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The 2026 CRN AI 100<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.crn.com\/news\/security\/2026\/the-20-hottest-ai-cybersecurity-companies-the-2026-crn-ai-100<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-04-06 12:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.crn.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points. <\/p>\n

Vendors with new products and capabilities for discovery unsanctioned \u201cshadow AI\u201d tools and securing the usage of AI and agents in real time made CRN\u2019s AI 100 list for 2026.<\/p>\n

From protecting sensitive data in AI applications to securing the activities of AI agents, a vast array of vendors in the cybersecurity industry have now expanded into the AI security space. The widespread adoption of all manner of AI-powered tools for productivity has led to high demand for new products and capabilities from security vendors\u2014especially those products that can reduce the risk of data breaches and other cyberattacks via the AI attack surface.
\n [Related: 10 Key AI Security Controls For 2026]
\n As part of CRN\u2019s AI 100 for 2026, we\u2019ve selected 20 cybersecurity vendors that that have brought new capabilities focused on boosting visibility through discovery\u2014both for how employees are using sanctioned AI tools as well as the usage of unsanctioned \u201cshadow AI\u201d systems.
\n Another major emphasis has been on the rise of autonomous or semi\u2011autonomous AI agents, and the need to secure their activities in real time to prevent data exposure and other cyber risks. In this vein, security and management around identity, access and privileges is pivotal, as reflected in many of the new products now hitting the market.
\n Underlying many of the latest AI security product releases is a focus on providing enforcement in real time and detecting threats as they are occurring, not merely after the fact. Ultimately, the urgency of concerns around AI and agentic AI is driving massive investment in new capabilities from the security industry, creating huge new opportunities for solution providers that work with leading vendors.
\n What follows are the 20 hottest AI security companies of 2026.<\/p>\n

1Password
\n David Faugno
\n CEO
\n 1Password recently debuted its new unified access platform that aims to provide improved discovery, security and audit access for all identities, including AI agent identities. The new 1Password Unified Access offering covers human, machine and AI agent identities, providing a clear model for providing access security in the AI sphere, according to the Toronto, Ontario-based company.<\/p>\n

Cato Networks
\n Shlomo Kramer
\n Co-Founder, CEO
\n Cato Networks expanded its SASE Cloud platform to provide protection for AI adoption with the acquisition of Aim Security in September 2025. The Tel Aviv, Israel-based company\u2019s acquisition has brought capabilities for securing the usage of both public and private AI applications, including AI agents, as well as AI security posture management (AI-SPM).<\/p>\n

Check Point Software Technologies
\n Nadav Zafrir
\n CEO
\n Check Point Software Technologies, based in Tel Aviv, Israel, recently debuted its new AI Defense Plane offering with an aim toward delivering enhanced security for agentic-enabled enterprises. AI Defense Plane delivers key modules including security for workforce AI, which offers visibility, governance and runtime protection for AI usage by employees.<\/p>\n

Cloudflare
\n Matthew Prince
\n Co-Founder, CEO
\n Cloudflare recently expanded its Cloudflare One platform with new capabilities such as AI security posture management (AI-SPM) for protecting AI usage and enforcing policies. Key functionality includes discovery for how workers are utilizing AI, protection against unsanctioned \u201cshadow AI\u201d usage and safeguards for sensitive data, the San Francisco-based company said.<\/p>\n

CrowdStrike
\n George Kurtz
\n Co-Founder, CEO
\n CrowdStrike recently announced general availability for its Falcon AI Detection and Response offering, which boosts security around AI prompts and agent interactions, as well as for AI agent discovery and shadow AI governance. The Austin, Texas-based cybersecurity giant also launched its new Falcon Data Security offering, featuring protection of sensitive GenAI data.<\/p>\n

Cyera
\n Yotam Segev
\n Co-Founder, CEO
\n Cyera recently launched a set of new capabilities for protecting AI adoption, including its new Browser Shield tool. The offering delivers real-time visibility and discovery for AI used within browsers\u2014whether those tools are managed or unmanaged, New York-based Cyera said.<\/p>\n

Darktrace
\n Ed Jennings
\n President, CEO
\n Darktrace recently announced that it has released its new Adaptive Human Defense offering to offer an AI-era alternative to traditional security awareness training. Adaptive Human Defense offers adaptive coaching for employees in real time, leveraging behavioral AI to educate users during the workday, the Cambridge, U.K.-based company said.<\/p>\n

Fortinet
\n Ken Xie
\n Co-Founder, Chairman, CEO
\n Fortinet\u2019s FortiAI offering delivers security for AI across infrastructure, models and workloads as well as data and supply chains, according to the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company. Key capabilities include security for LLMs and prevention of unsanctioned \u201cshadow AI\u201d usage via real-time scanning, the company said.<\/p>\n

