I am incredibly proud to share that Palo Alto Networks has been named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner^® Magic Quadrant^™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms for the fourth consecutive year. For us, this recognition is a testament to our team's relentless vision as we continue to define endpoint defense—from the pioneer days of XDR to the new frontier of agentic AI.

We believe our repeated recognition as a Leader is built on a single, uncompromising commitment to our customers and partners: empowering organizations with reduced overhead, rapid threat response, a strengthened security posture, and the resilient protection required to close the most critical security gaps. We are now leading the shift into the agentic era. While AI agents significantly boost enterprise productivity, they also introduce novel attack surfaces that legacy EDR tools are unable to protect. As the pioneer of XDR, we are committed to defining the next generation of cybersecurity by securing this new frontier.

Cortex^® XDR is helping customers:

• Secure Agentic AI with Koi: Gain unprecedented visibility, guardrails, and control over AI agents and agentic tools before they become a liability.
• Stop the Unseen: Leverage battle-tested prevention powered by behavioral analytics, and industry-leading automation and response.
• Unify Your Defense: Consolidate your endpoint and workspace security with a proven, four-time industry Leader.

We are incredibly proud to be recognized as a Leader once again, an acknowledgement that belongs just as much to our customers and partners as it does to us. Your trust, feedback, and real-world challenges keep us sharp and dictate our roadmap. At the end of the day, our continued leadership is built on one core promise: make each day more secure than the day before.

To get the full story and a comprehensive analysis of the endpoint security market, I invite you to read the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant report.

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Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms, By Deepak Mishra, Evgeny Mirolyubov, Nikul Patel, May 29, 2026

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