Fortinet acquires AI runtime security firm Virtue AI

• Fortinet acquired Virtue AI to expand its Security for AI strategy, adding runtime protection and automated validation for AI systems.
• The deal targets risks in AI deployments beyond traditional IT, including prompts, models, agents, MCP tools, API calls, AI infrastructure.
• Virtue AI capabilities include agent red-teaming, governance visibility, continuous validation, real-time guardrails across multimodal content.
• The acquisition complements FortiAIGate, extending protections from LLM prompt security into broader model and agent lifecycle controls.
• Financial terms were not disclosed; Fortinet described the consideration as immaterial to its business.

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