Palo Alto Networks Fuels Google Cloud Pact to Guard AI Stack

Landmark Cybersecurity Deal Embeds Prisma AIRS in Google Cloud for AI Protection Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • December 19, 2025

An expanded partnership between Palo Alto Networks and Google Cloud will see the cybersecurity company leaning on the tech giant's compute complements Google's proposed $32 billion buy of Wiz.

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The multi-billion collaboration announced Friday aligns Palo Alto's network and AI security offerings with Google Cloud's infrastructure and AI tools, including Vertex AI and Gemini. This partnership expansion aims to build security directly into every layer of modern cloud and AI deployments, especially as customers adopt multi-cloud strategies, according to the companies. The agreement requires Palo Alto to pay Google nearly $10 billion over several years, reported Reuters, citing a "person with direct knowledge of the matter."

"It's a bit of an interesting, unexpected announcement," said Forrester ...