Palo Alto Networks and NTT DATA team up on a $1 billion AI security push

An AI agent deployed inside a bank or hospital system does not sit still. It queries databases, moves files, and calls other software on its own schedule. To do any of that, it needs credentials, just like an employee does. In February, Palo Alto Networks put the ratio at more than 80 machine accounts for every human one inside a typical enterprise. Most security teams cannot produce a full list of them, so they cannot say who or what has access to their most sensitive systems. NTT DATA and P...