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Cequence Security appointed Russ Schafer, former EVP of Marketing at Fortinet, as Chief Marketing Officer. The appointment follows a record quarter and major customer wins including NTT DOCOMO.

The company is expanding its AI security solutions to protect against AI agent threats, including new products like Agent Trust and AI Gateway. Cequence processes over 10 billion API calls daily and protects 4 billion user accounts.

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) demonstrates strong momentum with XSIAM ARR exceeding $700M (up 70% y/y) and Prisma AIRS reaching $100M ARR in record time, driven by enterprise AI security demand. However, declining gross margins due to SaaS scaling and rising commodity costs, combined with a premium 22.37X forward P/S valuation, warrant caution. The stock receives a Hold rating despite solid long-term growth prospects.