NB563: Palo Alto Networks Nets Koi for AI Security; Quantum Networking Notches Research Wins
From Network Break by Packet Pushers
February 23, 2026 · 31 min · Episode 563
About this episode
The episode discusses recent developments in AI security and quantum networking, including a vulnerability in NLTK and Palo Alto Networks' acquisition of a startup.
Take a Network Break! We start with follow-ups on secure browsers and data centers in space, and then sound the red alert about an RCE vulnerability in NLTK. On the news front, Palo Alto Networks acquires a startup that monitors endpoints for malicious packages, browser extensions, scripts, and other threats, Lumen debuts a multi-cloud gateway ... Read more »
Topics covered
- AI Security
- Quantum Networking
- RCE Vulnerability
- Endpoint Monitoring
- Multi-Cloud Gateway
Keywords
- Palo Alto Networks
- AI Security
- Quantum Networking
- RCE Vulnerability
- NLTK
- Endpoint Monitoring
- Lumen
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Palo Alto Networks, Lumen
Products: NLTK
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