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His team of product managers, engineers and researchers deliver best-in-class enterprise security products and services to help to protect users, applications and infrastructure from cybersecurity threats. An innovation-driven technology leader who holds over 100 U.S. patents, Anand leads the AI transformation of the Network Security business. His team has developed a range of advanced security capabilities including: Prisma AIRS, a comprehensive AI security platform; Strata, an AI-powered platform; Cloud Delivered Security Services (CDSS); Secure Access Service Edge (SASE); Next Generation Firewalls (NGFW); and Zero Trust solutions. As a dynamic leader, Anand is dedicated to building strong, diverse and motivated teams focused on creating innovative security products and solutions for some of the world's biggest enterprise customers. Before joining Palo Alto Networks, Anand was SVP of Engineering for Cisco's Intent-Based Networking Group. At Cisco he was responsible for building the complete set of platforms and solutions for the Cisco enterprise networking portfolio. The portfolio spans enterprise products across routing, access switching, IoT connectivity, wireless, and network and cloud services deployed for customers worldwide. He joined Cisco through the acquisition of Starent Networks, and earlier in his career, held leadership roles at Siara Systems, Sun Microsystems and Ericsson. Anand holds a bachelor's degree in telecommunications from the College of Engineering, Pune, India and a master's degree in computer networking from the University of Southern California.... [Learn more](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/perspectives/author/anand-oswal/) ## IN THIS ARTICLE Enterprise security has a dark secret, one that threatens to undermine the multibillion dollar investments being made in artificial intelligence. Organizations have spent countless hours building fortified castles to protect their AI models and data lakes. Yet every day, the primary interface to these powerful systems --- the browser --- remains an uncontrolled and unlocked front door. Security leaders have rightly focused on securing the core of their AI infrastructure. Their focus, however, has often missed the most common point of interaction: the browser, a tool now transformed into a direct threat to innovation by the explosion of generative AI. For all intents and purposes, the browser is the proverbial "front door" of the AI journey, the dynamic space where human ingenuity and machine intelligence converge. Unfortunately, leaving this front door ajar places a hard ceiling on the potential of an organization's most strategic initiatives. ## Fresh Wave of Browser-Borne Risks The adoption of generative AI has introduced a new class of threats that are born and executed within the browser, far beyond the reach of traditional network security. The scale of this new risk is staggering. A recent internal study among our customers showed that GenAI traffic is up over 890% in 2024. Consequently, data security incidents related to GenAI had more than doubled. These are not theoretical exploits; they are happening now, and one of the most common is the inadvertent exposure of sensitive data. For example, a well-meaning product manager, trying to summarize internal research, pastes confidential details about an upcoming product launch into a public LLM prompt. In that instant, sensitive intellectual property has been used to train a third-party model, with no visibility or control. The risks, though, extend far beyond data leakage. Malicious prompt injection, where an attacker crafts a query to trick AI into performing an unauthorized action, [is another growing threat](https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/new-frontier-of-genai-threats-a-comprehensive-guide-to-prompt-attacks/). Imagine an AI-powered customer support bot, accessed through a standard web browser, being manipulated by a malicious prompt to reveal another customer's personal information. These are serious application-layer attacks that exploit the trusted interface of the browser and put billions of data records at risk. ## New Architecture of Control To combat these new, browser-borne threats, the enterprise browser itself must become the new architecture of control. This is its new mandate: to evolve from a simple access tool into a sophisticated security platform, providing the deep visibility and granular control required to safely enable the widespread use of AI. The foundation for this platform begins with a fundamental shift to a zero trust framework that extends to the browser itself --- where all activity context is visible. This framework enforces rigorous device posture checks and continuous trust verification before granting access to any application. It means having the power to enforce a new standard of more granular digital hygiene directly at the point of interaction. This includes the ability to dynamically mask sensitive data within prompts, prevent unauthorized screenshots of sensitive data and manage file transfers to block uploads of intellectual property to personal drives. The framework creates a secure workspace within the browser, protecting business applications from web-based threats and compromised endpoints. For too long, the browser has been the unspoken vulnerability in our security strategies. By transforming it into an intelligent control point, we categorically address this "dark secret." Securing this critical avenue closes an important security gap and unlocks the full potential of AI. It provides the confidence needed to empower employees, accelerate development, and build the next wave of innovation safely. The browser goes beyond just being the front door. It is also the foundation for enabling AI with confidence and control. See what the [browser can do for you](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/sase/prisma-browser). Curious about what else Anand has to say? 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