Fortinet Advances Continuous AI Protection with the Acquisition of Virtue AI

Fortinet, IBD Stock Of The Day, Steps Up AI Acquisitions To Build Cloud Platform

Fortinet stock has gained nearly 100% in 2026 amid artificial intelligence-related acquisitions aimed at building cloud platform.

Fortinet Advances Continuous AI Protection with the Acquisition of Virtue AI

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, today announced it has acquired Virtue AI, an innovator in AI runtime protection, automated AI validation, and security…

Fortinet buys Virtue AI to bolster AI security tools

Customers deploying AI agents face wider security gaps as Fortinet adds runtime protection and validation through its Virtue AI deal.

Fortinet expands AI security portfolio with Virtue AI acquisition

Fortinet has acquired Virtue AI, strengthening its broader Security for AI strategy and its vision for securing the agentic enterprise. The acquisition builds on Fortinet’s existing AI security portfolio, which includes the FortiGate Hyperscale Firewall. As organizations deploy AI applications and autonomous agents, their attack surface expands beyond networks, users, endpoints, applications, and cloud workloads. It now includes prompts, models,…