{"id":5207,"date":"2026-02-13T13:06:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T21:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.paloaltonetworks.com\/perspectives\/?p=5207"},"modified":"2026-02-13T13:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T21:06:13","slug":"why-i-take-the-position-no-security-then-no-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/origin-www.paloaltonetworks.in\/perspectives\/why-i-take-the-position-no-security-then-no-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Take the Position: “No Security? Then No AI”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We are currently witnessing a massive shift in the enterprise. We are moving from AI that talks<\/em> (chatbots) to AI that acts<\/em> (agents).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This shift should change every CIO\u2019s mindset when it comes to security. When an AI is just summarizing emails, the risk is manageable. But when an AI is executing financial transactions, provisioning software, or writing complex RFPs, the risk profile explodes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This reality has led me to take a position that often surprises my peers: If you don’t have AI-specific security, don’t do AI.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Velocity Trap<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Everyone wants “Business Velocity.” But in the rush to adopt AI, many leaders mistake speed<\/em> for velocity. Remember: Speed is just moving fast. Velocity is speed with direction and quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you deploy AI agents without deep visibility, you might get speed, but you will also accelerate your mistakes. As I tell my team: AI makes great things go faster, but it makes bad things go faster, too.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Chatbots to “Doing”<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To understand why security is the prerequisite for velocity, look at how we are using agents internally at Palo Alto Networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We didn’t just want a bot to answer questions. We wanted action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n