[![When Security Becomes an Afterthought](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Nikesh-pod-scaled-e1770843782504.png)](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2026/02/when-security-becomes-an-afterthought/) [When Security Becomes an Afterthought \-------------------------------------](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2026/02/when-security-becomes-an-afterthought/) As AI deployment races ahead, security scrambles to keep up. Nikesh Arora on why AI's biggest risk is treating security as an afterthought. 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Eliminate deployment friction and blind spots. Jan 21, 2026 By [Rich Campagna](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/rich-campagna/?ts=markdown "Posts by Rich Campagna") [See all Network Security blogs](network-security/) ## SASE Blogs ![Scale AI \& Private App Access with 100G Connectivity](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-136905676-edit_800x600.png) [Product Features](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/sase/category/product-features/?ts=markdown), [Products and Services](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/products-and-services/?ts=markdown) ## [Scale AI \& Private App Access with 100G Connectivity](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/sase/scale-ai-private-app-access-with-100g-connectivity/) Prisma Access Colo-Connect 100G. provides secure, high-performance, 100 Gbps private application access for demanding workloads. Feb 12, 2026 By [Cristian Raducanu](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/cristian-raducanu/?ts=markdown "Posts by Cristian Raducanu") ![Unlock Frictionless Private App Access with Prisma Browser Connector](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-1132115567-edit_800x600.png) [Product Features](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/sase/category/product-features/?ts=markdown), [Products and Services](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/products-and-services/?ts=markdown) ## [Unlock Frictionless Private App Access with Prisma Browser Connector](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/sase/unlock-frictionless-private-app-access-with-prisma-browser-connector/) Prisma Browser Connector provides secure, encrypted access to private applications directly through the browser interface. Jan 22, 2026 By [Nitish Khadke](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/nitish-khadke/?ts=markdown "Posts by Nitish Khadke") and [Kritika Singhal](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/kritika-singhal/?ts=markdown "Posts by Kritika Singhal") ![Secure Your App-Verse with Prisma Access Private Application Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-825151044-edit_800x600.png) [Product Features](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/sase/category/product-features/?ts=markdown), [Products and Services](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/products-and-services/?ts=markdown) ## [Secure Your App-Verse with Prisma Access Private Application Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/sase/secure-your-app-verse-with-prisma-access-private-application-security/) Use AI-powered, SASE-native security to secure your distributed "app-verse" and protect private apps and APIs from zero-day threats. Jan 13, 2026 By [Ashraf Aziz](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/ashraf-aziz/?ts=markdown "Posts by Ashraf Aziz") ![Seamless and Secure RDP and SSH Access Using Prisma Browser](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-618547538-edit_800x600.png) [Product Features](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/sase/category/product-features/?ts=markdown), [Products and Services](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/products-and-services/?ts=markdown) ## [Seamless and Secure RDP and SSH Access Using Prisma Browser](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/sase/seamless-and-secure-rdp-and-ssh-access-using-prisma-browser/) Prisma Browser natively supports RDP and SSH. Securely access VMs and servers from any device with AI-powered threat protection and built-in DLP. Jan 08, 2026 By [Nitish Khadke](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/nitish-khadke/?ts=markdown "Posts by Nitish Khadke") and [Andrew Huang](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/andrew-huang/?ts=markdown "Posts by Andrew Huang") ![Your Browser Is Your SOC’s Biggest Blind Spot](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AdobeStock_704415225-scaled.jpeg) [Products and Services](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/products-and-services/?ts=markdown), [Use-Cases](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/sase/category/use-cases/?ts=markdown) ## [Your Browser Is Your SOC's Biggest Blind Spot](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/sase/your-browser-is-your-socs-biggest-blind-spot/) Prisma Browser is no "black box." Find out how Prisma Browser gives the SOC necessary visibility to better protect against threats. Dec 16, 2025 By [Ohad Bobrov](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/ohad-bobrov/?ts=markdown "Posts by Ohad Bobrov"), [Gal Shalev](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/gal-shalev/?ts=markdown "Posts by Gal Shalev") and [Kritika Singhal](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/kritika-singhal/?ts=markdown "Posts by Kritika Singhal") ![Palo Alto Networks Wins Big at Mplify 2025 NaaS Excellence Awards](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/iStock-822454888-edit_800x600.png) [Announcement](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/announcement/?ts=markdown), [News \& Events](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/sase/category/news-events/?ts=markdown) ## [Palo Alto Networks Wins Big at Mplify 2025 NaaS Excellence Awards](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/sase/palo-alto-networks-wins-big-at-mplify-2025-naas-excellence-awards/) Palo Alto Networks wins SASE Technology Provider of the Year, SSE Technology Provider of