Why AI's Biggest Risk Isn't Technical
Palo-Alto-Networks, Thursday, February 12th, 2026
This article is based on a conversation with Nikesh Arora on the 100th episode of the Threat Vector podcast.
"Most technologists think about technology, not about cybersecurity," Nikesh Arora says. "Cybersecurity is kind of like insurance. Let's go make great things happen, and let's make sure on the way we purchase insurance."
Coming from the CEO of the world's largest cybersecurity company, it's the quiet part said out loud, and it explains why AI deployment is racing ahead while security scrambles to keep up.