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Zero Networks expands Palo Alto Networks integration to AI agent control

Zero Networks and Palo Alto just shipped agent-specific security controls. Here's why that matters as enterprises move agents into production.

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Why it matters

As AI agents move from pilot to production deployment, security infrastructure is racing to catch up. This integration adds threat containment and access controls specifically for agentic workloads—a practical signal that enterprises are moving beyond prototype-phase agent deployments.

The key facts

10 to know
  1. Zero Networks and Palo Alto Networks expanded their integration in August 2026

  2. New controls target AI agent threat containment and access management

  3. Initial integration shipped in February 2025

  4. Zero Networks uses agentless asset discovery and tagging

  5. Integration feeds asset context into Palo Alto firewalls for agent-aware policy enforcement

  6. Zero Networks and Palo Alto Networks expanded integration (first integrated February 2025)

  7. New controls: automated threat containment + AI agent-specific security rules

  8. Zero Networks discovers and tags assets without requiring agents (agentless discovery)

  9. Palo Alto firewalls consume asset context for agent-aware access control

  10. Integration targets production agent deployments across enterprise environments

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Publisher excerpt: Zero-trust security startup Zero Networks Ltd. today expanded its integration with Palo Alto Networks Inc., adding automated threat containment and a set of controls aimed at artificial intelligence agents. The two companies first integrated their products in February 2025. Zero Networks discovers…
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