Palo Alto Networks expands AI cybersecurity partnership with Google Cloud

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) and Alphabet’s (GOOG) Google Cloud announced the most significant expansion of their partnership to date. Palo Alto Networks has extended and increased its commitment to Google Cloud with a ten-figure, multi-year commitment and named Google Cloud its AI and infrastructure provider of choice. Google Cloud has considered Palo Alto Networks its preferred next-generation firewall provider, and the expanded agreement solidifies that relationship. Palo Alto Networks Network Security platform with VM Series is embedded into Google Cloud and it will leverage Cloud Delivered Security Services offerings. Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSIAM, the AI-driven security operations platform, backed by Google’s advanced cloud infrastructure and advanced AI services, aims to deliver global scale and near real-time protection across all cybersecurity offerings.