Fortinet Acquires AI Security Firm Virtue AI
Summary
Fortinet announced its acquisition of Virtue AI, whose platform provides AI red-teaming, agent protection, governance, continuous validation, and runtime guardrails. Financial terms were not disclosed; Fortinet said the amount was immaterial to its business.
Key points
- Fortinet announced the acquisition of AI security company Virtue AI.
- Virtue AI’s platform tests AI models, conversational applications, and autonomous agents for security risks.
- Its automated red-teaming uses more than 100 proprietary attack algorithms across hundreds of attack vectors and risk categories.
- The platform provides runtime guardrails, monitors agents for unsafe actions, scans generated code and tools for vulnerabilities, and enforces customizable policies.
- Fortinet said it will use Virtue AI’s red-teaming, agent protection and governance, continuous validation, and guardrail capabilities to enhance its AI security offering.
- The financial terms were not disclosed; Fortinet said the amount paid was immaterial to its business.
Article Details
- Event Type
- Acquisition
- Impact
- Fortinet acquired Virtue AI to enhance its AI security offering with agentic-system red teaming, agent protection and governance, continuous AI validation, and real-time guardrails. Financial terms were not disclosed; Fortinet said the amount paid was immaterial to its business.