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.
Cybersecurity giant Fortinet on Monday announced the acquisition of AI security company Virtue AI.
The enterprise security and governance platform made by Virtue AI provides automated testing, real-time protection, and compliance oversight specifically built for AI models, conversational applications, and autonomous agents.
One of the platform’s components conducts automated red-teaming to uncover vulnerabilities using over 100 proprietary attack algorithms across hundreds of attack vectors and risk categories.
Source: https://www.securityweek.com/fortinet-acquires-ai-security-company-virtue-ai/
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