As IT environments become increasingly distributed across multicloud and containerized infrastructures, securing them has never been more complex. The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence only compounds this challenge. Legacy perimeter-centric firewalls, built for predictable, human-generated web traffic, simply cannot keep pace with the machine speed, massive east-west traffic volumes, and dynamic scale required by modern AI workloads.
Attackers are actively exploiting these visibility gaps, with 50% of organizations already reporting attacks on their generative or agentic AI applications. To reclaim control, security teams must move away from fragmented, siloed point tools that create dangerous blind spots and operational bloat. Protecting modern infrastructure demands a unified, hybrid mesh firewall architecture that consolidates multicloud governance and eliminates the compromise between robust security and operational agility.
In this Omdia white paper, discover how the Palo Alto Networks Software Firewall platform is pioneering the modernization of network security for the AI era. Learn how foundational innovations like the Multicloud and Hyperscale Security Fabrics, deep Layer 7 container microsegmentation, and purpose-built AI Runtime Security work together to deliver consistent, scalable protection. Read the report to explore the four essential pillars required to transform your network into a single control point and safely accelerate digital innovation.