the Year \& Zero Trust Technology Provider of t... Dec 15, 2025 By [Yogesh Ranade](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/yogesh-ranade/?ts=markdown "Posts by Yogesh Ranade") and [Srudi Dineshan](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/srudi-dineshan/?ts=markdown "Posts by Srudi Dineshan") ![Redefining Workspace: Prisma Browser Secures Leadership in Frost Radar](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Banner-Zero-Trust-Browser-Security-2025-Palo-Alto-Networks-e1765474893380.png) [Announcement](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/announcement/?ts=markdown), [News \& Events](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/sase/category/news-events/?ts=markdown), [Product Features](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/sase/category/product-features/?ts=markdown), [Reports](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/reports/?ts=markdown), [Zero Trust Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/zero-trust-security/?ts=markdown) ## [Redefining Workspace: Prisma Browser Secures Leadership in Frost Radar](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2025/12/prisma-browser-secures-leadership-in-frost-radar/) Prisma Browser is the Frost Radar leader for ZTBS! Learn how our Precision AI-powered secu... Dec 11, 2025 By [Yonatan Gotlib](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/yonatan-gotlib/?ts=markdown "Posts by Yonatan Gotlib") ![Bringing Zero Trust SASE to Your Doorstep with SASE Private Location](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/GettyImages-1154013292-edit_800x600.png) [Product Features](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/sase/category/product-features/?ts=markdown), [Products and Services](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/products-and-services/?ts=markdown) ## [Bringing Zero Trust SASE to Your Doorstep with SASE Private Location](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/sase/bringing-zero-trust-sase-to-your-doorstep-with-sase-private-location/) SASE Private Location extends zero trust SASE architecture locally. Solve high-throughput, latency, \& continuity challenges for hybrid ... Dec 11, 2025 By [Michael Clark](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/michael-clark/?ts=markdown "Posts by Michael Clark") [See all SASE blogs](sase/) ## Cloud Security Blogs ![An Inside Look into ASPM: Five Findings from New Industry Research](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/GettyImages-562451669-edit-scaled.jpg) [AppSec](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/appsec/?ts=markdown), [ASPM](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/aspm/?ts=markdown), [Cloud Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/cloud-security/?ts=markdown), [Code Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/code-security/?ts=markdown), [DevSecOps](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/devsecops/?ts=markdown), [Research](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/research/?ts=markdown) ## [An Inside Look into ASPM: Five Findings from New Industry Research](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/cloud-security/aspm-research-omdia/) ASPM is emerging as the orchestration layer for AppSec. Explore key findings in new research from Omdia on risk reduction, automation, and tool conver... Feb 09, 2026 By [Cameron Hyde](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/cameron-hyde/?ts=markdown "Posts by Cameron Hyde") ![Palo Alto Networks and Veracode: Unifying Application Security from Code to Cloud](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/word-image-350912-1.png) [Application Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/application-security/?ts=markdown), [AppSec](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/appsec/?ts=markdown), [ASPM](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/aspm/?ts=markdown), [Cloud Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/cloud-security/?ts=markdown), [Partners](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/partners/?ts=markdown) ## [Palo Alto Networks and Veracode: Unifying Application Security from Code to...](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/cloud-security/application-security-veracode-partnership/) Secure your software supply chain with the Cortex Cloud and Veracode integration. Correlate code vulnerabilities with cloud context to prioritize and ... Jan 20, 2026 By [Cameron Hyde](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/cameron-hyde/?ts=markdown "Posts by Cameron Hyde") ![Is AI a New Challenge for Cloud Security? Yes and No.](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/GettyImages-667738864-edit-2-scaled.jpg) [AI Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/ai-security/?ts=markdown), [AI-SPM](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/ai-spm/?ts=markdown), [CIEM](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/ciem/?ts=markdown), [Cloud Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/cloud-security/?ts=markdown), [DSPM](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/dspm/?ts=markdown), [Identity Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/identity-security/?ts=markdown) ## [Is AI a New Challenge for Cloud Security? Yes and No.](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/cloud-security/ai-security-gap-cloud-models-agents/) AI security challenges are accelerating as models and agents reshape cloud risk. Learn where traditional controls break down and how to close the AI security gap. Jan 15, 2026 By [Sharon Farber](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/sharon-farber/?ts=markdown "Posts by Sharon Farber") ![Understanding API Risk in the Age of AI](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/GettyImages-562451669-edit_800x600.png) [AI Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/ai-security/?ts=markdown), [Cloud Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/cloud-security/?ts=markdown), [Cloud Workload