Palo Alto Networks acquires Console to expand Cortex agentic features
Palo Alto Networks said it acquired Console on Sept. 1, 2026, in a move it says will add AI-native, agentic features to its Cortex security operations platform.
Palo Alto Networks said on Sept. 1, 2026, that it acquired Console, an AI-native platform the company says will expand agentic capabilities in its Cortex security operations offering.
The company said the deal is meant to help security teams investigate signals, prioritize work and take action across their environment. Palo Alto Networks said Console is intended to support AI-driven analysis and action across enterprise operations and help resolve alerts, issues and requests at machine speed.
Why it matters
The acquisition shows Palo Alto Networks’ effort to add more automation to its security operations tools. In the announcement, the company said it is moving away from dashboards and tickets and toward natural-language workflows that can query data and trigger responses more directly.
The company said the goal is to deepen agentic capabilities in Cortex, which sits within Palo Alto Networks’ security operations product line.
Background and context
Palo Alto Networks described Console as an AI-native platform built around the idea that users should state an operational goal and let software handle the complexity. The company said the platform enables agentic capabilities and is designed to apply AI-driven analysis and action across enterprise operations.
The release also included standard product, trademark and forward-looking-statement language. It did not disclose a purchase price, financing terms, employee counts, deal structure details or regulatory approvals.
What officials said
Nikesh Arora, chairman and chief executive of Palo Alto Networks, said customers can have a direct conversation with data and build agentic workflows in natural language. He said the system can help alert and remediate issues automatically and described the shift as “software-as-an-agent.”
Console co-founder and chief executive Andrei Serban said the company was built on the idea that people should express an operational goal and intelligent software should handle the complexity. He said Console’s customers have shown that agents can reduce overhead and transform business, and that joining Palo Alto Networks will provide security expertise, a platform foundation and global scale.
What happens next
Palo Alto Networks said the acquisition has occurred, but the release did not provide timing for product integration or other closing details. The company said the move is intended to support broader enterprise adoption of Console’s technology inside Cortex.
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