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Palo Alto Networks Announces Intent to Acquire Koi to Secure the Agentic Endpoint
As AI transforms workforce productivity, it has created a dangerous, unmanaged attack surface on every endpoint. These AI agents and tools—the "Agentic Endpoint"—operate with deep access to sensitive data, unrestricted permissions, and the ability to perform nearly any action, yet bypass traditional security controls. To close this gap, Palo Alto Networks® (NASDAQ: PANW) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Koi, the pioneer of Agentic Endpoint Security, giving en
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