Palo Alto Acquires Portkey: Boosting AI Security for Businesses

Palo Alto Networks is acquiring Portkey to boost AI security for businesses. This deal creates a crucial control system for AI agents, which are becoming common in workplaces. Portkey currently handles trillions of data tokens every month, ensuring fast, secure AI development. Palo Alto plans to integrate Portkey into its Prisma AI Runtime Security platform. This will allow businesses to monitor, route, and secure every AI transaction. Chief Product and Technology Officer Lee Klarich says this will protect against new attack surfaces created by AI agents. The acquisition is expected to finalize in late 2026. This move means your company's AI tools will be safer and more efficient.