By leveraging APIs and MCP servers, these agents navigate complex workflows, access sensitive data and make real-time, business-critical decisions. The question is no longer <\/span>if<\/span><\/i> companies will adopt AI agents, but <\/span>how<\/span><\/i> to securely operationalize them without putting the brakes on innovation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n AI agents are creating a new and largely invisible attack surface. The risk is not just their independence, but the lack of visibility and accountability. Without a centralized enforcement layer for operational and security controls, every team that deploys an agent may unintentionally expose the enterprise to unauthorized data access and heightened security risks.<\/span><\/p>\n To solve this, Palo Alto Networks<\/span> is redefining security for the agentic era. We recently introduced <\/span>Prisma<\/b> AIRS™<\/sup> 3.0<\/b><\/a>, the industry\u2019s first platform to secure the entire agentic AI lifecycle. Today, we are accelerating that momentum by announcing our intent to acquire <\/span>Portkey<\/b><\/a>, a pioneer in AI Gateways.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Upon closing, we will integrate Portkey\u2019s <\/span>full-feature <\/span>AI Gateway into Prisma AIRS as the single <\/span>unified control plane enterprises need to operationalize and secure AI apps and agents at scale<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span> Moving from \u201cchaos to control\u201d requires a centralized approach to governance. Currently, many AI initiatives are hindered by fragmented security and a lack of oversight. The AI Gateway solves this by providing a unified vantage point where organizations can enforce consistent policies across all models and agents, ensuring every interaction is identified, authenticated and authorized in real time within a single governing framework.<\/span><\/p>\n The Prisma AIRS AI Gateway will establish a mission-critical control plane for the agentic enterprise, enabling teams to move autonomous workloads from development into at-scale production with confidence. With operational features like a unified API to LLMs, an agent registry, semantic routing and caching, the AI Gateway equips enterprises with complete control in one platform. By serving as a centralized enforcement point at the center of Prisma AIRS for all agent traffic, the AI Gateway will provide critical security functions, including Agent Artifact scanning, automated Red Teaming and Runtime Security needed to monitor behavior, route requests and mitigate risks in real time. Crucially, the AI Gateway will reinforce Agent Identity Security via CyberArk, applying strict protocols to ensure every autonomous action is authenticated and governed by least-privilege controls.<\/span><\/p>\n Our vision is for the Prisma AIRS AI Gateway to serve as the industry blueprint for enterprises in the agentic era. By making security a foundational component of the operational lifecycle, we are empowering enterprises to build and govern an AI ecosystem that is secure by design.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nThe Challenge: Expanding Attack Surfaces<\/h3>\n
The Prisma AIRS AI Gateway: From Chaos to Control\u00a0<\/i><\/h3>\n
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<\/span><\/div><\/p>\nWhy Portkey? The Pioneer in AI Gateways<\/h3>\n
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