NTT Data and Palo Alto Networks have formed a strategic alliance to help organizations implement AI securely. The collaboration combines AI-powered cybersecurity with consultancy and managed services, aiming for $1 billion in joint revenue by 2029.
NTT Data and Palo Alto Networks aim to help organizations adopt AI securely and strengthen their cyber resilience. The alliance, the first of its kind for Palo Alto Networks with a global system integrator, focuses on six strategic transformation areas.
Collaboration for secure AI implementation
The alliance combines Palo Alto Networks’ AI-driven cybersecurity platforms with NTT Data’s consultancy, engineering, and managed services. The goal is to help clients assess cyber risks, deploy AI securely, and continuously optimize security. Both companies are committed to joint innovation, shared engineering, and coordinated global delivery.
Six focus areas
The initial solutions focus on critical sectors such as financial services, healthcare, and the public sector. The six transformation areas include autonomous security operations centers, AI governance, identity security, zero trust and SASE, resilient cloud, and firewall modernization. This approach is intended to help organizations reduce complexity and respond faster to cyber threats.
Global scale and expertise
NTT Data brings in more than 7,500 cybersecurity professionals and 20 autonomous cyber defense centers. Palo Alto Networks provides AI-powered platforms and Unit 42 threat intelligence. Together, they aim to offer a seamless approach for the implementation of AI security services.