Palo Alto Networks announces new integrations for AI security platform

Palo Alto Networks has unveiled new native integrations of its AI security platform Prisma AIRS with AI agent platforms from Factory, Glean, IBM, and ServiceNow.

The new native, end-to-end integrations intend to provide real-time, in-line defence against prompt injections, tool misuse and malicious agent behavior.

Prisma AIRS 2.0, the latest update to the platform, was rolled out last month and touted the ability to connect deep AI agent and model inspection in development with real-time agent defense at production runtime.

The integration of Prisma AIRS into Factory will secure developer coding workflows against new risks by inspecting prompts, responses and subsequent tool calls. 

The Prisma AIRS integration with Glean, now generally available, complements Glean's existing security architecture with additional real-time protection by scanning AI agent user prompts and LLM responses for an extra layer of defence.

Prisma AIRS is now integrated into IBM Automation and AI technologies. watsonx Orchestrate aims to helps enterprises build, deploy, manage and orchestrate AI agents, and the Prisma AIRS integration with it offers real-time threat prevention for managing complex tasks across multiple AI agents and is available on the IBM Agent Connect catalog.

Additionally, the Prisma AIRS integration with IBM Project Bob - an AI-powered software development partner that aims to help enterprise teams write, test and secure code faster - will perform prompt security, detecting and preventing vulnerable and malicious code.

ServiceNow AI Agent Studio allows users to create and manage AI agents and agentic workflows in one place and the Prisma AIRS integration with it will aim to help secure AI agent workflows in the ServiceNow AI Platform before the agents perform actions.

Bryan Stibbard, the Melbourne-based senior director of ecosystems ANZ at Palo Alto Networks, said Prisma AIRS 2.0 gives partners and customers across Australia and New Zealand the ability to move fast with AI agents while maintaining uncompromised security.

"By delivering real-time, embedded protections integrated across existing workflows, we’re helping organisations turn AI from an experimental add-on into a secure, scalable driver of productivity," he said.

"In a region where skills are tight and expectations are high, this level of built-in security empowers teams to adopt AI with confidence and drive meaningful outcomes from day one.”

Anand Oswal, EVP of network and AI security at Palo Alto Networks, said the enterprise race to deploy AI agents demands a platform that turns security from a roadblock into an accelerator for innovation.

"Prisma AIRS is that platform, offering frictionless, end-to-end protection that helps customers scale security across multiple AI agent platforms," he said.

"Through our deep, native integrations with Factory, Glean, IBM and ServiceNow, we are providing the trusted security foundation required for rapid deployment that directly boosts customer productivity."