Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) announced new security products designed to help organizations manage AI adoption across distributed operations. The company introduced the HPE Juniper Networking SRX400 Series Firewalls, expanded hybrid mesh security architecture, and resilience-centered enhancements at the RSA Conference.

The SRX400 series extends security protection to smaller sites and space-constrained environments, supporting standardized security from core to edge with hardware-rooted protections. The firewalls are designed for high performance and streamlined management in compact form factors.

HPE's hybrid mesh firewall enhancements include new AI governance capabilities. These features provide visibility and access management for AI websites and applications, allowing organizations to restrict access and block unauthorized AI websites. The system includes prompt-level inspection to filter keywords and manage file uploads to external AI tools while maintaining access to approved applications.

"In the AI era, security can no longer be bolted on or managed in isolation," said David Hughes, SVP & GM, SASE and Security for Networking at HPE. "HPE helps customers standardize policy and consistently enforce it across distributed environments so they can adopt AI with confidence."

The company also announced security enhancements across its product portfolio, including workload and recovery resilience improvements in HPE Zerto Software with Microsoft Defender integration. HPE is extending confidential computing capabilities in HPE Morpheus Software using hardware-based trusted execution environments from AMD and Intel.

HPE plans to add post-quantum cryptography capabilities to Junos OS Evolved and will extend support to Junos by summer 2026, aligning with National Institute of Standards and Technology compliance standards.

The HPE Juniper Networking SRX400 series firewalls and AI governance features will be available in Q2 2026. HPE Zerto Software 10 U9 is planned for April availability, while HPE StoreOnce OS 5.2 is currently available. Confidential computing in HPE Morpheus Software will be available in Q3 2026.