Palo Alto Networks Unveils New Cybersecurity Offering

Palo Alto Networks introduces MSIAM 2.0 with a Breach Response Guarantee as AI-powered attacks accelerate

Published on Feb. 18, 2026

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Palo Alto Networks has unveiled its new Unit 42 Managed XSIAM 2.0 (MSIAM 2.0) offering, which provides 24/7 expert-led monitoring and a comprehensive Breach Response Guarantee. This comes as the company's 2026 Global Incident Response Report found that adversaries are leveraging AI to accelerate attacks by 4 times over the past year, with the fastest breaches compressing initial access to data exfiltration into just 72 minutes.

Why it matters

The report highlights the growing threat of AI-powered cyberattacks, which are exploiting identity weaknesses and spanning multiple attack surfaces. Palo Alto Networks is positioning MSIAM 2.0 as a solution that takes full accountability for the entire threat lifecycle, aiming to eliminate the gap between attack and containment.

The details

MSIAM 2.0 is built on Cortex XSIAM and provides 24/7 expert-led monitoring, as well as the industry's most comprehensive Breach Response Guarantee, delivering 250 hours of elite incident response support. The company says this moves the industry from managing tools to delivering measurable outcomes, taking full accountability for the entire threat lifecycle.

  • Palo Alto Networks unveiled MSIAM 2.0 on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
  • The 2026 Global Incident Response Report analyzed over 750 high-stakes incidents.

The players

Palo Alto Networks

An American cybersecurity company that provides firewall and other cybersecurity solutions.

Sam Rubin

SVP of Unit 42 Consulting & Threat Intelligence at Palo Alto Networks.

Karim Temsamani

President of Next Generation Security at Palo Alto Networks.

Craig Robinson

Research Vice President, Security Services at IDC.

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What they’re saying

“Enterprise complexity has become the adversary's greatest advantage. This risk is compounded as attackers increasingly target credentials, utilizing autonomous AI agents to bridge human and machine identities for independent action.”

— Sam Rubin, SVP of Unit 42 Consulting & Threat Intelligence

“Security is measured in outcomes, not alerts. MSIAM 2.0 fuses the award-winning power of Cortex XSIAM with elite 24/7 proactive hunting and remediation to deliver total certainty. The Breach Response Guarantee is a testament to our absolute confidence in our platform and team. We don't just monitor the fight; we end it.”

— Karim Temsamani, President of Next Generation Security

“Organizations that rely on isolated tools or traditional SOC models aren't set up for success in an era where cyberattacks span across every attack surface.”

— Craig Robinson, Research Vice President, Security Services (IDC)

What’s next

Palo Alto Networks plans to provide more details on the capabilities and performance of MSIAM 2.0 in the coming weeks.

The takeaway

Palo Alto Networks is positioning MSIAM 2.0 as a comprehensive solution that takes full accountability for the entire threat lifecycle, aiming to help organizations address the growing threat of AI-powered cyberattacks that exploit identity weaknesses and span multiple attack surfaces.