"Case in point: Palo Alto finalized a $25 billion deal to buy Israeli cybersecurity firm CyberArk in July, giving the Silicon Valley firm access to a leader in the identity security and management space for people, machines and AI agents. The deal highlights how, regardless of how good an AI model is, no one can win the AI race without solid supporting services."
"Arora has a good reason to be wary of cyber threats from bad actors capitalizing on AI. Just last month, Anthropic uncovered what it says is the first documented case of a fully automated cyberattack. And the threat is growing at time when the United States is pulling back on cyber investments and laying off workers at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency."
Palo Alto Networks prioritizes shifting cybersecurity investment from pure protection to detection and remediation, and positions AI as a force multiplier for those functions. The company serves over 70,000 clients across sectors and has pursued acquisitions since 2018 to become a comprehensive cybersecurity provider. Recent acquisition of CyberArk expands capabilities in identity security for people, machines, and AI agents. Evidence of AI-enabled threats includes an allegedly fully automated cyberattack uncovered by Anthropic, while U.S. public cybersecurity capacity is weakening amid reduced investment and CISA layoffs. Industry leaders predict rapid growth and large-scale valuations in cybersecurity as AI proliferates.
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