# Prisma AIRS by Palo Alto

> Prisma AIRS is Palo Alto Networks’ enterprise AI security platform, combining model and supply-chain scanning, adversarial testing, posture assessment, runtime protection and AI gateway controls. Its Protect AI lineage dates to 2022; the Prisma AIRS brand launched in April 2025. It serves organizations building and operating AI applications and autonomous agents.

- **Founded:** 2022
- **Headquarters:** Santa Clara, United States
- **Founders:** Ian Swanson (Protect AI co-founder and former CEO), Daryan Dehghanpisheh (Protect AI co-founder and former President), Badar Ahmed (Protect AI co-founder and CTO)
- **Products:** AI Model Security, AI Runtime Security, AI Red Teaming, AI Posture Management and Inventory, Prisma AIRS AI Gateway
- **Notable:** Palo Alto Networks reported over USD 100 million Prisma AIRS ARR and more than 800 customers in September 2026. ARR is not recognized revenue., Protect AI acquisition completed July 22, 2025; fiscal 2026 10-K records USD 635 million purchase consideration., Prisma AIRS 2.0 integrated Protect AI technology in October 2025.

## Products & services

- **AI Model Security** — Scans proprietary and third-party model artifacts in the customer environment; integrates with development workflows.
- **AI Runtime Security** — Network and API inspection of AI interactions for threats including prompt injection and data leakage.
- **AI Red Teaming** — Adversarial testing of AI applications and, with 3.0, agent goals and tool use.
- **AI Posture Management and Inventory** — Finds AI assets and helps assess their security risks.
- **Prisma AIRS AI Gateway** — LLM, MCP and agent-to-agent gateway with identity, governance, runtime inspection, usage and budget controls; generally available July 16, 2026.
- **ModelScan** — Protect AI’s Apache-2.0 open-source scanner for unsafe code in supported serialized model formats; distinct from the commercial platform.

## Achievements

- Palo Alto Networks reported over USD 100 million Prisma AIRS ARR and more than 800 customers in September 2026. ARR is not recognized revenue.
- Protect AI acquisition completed July 22, 2025; fiscal 2026 10-K records USD 635 million purchase consideration.
- Prisma AIRS 2.0 integrated Protect AI technology in October 2025.
- AI Gateway became generally available July 16, 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Fiscal Q4 call reported over USD 100 million ARR and over 800 Prisma AIRS customers.
- **2026-07** — AI Gateway general availability on July 16.
- **2026-05** — Portkey acquisition completed May 29.
- **2026-04** — Koi acquisition completed April 14 to extend agentic endpoint security.
- **2026-03** — Prisma AIRS 3.0 launched March 23; agent discovery, assessment and protection were the focus.

## Links

- Website: https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/ai-security
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/prisma-airs-by-palo-alto-networks/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/PaloAltoNtwks
- GitHub: https://github.com/protectai
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/paloaltonetworks
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paloaltonetworks/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PaloAltoNetworks/

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Last updated: 2026-10-01