Securing the AI Factory: Xage & NVIDIA Unite for Zero Trust AI Infrastructure

NEW YORK, NY – October 28, 2025 – The rapid proliferation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is fueling the growth of specialized data centers – often dubbed ‘AI Factories’ – demanding a new approach to security. Xage Security and NVIDIA are joining forces to address this critical need, integrating Xage’s Zero Trust security platform with NVIDIA BlueField Data Processing Units (DPUs). The collaboration aims to provide hardware-accelerated access control and data protection for increasingly complex AI deployments and vital infrastructure.

The Rise of the AI Factory and the Evolving Threat Landscape

The demand for AI is driving an explosive surge in the need for computing power and specialized infrastructure. Data center spending is projected to exceed $1 trillion annually by 2030, with AI workloads accounting for a significant portion of that growth. This shift is creating ‘AI Factories’ – data centers optimized for training and deploying AI models – presenting unique security challenges. Traditional security measures often struggle to keep pace with the scale and complexity of these environments, leaving critical data and systems vulnerable to attack.

“The existing security perimeter is dissolving as AI deployments become more distributed and autonomous,” noted one industry analyst. “We're seeing a shift towards a ‘Zero Trust’ model, where no user or device is automatically trusted, and access is granted based on continuous verification.”

This environment also raises concerns about the integrity of AI models themselves, with potential risks from adversarial attacks and data poisoning. “The security of the data powering AI is just as important as protecting the AI systems themselves,” an expert in AI ethics commented.

Hardware-Accelerated Zero Trust: A New Paradigm for Data Center Security

Xage Security’s platform addresses these challenges by implementing a Zero Trust architecture that enforces least privilege access control and continuous monitoring. By integrating with NVIDIA BlueField DPUs, Xage is able to offload security functions from the central CPU, significantly improving performance and scalability. BlueField DPUs act as a dedicated security engine, accelerating tasks like encryption, decryption, and firewalling without impacting application performance.

“The combination of our Zero Trust software with NVIDIA's hardware acceleration creates a powerful synergy,” explained a source familiar with the collaboration. “It allows us to enforce granular access control at line speed, protecting critical data and systems without introducing latency.”

The use of hardware acceleration is particularly crucial for securing the dynamic and demanding workloads characteristic of AI Factories. Traditional software-based security solutions can become bottlenecks, hindering performance and scalability. By offloading these functions to the DPU, organizations can ensure that their security infrastructure can keep pace with the growing demands of AI.

Beyond AI Factories: Securing Critical Infrastructure

While the ‘AI Factory’ market is a key focus, the Xage/NVIDIA partnership extends to securing critical infrastructure across various sectors, including energy, manufacturing, and transportation. Xage’s platform is designed to protect Operational Technology (OT) and Industrial Control Systems (ICS) – systems that control physical processes – from cyber threats. This is particularly important given the increasing connectivity of these systems and the potential for disruption and damage.

“The convergence of IT and OT creates new security challenges,” one cybersecurity expert stated. “We’re seeing a growing number of attacks targeting critical infrastructure, and organizations need to adopt a more proactive and comprehensive security posture.”

By integrating with NVIDIA BlueField DPUs, Xage is able to provide a more robust and scalable security solution for these environments. This allows organizations to protect their critical assets and ensure the availability and reliability of their operations. Xage’s platform supports compliance with key cybersecurity and AI regulations, including NIST, NERC CIP, and the EU NIS2 directive.

Furthermore, the solution offers benefits for remote access scenarios, enhancing secure collaboration and reducing the attack surface. This is especially important for distributed teams and remote monitoring of critical infrastructure.

This partnership is expected to drive further innovation in the Zero Trust security space and provide organizations with a more comprehensive and effective solution for protecting their critical assets in the age of AI.