Palo Alto Networks Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) on Tuesday unveiled Unit 42 Managed XSIAM 2.0 (MSIAM 2.0) alongside findings from its 2026 Global Incident Response Report, which analyzed over 750 high-stakes incidents.
The report found 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.
Identity and Complexity Are the Attacker’s Edge
Identity weaknesses were exploited in 89% of investigations, while 87% of attacks spanned multiple attack surfaces. Unit 42 linked 90% of data breaches to misconfigurations or security gaps. SaaS supply chain attacks have surged 3.8 times since 2022, and 48% of attacks now involve the browser.
Sam Rubin, SVP of Unit 42 Consulting & Threat Intelligence at Palo Alto Networks, said: “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.”
MSIAM 2.0 and the Breach Response Guarantee
Built on Cortex XSIAM, MSIAM 2.0 provides 24/7 expert-led monitoring and includes what the company calls the industry’s most comprehensive Breach Response Guarantee, delivering 250 hours of elite incident response support.
MSIAM 2.0 moves the industry from managing tools to delivering measurable outcomes. By taking full accountability for the entire threat lifecycle, the company said, the gap between attack and containment is eliminated.
Karim Temsamani, President of Next Generation Security at Palo Alto Networks, stated: “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.”
Craig Robinson, Research Vice President, Security Services at IDC, added: “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.”
PANW Price Action: Palo Alto Networks shares were down 0.51% at $166.10 during premarket trading on Tuesday, according to Benzinga Pro data.
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