

The platform is available immediately and is already being leveraged by global leaders in finance, healthcare, and government, providing the visibility, control, and confidence needed to accelerate secure AI innovation in an increasingly agentic enterprise environment. The launch was a centerpiece of the company’s virtual Ignite conference, cementing its strategy to secure the complete AI ecosystem.