Netskope
\n Sanjay Beri
\n Co-Founder, CEO
\n Netskope recently debuted a suite of new AI security products within its Netskope One platform including the new Agentic Broker, which delivers visibility and control for MCP transactions. Other new products from the Santa Clara, Calf.-based company include prevention for AI-specific threats along with inspection and enforcement of security policies related to private AI applications and LLMs.<\/p>\n

Okta
\n Todd McKinnon
\n Co-Founder, CEO
\n Okta recently disclosed what it\u2019s calling the \u201cnew blueprint for the secure agentic enterprise,\u201d with the unveiling of a new framework for addressing the most critical questions amid the adoption of agentic AI. The implementation of the framework is enabled in part by the Okta for AI Agents offering, which will be available in April, the San Francisco-based company said.<\/p>\n

Orca Security
\n Gil Geron
\n Co-Founder, CEO
\n Orca Security recently announced the addition of new AI security capabilities including runtime AI threat detection. With the update, Tel Aviv, Israel-based Orca said it\u2019s now able to identify all interactions between workloads, identities and other processes with AI systems\u2014enabling an understanding of how AI is being utilized while detecting data exposure.<\/p>\n

Palo Alto Networks
\n Nikesh Arora
\n Chairman, CEO
\n Palo Alto Networks recently unveiled the next generation of its AI security platform with the debut of Prisma AIRS 3.0, featuring discovery capabilities such as instant inventorying of AI agents and models, as well as their connections across environments. Prisma AIRS 3.0 also provides the means to map an AI agent\u2019s complete architecture while also scanning for vulnerabilities within the agent, the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company said.<\/p>\n

Proofpoint
\n Sumit Dhawan
\n CEO
\n Proofpoint announced extending its capabilities for AI-powered DSPM (data security posture management) to on-premises environments as a way to protect the entire enterprise IT deployment. For the many partners and customers seeking to enable AI adoption right now, the move enables teams to provide data access at the proper privilege level no matter where it\u2019s located, according to the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company.<\/p>\n

Rubrik
\n Bipul Sinha
\n Co-Founder, CEO
\n Rubrik recently announced that it\u2019s launching what it calls the \u201cfirst AI governance engine\u201d in the data security industry that can provide real-time security and control for autonomous agents. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based vendor said that the Semantic AI Governance Engine includes key capabilities such as semantic policy interpretation for translating natural language instructions into machine logic.<\/p>\n

SailPoint
\n Mark McClain
\n Founder, CEO
\n SailPoint recently announced the debut of Shadow AI Remediation, which provides discovery, monitoring and security for the use of unsanctioned \u201cshadow AI\u201d tools. Key capabilities include real-time visibility for unmonitored AI tools and proactive remediation for misuse of unauthorized tools, the Austin, Texas-based company said.<\/p>\n

SentinelOne
\n Tomer Weingarten
\n Co-Founder, CEO
\n Key recent announcements from SentinelOne included a new Prompt Security offering that protects AI usage within on-premises environments, including sovereign and air-gapped data centers. The Prompt Security On-Premise offering provides self-hosted AI security, with discovery for unsanctioned \u201cshadow AI\u201d usage and real-time redaction of sensitive data, the Mountain View, Calif.-based company said.<\/p>\n

TrendAI
\n Eva Chen
\n Co-Founder, CEO
\n TrendAI recently announced the debut of the TrendAI Agentic Governance Gateway, which provides visibility and control for interactions between autonomous AI agents. Key capabilities include understanding of the intent behind communications between agents, visibility across systems where agents are interacting and policy enforcement for agentic actions, the Irving, Texas-based company said.<\/p>\n

Upwind
\n Amiram Shachar
\n Co-Founder, CEO
\n Upwind recently unveiled its AI security portfolio of products including AI-SPM (AI security posture management), AIDR (AI detection and response) and AI-BOM (AI bill of materials). The Tel Aviv, Israel-based startup also debuted capabilities for AI network visibility as well as MCP security and AI security testing.<\/p>\n

Wiz
\n Assaf Rappaport
\n Co-Founder, CEO
\n Wiz recently announced the launch of its new AI Application Protection Platform, which is aimed at providing \u201cend-to-end\u201d security for AI applications, the Google-owned company said. The platform provides the necessary context to developer and security teams to enable an understanding of the real cyber risks, empowering these teams to take improved security actions, New York-based Wiz said.<\/p>\n

Zscaler
\n Jay Chaudhry
\n Founder, Chairman, CEO
\n Zscaler recently unveiled its new Zscaler AI Security portfolio with capabilities including AI asset management and secure AI access. The AI security suite also includes capabilities for securing AI infrastructure and applications such as AI red teaming, prompt hardening and runtime guardrails, the San Jose, Calif.-based company said.<\/p>\n

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