The New Security Stack: Platforms, Partners, and AI-Driven Innovation Ft. Michael Khoury, Palo Alto Networks

About this episode

The episode discusses the evolution of cybersecurity strategies in an AI-first world with insights from Michael Khoury of Palo Alto Networks.

Enterprises today are managing increasingly complex cybersecurity environments across cloud, AI systems, applications, endpoints, and enterprise networks. As AI adoption accelerates, organizations are under pressure to secure AI-driven environments while responding to faster and more sophisticated threats. In this episode of the Zinnov Podcast, Rajat Kohli, Partner, Zinnov speaks with Michael Khoury, Vice President, Global Ecosystem Partners, Palo Alto Networks, about the shift from point products to platform-led cybersecurity strategies and what it means for enterprises, partners, MSSPs, hyperscalers, and global system integrators. Michael Khoury shares perspectives on how enterprises are navigating cybersecurity complexity in an AI-first world, and how ecosystem models are evolving alongside it. The conversation explores: • Why AI is accelerating platform-led cybersecurity • The rise of MSSPs and cloud marketplaces as key routes to market • How enterprises are reducing security complexity through platformization • What differentiates advanced ecosystem partners in the AI era Tune in now.

People in this episode

Host: Rajat Kohli

Guest: Michael Khoury

Topics covered

• cybersecurity
• AI-driven innovation
• platform-led strategies
• MSSPs
• cloud marketplaces
• enterprise security

Keywords

• cybersecurity
• AI
• platformization
• MSSPs
• cloud
• enterprise networks
• ecosystem partners

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Organizations: Palo Alto Networks

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