New offerings powered by Precision AI™ by Palo
Alto Networks help organizations accelerate AI adoption
securely
NEW
YORK and SANTA CLARA,
Calif., May 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Palo Alto
Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today announced
an expansion of their long-standing strategic alliance. New
offerings will combine Precision AI™ technology from Palo Alto
Networks and Accenture's secure generative AI services to help
organizations embrace the potential of AI with unparalleled
cybersecurity.
The use of GenAI is accelerating rapidly, presenting both
challenges for organizations with the rise in AI-generated
cyberattacks and opportunities for transformation. In a recent
survey from Accenture, 97% of organizations responded that they
expect GenAI to be transformative, but only 31% have invested
significantly — organizations struggle to scale AI effectively
while mitigating risks. Palo Alto Networks and Accenture are
working together to help solve this for joint clients, enabling
them to work toward a secure AI future through intentional design,
deployment and use of AI that creates value while also improving
cybersecurity outcomes.
Nikesh Arora, chairman and CEO
at Palo Alto Networks, said:
"AI is
transformational to every aspect of the enterprise business when
used the right way. With Accenture, we're uniting Precision
AI-powered solutions and services expertise, helping our joint
customers use the best of AI to create value for their business
today and in the future — with better real-time security outcomes.
The expansion of our partnership underscores the critical
importance of a strong AI ecosystem for customers."
Karthik Narain, group chief
executive — Technology at Accenture,
said:
"Generative AI is being adopted by companies
across industries as the #1 lever for reinvention. It is also a
moment of reinvention for cybersecurity – creating new risks, but
also providing new tools. Accenture and Palo Alto Networks are
helping clients confidently navigate each phase of their AI
journey, ensuring cybersecurity is prioritized right from the
outset."
Palo Alto Networks Secure AI by Design creates a secure AI
ecosystem that prioritizes the integrity of AI security frameworks,
improves security compliance and minimizes data exposure. Accenture
will offer comprehensive AI diagnostic services powered by Palo
Alto Networks Prisma® Cloud AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM)
and AI Access Security to secure clients' AI environment with AI
Runtime Security, helping them develop a multilayered strategy to
support every stage of the AI lifecycle. Cross-platform offers will
include:
- Securing GenAI builds: The combined offering secures the
data/AI framework lifecycle from ingesting, storing and processing
data to model training and deployment leading to data analysis and
visualization. It secures the full AI lifecycle, protecting against
vulnerabilities.
- Discovery and exposure management: Accenture's AI
Discovery & Exposure Management offering, powered by Palo Alto
Networks cutting-edge AI Security Posture Management and AI Access
Security capabilities, provides a comprehensive solution to govern
and defend AI environments.
- Proactive threat detection and prevention: Palo Alto
Networks suite of AI cybersecurity products powered by Precision AI
offers advanced threat detection and prevention capabilities.
Combined with Accenture's services capabilities, the offering helps
clients identify and block AI-generated attacks, safeguard data
with policy controls across applications and users, and proactively
address AI-specific threats through expert guidance and hardening
of AI-enabled application development.
- Responsible AI practices: Palo Alto Networks and
Accenture are jointly committed to fostering ethical and
responsible AI adoption with an approach that leverages AI
cybersecurity assessments to establish a foundation for secure,
responsible practices throughout an organization.
Palo Alto Networks will collaborate closely with Accenture
Security as a design partner to develop and customize Palo Alto
Networks AI Runtime Security to meet specific client needs, and
better protect AI-powered business applications, models and
enterprise data in real-time from AI-specific and foundational
cyberattacks.
Learn more about Accenture and Palo Alto Networks.
About Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks is the
world's cybersecurity leader. We innovate to outpace cyberthreats,
so organizations can embrace technology with confidence. We provide
next-gen cybersecurity to thousands of customers globally, across
all sectors. Our best-in-class cybersecurity platforms and services
are backed by industry-leading threat intelligence and strengthened
by state-of-the-art automation. Whether deploying our products to
enable the Zero Trust Enterprise, responding to a security
incident, or partnering to deliver better security outcomes through
a world-class partner ecosystem, we're committed to helping ensure
each day is safer than the one before. It's what makes us the
cybersecurity partner of choice.
At Palo Alto Networks, we're committed to bringing together the
very best people in service of our mission, so we're also proud to
be the cybersecurity workplace of choice, recognized among
Newsweek's Most Loved Workplaces (2023, 2022, 2021), with a score
of 100 on the Disability Equality Index (2023, 2022), and HRC Best
Places for LGBTQ+ Equality (2022). For more information,
visit www.paloaltonetworks.com.
Palo Alto Networks, Precision AI, Prisma, and the Palo Alto
Networks logo are trademarks of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. in
the United States and in
jurisdictions throughout the world. All other trademarks, trade
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respective owners. Any unreleased services or features (and any
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customers) and may not be delivered when expected or at all.
Customers who purchase Palo Alto Networks applications should make
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generally available.
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global
professional services company that helps the world's leading
businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital
core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and
enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and
scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with
approximately 742,000 people serving clients in more than 120
countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are
one of the world's leaders in helping drive that change, with
strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in
technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched
industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery
capability. We are uniquely able to deliver tangible outcomes
because of our broad range of services, solutions and assets across
Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and
Song. These capabilities, together with our culture of shared
success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help
our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We
measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients,
each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at
www.accenture.com.
Accenture Security is a leading provider of
end-to-end cybersecurity services, including strategy, protection,
resilience and industry-specific cyber services. We bring security
innovation, coupled with global scale and a worldwide delivery
capability through our network of Cyber Fusion Centers. Helped by
our team of 22,000 highly skilled professionals, we enable clients
to innovate safely, build cyber resilience and grow with
confidence. Visit us at accenture.com/security.
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