1728 ET - Arista Networks executives say the heightened threats of AI-fueled cyberattacks is boosting demand for the company's networking security solutions. "As the entire industry responds to AI-powered attack exposure, customers are motivated by the fact that keeping their infrastructure current with security updates will protect, segment and defend against vulnerabilities beyond the network," COO Todd Nightingale tells analysts on a call. Chief Technology Officer Kenneth Duda adds that the company has collaborated with Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and others on security, and that it has one of the lowest security vulnerability and exposure counts in the industry. "True network security has become a must have, not a nice to have," Duda says.