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Zero Networks, the provider of Zero Trust security solutions, announces a major expansion of its integration with Palo Alto Networks, extending the companies’ joint solution from automated microsegmentation and firewall policy orchestration to zero-touch containment and AI security. The original integration combined Zero Networks’ automated asset discovery, dynamic tagging, and identity-driven microsegmentation with Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls. The expanded integration enables customers to use Zero Networks to identify and contain threats at the individual asset level, redirect selected traffic to Palo Alto Networks security services for deeper inspection, and manage enforcement through Strata Cloud Manager. The integration also brings together Zero Networks AI Segmentation and Prisma AIRS to govern AI agents and inspect AI traffic. Continuously mapping communication Rather than deploying separate controls for the perimeter, internal network, and AI environment, customers can apply consistent protection across on-premises, cloud, OT, Kubernetes and hybrid infrastructure. Zero Networks enables zero-touch containment by continuously mapping communication between assets and automatically creating least-privilege policies based on observed business activity. Through the expanded integration, selected traffic from protected workloads can be redirected to Palo Alto Networks firewalls for deeper Layer 7 inspection, enabling the platforms to block suspicious activity and contain affected assets before threats spread. Traffic redirection is available today for Linux environments, with Windows support planned, extending deep inspection and automated containment to Windows systems across the enterprise attack surface. Identity-based policies Zero Networks-managed assets and policies can now be surfaced through Strata Cloud Manager, giving security teams a consolidated view of discovered assets, segmentation policies, and the Palo Alto Networks controls inspecting their traffic. Dynamic asset tagging keeps policies current as workloads move, IP addresses change, and new assets appear, reducing the need to manually maintain static firewall rules. The expanded integration brings Zero Networks AI Segmentation together with Palo Alto Networks Prisma AIRS to provide security controls for AI agents and their traffic. Zero Networks identifies and governs AI agents, applying identity-based policies to restrict each agent to approved systems and destinations, while blocking unsanctioned AI services. When deeper inspection is needed, selected AI traffic can be redirected to Prisma AIRS for AI-aware threat prevention, combining control over where AI agents can connect with inspection of their prompts, responses, and data flows. Identity-based microsegmentation “Zero Networks controls which connections are allowed, Palo Alto Networks provides deep inspection,” said Benny Lakunishok, Co-founder and CEO of Zero Networks. “Together, we can contain malicious activity before it can move across the environment.” The joint solution enables organizations to: Contain compromised assets automatically with zero-touch, identity-based microsegmentation. Redirect selected traffic for Layer 7 inspection through Palo Alto Networks firewalls. Manage assets and policies through Strata Cloud Manager for unified visibility and enforcement. Govern AI agents and inspect AI traffic using Zero Networks AI Segmentation and Palo Alto Networks Prisma AIRS. Synchronize asset context with Palo Alto Networks Dynamic Address Groups. Dynamic asset tagging The integration uses existing Zero Networks and Palo Alto Networks enforcement capabilities, allowing customers to expand protection without redesigning the network or manually writing thousands of segmentation rules. The expanded integration between Zero Networks and Palo Alto Networks is available now, including automated microsegmentation, dynamic asset tagging, policy synchronization, and Linux traffic redirection.

