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Gen accelerates agentic security and privacy for the AI era.

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Gen Digital Inc. is developing Cyber Safety platform.

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Gen accelerates agentic security and privacy for the AI era. 0 4 minutes read Gen Agent Trust Hub Now Includes VPN for Agents, Norton 360 Enhances Agent Protection MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Gen (NASDAQ: GEN), a global leader powering Digital Freedom with a family of trusted brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock and MoneyLion, today announced two advancements in its mission to build the trust layer for the AI agent era: the launch of VPN for Agents, the first consumer AI-native VPN built for autonomous AI agents and available through the Gen Agent Trust Hub, and the expansion of Norton AI Agent Protection within Norton 360. With these advancements, Gen is building the go-to consumer Cyber Safety platform that delivers both the trust layer and real-time oversight for AI agents. AI agents are no longer experimental. They read emails, manage financial workflows, execute code, and operate across sensitive accounts on behalf of millions of people every day. While traditional VPNs protect the device and network these agents operate through, they fall short of what AI agents need today. They don't separate your traffic from an agent's or allow control over where agents connect and what they access. As agents take on more complex tasks, dedicated, agent-aware protection is becoming essential. Today's announcement addresses these growing needs...

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