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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.
AI & Enterprise
Tech industry alliances spread to counter AI-driven threats
Moves to find countermeasures through cooperation are gaining momentum as concerns spread over cyber intrusions tied to using AI models to discover software vulnerabilities. Anthropic introduced its Project Glasswing programme, and OpenAI launched the AI-based cybersecurity initiative Daybreak. Palo Alto Networks rolled out Frontier AI Defense and said it found 75 vulnerabilities in its products within a month of using models from Anthropic and OpenAI. Governments and institutions are also seeking access.
AI & Enterprise
Palo Alto Networks says Mythos finds vulnerabilities in 3 weeks matching a year of manual penetration testing
Palo Alto Networks introduced its Frontier AI Defense initiative, saying AI-driven cyber threats have entered a new phase after testing frontier models. The company said three weeks of AI-assisted analysis matched a year of manual penetration testing. It also flagged exploit chaining that links low-risk flaws into critical attack paths and said AI-assisted attacks cut the time from initial access to data theft to 25 minutes. It warned most organisations lack visibility into employee-created code as local AI agents spread.
