Palo Alto Networks announced Tuesday plans to buy security startup Koi to address risks from agentic AI. Terms were not disclosed, but a report by Globes said the company will pay approximately $400 million.
KEY FACTS
- Deal Acquisition of security startup Koi
- Price Approximately $400 million
- Purpose Address security risks from agentic AI tools
- Integration Koi technology to be added to Prisma AIRS and to enhance Cortex XDR
The buyer plans to integrate Koi technology into its Prisma AIRS AI security platform and to enhance the Cortex XDR endpoint product.
The announcement frames agentic tools as reshaping endpoint risk because they can act with broad privileges, interact with multiple systems and move data in ways older security products were not designed to monitor.
The approach is described as “Agentic Endpoint Security” and centers on visibility into AI related software, continuous risk analysis and real time policy enforcement for agents, plugins and scripts.
The deal is part of a trend of larger cybersecurity firms buying AI focused startups. In November the company moved to acquire Chronosphere for 3.35 billion dollars.
WHY IT MATTERS
The acquisition signals that vendors are treating AI driven automation as a distinct source of endpoint and cloud risk and are adding agent governance and monitoring into existing security portfolios.