AI & Enterprise
Palo Alto Networks says AI exploits vulnerabilities immediately, virtual patching is the answer
Palo Alto Networks said on Tuesday it released network security research and new products aimed at the frontier AI era. Its Unit 42 team developed NOVA, an autonomous vulnerability discovery, validation and reporting system using frontier AI models. NOVA analyzed 3,915 open-source projects over two months and identified 14,090 vulnerabilities, 99.4% of them previously unknown. The company also announced PAN-OS 12.2 Ceres with more than 55 new features, highlighting advanced virtual patching, advanced IP defense and network security agent tools.