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Palo Alto Intent to Bolster AI Security with Koi Acquisition

Palo Alto Networks has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Koi, a pioneering Israeli startup in agentic endpoint security, addressing critical gaps in AI-driven environments. Announced on February 16-17, 2026,…

PravinKarthik February 19, 2026

PaloAlto SHIELD Governance Framework for Vibe Coding

The Palo Alto Networks S.H.I.E.L.D. Governance Framework is a practical governance model proposed (notably by Unit 42) to manage the security risks of AI-assisted development (“vibe coding”)—where LLMs generate code…

PravinKarthik January 13, 2026

500X Surge in Scanning Targets Palo Alto and Cisco ASA

Enterprise security teams are on high alert after an extraordinary 500% spike in mass scanning activity was detected against Palo Alto Networks and Cisco ASA firewall platforms. Over the past…

PravinKarthik October 4, 2025

Salesloft Drift Supply Chain Breach Sparked a Wave of Data Exposures

Introduction In late August 2025, a supply chain attack on the Drift integration from Salesloft sent shockwaves through the cybersecurity community. Major players including Cloudflare and Palo Alto Networks found…

PravinKarthik September 3, 2025

PaloAlto Orion 12.1 with AI Capabilities Announced

Palo Alto Networks has announced PAN-OS 12.1 Orion, a major update designed to enhance network security with advanced AI capabilities and prepare enterprises for the future quantum computing era. Here…

PravinKarthik August 14, 2025

Palo Alto Networks to Acquire CyberArk in Major $25 Billion Deal

Deal Overview & Structure Palo Alto Networks has announced it will acquire CyberArk through a combined cash-and-stock deal valued at approximately $25 billion. Note: This represents one of the largest…

PravinKarthik July 30, 2025

CVE-2025-0139 Local Privilege Escalation in Palo Alto ADEM for macOS

Summary CVE-2025-0139 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks’ Autonomous Digital Experience Management (ADEM) agent for macOS, allowing a low-privileged authenticated local user to escalate their privileges…

PravinKarthik July 11, 2025

CVE-2025-0133 impacts PaloAlto GlobalProtect

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-0133, has been discovered in the GlobalProtect gateway and portal features of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS. This flaw enables attackers to execute arbitrary…

PravinKarthik May 25, 2025