Protection](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/cloud-workload-protection/?ts=markdown) ## [Understanding API Risk in the Age of AI](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/cloud-security/api-security-ai-risk/) API security now sits at the center of AI risk. Learn how AI-driven traffic expands exposure and how Cortex Cloud delivers discovery, prioritization and real-time protection. Dec 18, 2025 By [Andrea Halsted](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/andrea-halsted/?ts=markdown "Posts by Andrea Halsted") and [Amit Biton](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/amit-biton/?ts=markdown "Posts by Amit Biton") ![Where Cloud Security Stands Today and Where AI Breaks It](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AdobeStock_742402688-scaled.jpeg) [Announcement](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/announcement/?ts=markdown), [Cloud Native Application Protection Platform](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/cloud-native-application-protection-platforms/?ts=markdown), [Cloud Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/cloud-security/?ts=markdown), [CNAPP](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/cnapp/?ts=markdown), [Reports](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/reports/?ts=markdown) ## [Where Cloud Security Stands Today and Where AI Breaks It](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2025/12/cloud-security-2025-report-insights/) Cloud security trends reveal where teams gain ground and fragmentation breaks defense. Explore insights from 2,800 leaders and how cloud, identity and AI risks converge. Dec 16, 2025 By [Cody Queen](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/cody-queen/?ts=markdown "Posts by Cody Queen") ![OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Applications 2026 Is Here – Why It Matters and How to Prepare](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-1138451182-edit_800x600.png) [AI Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/ai-security/?ts=markdown), [Cloud Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/cloud-security/?ts=markdown) ## [OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Applications 2026 Is Here -- Why It Matters and How...](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/cloud-security/owasp-agentic-ai-security/) Agentic AI introduces new risks across tools, identities, supply chains and memory. Learn what the OWASP Top 10 for Agentic AI means and how to secure autonomous systems. Dec 10, 2025 By [Jaimin Patel](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/jaimin-patel/?ts=markdown "Posts by Jaimin Patel") and [Elad Koren](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/elad-koren/?ts=markdown "Posts by Elad Koren") ![Shai-Hulud 2.0: How Cortex Helps Protect Against the Resurgent npm Worm](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Gemini_Generated_Image_d58zh4d58zh4d58z-scaled.png) [AppSec](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/appsec/?ts=markdown), [Cloud Detection and Response](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/cloud-detection-and-response/?ts=markdown), [Cloud Runtime Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/cloud-runtime-security/?ts=markdown), [Cloud Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/cloud-security/?ts=markdown), [Supply Chain Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/supply-chain-security/?ts=markdown) ## [Shai-Hulud 2.0: How Cortex Helps Protect Against the Resurgent npm Worm](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/cloud-security/shai-hulud-2-0-npm-worm-detection-blocking/) Shai-Hulud 2.0 exposes the fragility of software supply chains. Learn how the npm worm spreads through developer ecosyst... Nov 26, 2025 By [Cameron Hyde](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/cameron-hyde/?ts=markdown "Posts by Cameron Hyde") and [Yitzy Tannenbaum](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/yitzy-tannenbaum/?ts=markdown "Posts by Yitzy Tannenbaum") ![Turning Kubernetes Last Access to Kubernetes Least Access Using KIEMPossible](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GettyImages-589090447-edit.jpg) [CIEM](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/ciem-2/?ts=markdown), [Cloud Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/cloud-security/?ts=markdown), [IAM](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/iam-2/?ts=markdown), [Identity Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/identity-security/?ts=markdown), [KSPM](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/kspm/?ts=markdown) ## [Turning Kubernetes Last Access to Kubernetes Least Access Using KIEMPossibl...](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/cloud-security/kubernetes-identity-security-kiempossible/) Kubernetes identity security demands clarity. Learn how KIEMPossible uncovers entities, permissions and usage to help you reduce identity attack surfa... Nov 25, 2025 By [Golan Myers](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/golan-myers/?ts=markdown "Posts by Golan Myers") [See all Cloud Security blogs](cloud-security/) ## Security Operations Blogs ![Stop Chasing Ghosts: The Strategic Case for Compensating Controls](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/AdobeStock_671433083-scaled.jpeg) [Must-Read Articles](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/security-operations/category/must-read-articles/?ts=markdown), [Product Features](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/security-operations/category/product-features/?ts=markdown), [Uncategorized](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/uncategorized/?ts=markdown) ## [Stop Chasing Ghosts: The Strategic Case for Compensating Controls](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/security-operations/stop-chasing-ghosts-the-strategic-case-for-compensating-controls/) Transform theoretical risk into operational outcomes. Cortex Exposure Management's new Security and Compensating Controls feature reveals your true re... Feb 11, 2026 By [Alexandre Cezar](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/alexandre-cezar/?ts=markdown "Posts by Alexandre Cezar") and [Brendan Powers](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/brendan-powers/?ts=markdown "Posts by Brendan Powers") ![When Security Becomes an Afterthought](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Nikesh-pod-scaled-e1770843782504.png) [AI and Cybersecurity](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/security-operations/category/ai-and-cybersecurity/?ts=markdown), [AI Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/ai-security/?ts=markdown), [Interview](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/interview/?ts=markdown), [Must-Read Articles](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/security-operations/category/must-read-articles/?ts=markdown), [People of Palo Alto Networks](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/people-of-palo-alto-networks/?ts=markdown), [Points of View](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/points-of-view/?ts=markdown) ## [When Security Becomes an Afterthought](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2026/02/when-security-becomes-an-afterthought/) As AI deployment races ahead, security scrambles to keep up. Nikesh Arora on why AI's biggest risk is treating security as an afterthou... Feb 12, 2026 By [Dena De Angelo](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/ddeangelo/?ts=markdown "Posts by Dena De Angelo") ![Ransomware Attacks: Why Your Endpoint Protection Can't Keep Up](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Thumbnail-A.jpg) [AI and Cybersecurity](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/security-operations/category/ai-and-cybersecurity/?ts=markdown), [Must-Read Articles](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/security-operations/category/must-read-articles/?ts=markdown), [Product Features](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/security-operations/category/product-features/?ts=markdown), [Uncategorized](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/uncategorized/?ts=markdown) ## [Ransomware Attacks: Why Your Endpoint Protection Can't Keep Up](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/security-operations/ransomware-attacks-why-your-endpoint-protection-cant-keep-up/) Ransomware attacks are 100x faster, beating legacy EPPs. Learn how Cortex XDR stops 25-min... Feb 11, 2026 By [Dena De Angelo](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/ddeangelo/?ts=markdown "Posts by Dena De Angelo") ![A Day in the Life with Your AgentiX Automation Engineer Agent](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AdobeStock_1246251272-scaled.jpeg) [AI and Cybersecurity](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/security-operations/category/ai-and-cybersecurity/?ts=markdown), [Automation of the Week](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/security-operations/category/automation-of-the-week/?ts=markdown), [Product Features](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/security-operations/category/product-features/?ts=markdown), [Uncategorized](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/uncategorized/?ts=markdown) ## [A Day in the Life with Your AgentiX Automation Engineer Agent](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/security-operations/a-day-in-the-life-with-your-agentix-automation-engineer-agent/) Stop coding, start conversing. Introducing the Automation Engineer Agent, your new AI part... Feb 05, 2026 By [Ron Ben Chen](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/ron-ben-chen/?ts=markdown "Posts by Ron Ben Chen") ![Boost SOC Efficiency: Data Control with Cortex XSIAM \& Chronosphere](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AdobeStock_729393916-scaled.jpeg) [News and Events](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/security-operations/category/news-and-events/?ts=markdown), [Product Features](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/security-operations/category/product-features/?ts=markdown) ## [Boost SOC Efficiency: Data Control with Cortex XSIAM \& Chronosphere](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/security-operations/boost-soc-efficiency-data-control-with-cortex-xsiam-chronosphere/) Gain fine-grained data control for security. Cortex XSIAM \& Chronosphere Telemetry Pipeline optimize data, cut costs, and boost AI-driv... Jan 29, 2026 By [Kasey Cross](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/kasey-cross/?ts=markdown "Posts by Kasey Cross") ![Intercepting the ToolShell Zero-Day Before the Headlines](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Unit42-threat-vector-investigates-blog-400x300-ep3-1.png) [Must-Read Articles](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/security-operations/category/must-read-articles/?ts=markdown) ## [Intercepting the ToolShell Zero-Day Before the Headlines](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/security-operations/intercepting-the-toolshell-zero-day-before-the-headlines/) How Unit 42's threat hunters warned customers about Tool Shell before the headlines broke. Discover the power of proactive hunting for zero-day threats. Jan 28, 2026 By [Dena De Angelo](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/ddeangelo/?ts=markdown "Posts by Dena De Angelo") ![The Detection Nightmare: Years Pass Without a Move](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Unit42-threat-vector-investigates-blog-400x300-ep2-2.png) [Must-Read Articles](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/security-operations/category/must-read-articles/?ts=markdown), [Product Features](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/security-operations/category/product-features/?ts=markdown) ## [The Detection Nightmare: Years Pass Without a Move](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/security-operations/the-detection-nightmare-years-pass-without-a-move/) Patient adversaries hide for months using persistence techniques. Learn how Cortex XDR detects dormant backdoors without overwhelming SOC teams with alerts. 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