NTT Data and Palo Alto Networks have agreed to a multi-year partnership.
They will jointly develop and support AI services for corporate cyber defense.
The goal is $1 billion in business by the end of 2029.
What happened
NTT Data Group announced a multi-year partnership with Palo Alto Networks to help companies deploy AI for cyber defense. The collaboration targets $1 billion (about ¥160 billion) in business by the end of 2029.
Why it matters
The partnership extends beyond selling Palo Alto's software, which NTT Data already did, into joint service development and integration with NTT Data's existing offerings. It taps NTT Data's 7,500+ security specialists to support customers from strategy through operation.
What to watch
The companies plan to use AI agents that autonomously detect and respond to cyberattacks, with a focus on the financial, healthcare, and manufacturing sectors. The services will target the global market, including Japan.
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The partnership builds on an existing relationship where NTT Data already sold Palo Alto Networks' software. The new agreement expands this into co-developing cyber defense services and exploring ways to embed Palo Alto's technology into NTT Data's existing services. NTT Data's strength lies in its 7,500+ security specialists, which it plans to further train to make handling Palo Alto's products easier, including using forward deployed engineers to support customers on-site.
Palo Alto Networks, known for security software, recently expanded its product lineup in February by acquiring the Israeli company CyberArk. The broader context is that AI is making cyberattacks more sophisticated, a point the article links to the need for AI-based defenses. NTT Data separately announced in July it would launch an AI service that uses multiple advanced AI models to diagnose software vulnerabilities, indicating a growing focus on AI-driven security solutions.
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