Palo Alto Networks CEO says the enterprise could not welcome agentic AI browsers

In a Thursday interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer, Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora urged the enterprise will not be snug with browsers run by agentic synthetic intelligence.

“I feel until there are controls constructed into agentic browsers, that are oriented round credentials and enterprise safety, they are not going to be allowed in enterprises in 24 months,” Arora mentioned.

Arora defined that as a client, he likes the concept of an agentic browser — one that may, for instance, carry out duties like reserving airplane tickets, making reservations or calling Ubers. Nonetheless, he mentioned that browsers would wish “credentials” from customers, and so customers’ “capability and need to present them autonomy turns into necessary.”

He predicted that many main tech corporations will begin to develop agentic browsers, noting they’re already spending billions to create and function spectacular fashions. However he mentioned agentic browsers are “at odds with the enterprise,” as corporations could be cautious of the AI brokers’ autonomy.

Arora talked about his firm’s plans to purchase CyberArk, an Israeli id safety supplier. The acquisition is price $25 billion and could be the most important deal the cybersecurity firm has ever made. He claimed {that a} substantial majority of breaches happen due to credential theft. Arora urged that in comparison with 15 or 20 years in the past, it is now simpler for extra members of an organization to have the credentials to entry privileged data — “the crown jewels” — which suggests staff must be protected equally.

“[CyberArk] discovered a method with the bottom intrusion, lowest friction, lowest latency method potential, to determine a option to handle the crown jewels and handle the entry for all of customers,” Arora mentioned.

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