Fortinet Advances Continuous AI Protection with the Acquisition of Virtue AI

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Fortinet Advances Continuous AI Protection with the Acquisition of Virtue AI

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, today announced it has acquired Virtue AI, an innovator in AI runtime protection, automated AI validation, and security…

Fortinet's Virtue AI deal targets AI agent risk

Fortinet has acquired Virtue AI, a specialist in AI runtime protection, automated AI validation and security for autonomous AI systems, as it extends its reach into safeguarding agentic enterprise deployments. The deal builds on Fortinet’s wider Security for AI strategy and adds to a portfolio that already includes the FortiGate Hyperscale Firewall, with the aim of protecting AI systems from development through to live operation by folding in Vi…

Fortinet eyes AI security gains with Virtue AI acquisition

Fortinet has announced the acquisition of Virtue AI, an AI security specialist that provides runtime protection, automated validation, and security for autonomous AI systems.The move will see Virtue AI’s capabilities added to Fortinet’s existing AI security portfolio, which includes FortiGate Hyperscale Firewall and FortiAIGate.The cybersecurity giant said the deal will strengthen its ability to protect AI models, applications, and agentic syste…

Fortinet acquires Virtue AI to strengthen continuous protection for agentic AI

The acquisition expands Fortinet’s AI security capabilities from model protection to validation, governance and runtime defence across the AI lifecycle The post Fortinet acquires Virtue AI to strengthen continuous protection for agentic AI appeared first on Express Computer.

Fortinet Acquires AI Security Company Virtue AI

Fortinet will use Virtue AI technology to enhance its AI security portfolio, including for AI models, applications, and agentic systems. The post Fortinet Acquires AI Security Company Virtue AI appeared first on SecurityWeek.