Zero Networks, the foremost provider of Zero Trust security solutions, announced Least Agency Enforcement, a new capability that applies the Open Worldwide Application Security Project’s (OWASP) principle of Least Agency to help organizations safely deploy AI agents. Lateral Movement Exposure Report Zero Networks’ 2026 Lateral Movement Exposure Report research reveals that nearly 80% of enterprises have already deployed internal AI agents, yet two-thirds lack governance policies for them — creating rapidly expanding, unmanaged attack surfaces. As organizations grant AI agents the ability to access enterprise systems, invoke privileged tools, and make decisions with minimal human oversight, they must also define and enforce appropriate levels of autonomy. The OWASP Agentic Applications Top 10 Project’s Least Agency principle recommends constraining an agent’s autonomy, tool access, and decision-making authority to reduce the impact of prompt injection, privilege abuse, and compromised AI agents. Least Agency Enforcement Using identity-based microsegmentation, policy automation, and just-in-time MFA for privileged access, Zero Networks’ Least Agency Enforcement ensures that AI agents communicate only with explicitly authorized systems, only access approved resources, and require human approval before performing sensitive administrative actions. Unlike governance frameworks that document policy, Zero Networks enforces Least Agency across cloud, on-premises, Kubernetes, IoT/OT, and hybrid environments. “Least privilege works because it is simple: give people access to what they need, nothing more. We're doing the same thing for AI agents, except now it must be automatic, because nobody has time to babysit a thousand agents by hand,” said Benny Lakunishok, CEO and Co-founder of Zero Networks. “If an agent gets fooled or misused, it should hit a wall almost immediately, not wander around the network looking for something valuable. That's the bet we're making: less freedom for the agent now, which beats explaining a breach later.” With Zero Networks’ Least Agency Enforcement, organizations can: Limit AI agents to only the systems and services required for their assigned task Prevent lateral movement between applications, infrastructure, and administrative systems Require Just-in-Time MFA before AI agents access privileged ports or sensitive infrastructure Automatically generate and enforce least-privilege communication policies without manual rule creation Contain compromised, manipulated, or over-permissioned AI agents before they can impact critical business systems Least Agency Enforcement builds upon Zero Networks’ AI Security platform, including AI Agent Control, AI Segmentation, AI SaaS Control, and protection for enterprise LLM deployments. Together, these capabilities provide organizations with an enforcement layer that allows AI innovation to proceed without sacrificing security or cyber resilience. Availability Least Agency Enforcement is available now.  Zero Networks at Black Hat USA Zero Networks will showcase Least Agency Enforcement and its AI security platform at Black Hat USA 2026 in Booth #1852.

Zero Networks, the provider of Zero Trust security solutions, announces customer momentum in Operational Technology (OT), as industrial enterprises increasingly select the company to accelerate OT segmentation initiatives and modernise cyber resilience strategies. Adoption includes multiple top 20 global manufacturing companies, underscoring rising market demand for OT security solutions that prevent ransomware spread, contain cyber incidents, and protect uptime without disrupting production. Zero Networks has achieved 80% year-over-year growth in OT customers, now supporting OT customers across manufacturing, energy, utilities, and transportation sectors. Mounting regulatory pressure Zero Networks’ rapid growth reflects a broader market shift as manufacturers, energy providers, utilities, and transportation operators seek practical ways to segment industrial networks and secure converged IT and OT environments amid escalating threats and mounting regulatory pressure. Recent incidents underscore the urgency: ransomware attacks have disrupted manufacturing operations at companies like Jaguar Land Rover, halting production across multiple plants and driving billions in economic impact, while attacks on airport and transportation systems have forced critical operations into manual mode. At the same time, nation-state actors are actively targeting industrial control systems in energy and water infrastructure, demonstrating how a single compromise can cascade into operational disruption including blackouts, water supply interruption and manufacturing shutdown. In OT environments, the impact is not just data loss—but downtime, safety risk and revenue disruption. Meaningful OT segmentation “Most industrial organizations haven’t implemented meaningful OT segmentation at all—not because they don’t see the risk, but because traditional approaches have been too complex and disruptive,” said Benny Lakunishok, CEO & Co-Founder of Zero Networks. “Organizations need a simple, safe way to contain threats without impacting operations. That’s why leading enterprises are turning to Zero Networks to bring microsegmentation into OT environments—quickly reducing risk without disrupting production.” Additional business momentum includes: 26% of net new deals now include OT environments 37% of customers initially deployed Zero Networks in IT and later expanded into OT Customers average 6 sites or plants per deployment These trends demonstrate increasing demand for a unified security model that spans enterprise IT systems and industrial operations. Industrial organizations face a growing set of operational and cybersecurity challenges, including: Rising ransomware and nation-state attacks targeting industrial environments Increased IT/OT convergence expanding attack surfaces NIS2 requirements across EU critical sectors, increasing the focus on resilience, risk management, incident reporting, supply chain security, and executive accountability High financial impact from unplanned downtime or production disruption Legacy systems that cannot support traditional endpoint-based security tools Lateral movement prevention As a result, OT segmentation, containment, and lateral movement prevention have become top priorities alongside detection. For EU organizations, NIS2 makes this even more urgent: industrial security is no longer just about visibility or response, but proving that critical operations can withstand, contain, and recover from cyber incidents. Microsegmentation helps support that shift by limiting blast radius, enforcing least privilege across IT/OT environments, and reducing the likelihood that one compromised system disrupts production or essential services.