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Protect AI

Former AI security startup, now Palo Alto Networks Prisma AIRS

Automated platformAgents and toolsRuntime guardrailsCompliance mapping

Protect AI’s model scanning, posture management, red teaming and runtime tools were folded into Palo Alto Networks’ Prisma AIRS, and protectai.com now redirects there. Prisma AIRS AI Red Teaming uses profiler and attacker agents with 50+ techniques backed by Unit 42 and huntr research, including multi-turn and multi-agent attacks.

Best for: Palo Alto customers, or buyers who know the old Protect AI name.

Acquired by Palo Alto Networks (closed Jul 2025); now Prisma AIRS

  • ✓ Maps to OWASP
  • – Maps to MITRE ATLAS
  • – Maps to the EU AI Act
  • – SOC 2 or ISO 27001
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Facts checked November 9, 2026 against the sources listed below. Protect AI does not pay to appear here.

1 Legal nameProtect AI
2 HeadquartersSeattle, WA, USA
3 FoundedNot disclosed
4 TeamNot disclosed
5 What they testLLM apps, Agents and tool use, Model supply chain, Prompt injection and jailbreaks, Data leakage, Bias and harms
6 FrameworksNIST AI RMF, OWASP Top 10 (list not specified)
7 CertificationsNot disclosed
8 Published pricesNot disclosed
9 Customers and partnersPalo Alto names Leidos and TELUS Digital as early Prisma AIRS customers.

Worth knowing before you sign

  • Brand and product names (Recon, Guardian, Layer) are retired; you buy Prisma AIRS.
  • No human-led engagement documented on the red teaming page.
  • Frameworks named are NIST AI RMF and an unspecified OWASP Top 10.

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Sources

  1. Palo Alto Networks: acquisition completed
  2. Palo Alto Networks: Prisma AIRS AI Red Teaming
  3. Palo Alto docs: AI red teaming release notes
  4. GeekWire: Series B

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