Orange unit signs deal to Mistral’s latest AI cybersecurity model

Oct 29 (Reuters) French telecom group Orange s digital security arm on Thursday announced a partnership ​with Mistral AI to ‌equip its products with a cybersecurity variant of the startup s latest AI model. The deal gives Orange Cyberdefense, one ‌of ​Europe s largest cybersecurity ⁠providers, access to ⁠a European AI model at a time when the industry grapples with hackers using AI ​to launch increased attacks on a greater scale. • Orange will ⁠rely on computing ⁠capacity located in Europe ​to run models dedicated to its ​cybersecurity operations, the company said. • ‌The rollout will be gradual and, at first, limited to select services Orange provides to ⁠corporate and public-sector clients. • The company s initial focus is on testing clients defenses ⁠to ‌find vulnerabilities before attackers ⁠do, and on investigating ​breaches ‌faster once they occur. • ​Orange Cyberdefense ⁠reported €1.3 billion ($1.45 billion) in revenue in 2025. Financial terms were not disclosed. ($1 = 0.8971