Box, Inc, the leader in Intelligent Content Management (ICM), introduced Box Shield Pro, an advanced suite of AI-powered security capabilities designed to strengthen enterprise defenses against today’s most pressing threats. Building on the success of its flagship solution, Box Shield, the new offering enables organizations to apply AI-driven classification, accelerate threat response with intelligent insights, and proactively safeguard critical data against risks such as ransomware.
Box Shield Pro will debut at the company’s annual BoxWorks conference later today.
“To keep up with an evolving threat landscape, organizations need intuitive, AI-powered defenses to keep their organization’s most valuable content safe,” said Manoj Asnani, VP of Product Management – Security, Privacy, Compliance & Governance Products at Box. “Security and compliance have been at the core of Box’s mission since the beginning. Now in the age of AI, more advanced tactics are needed to help maintain a secure enterprise. With today’s enhancements, we’re delivering the AI-powered tools that enterprises need to protect against threats like data leaks, ransomware, and inadvertent oversharing.”
Raising the Bar on Content Security with Box Shield Pro
As AI agents become embedded in enterprise workflows-powering how teams search, analyze, and create content—security must evolve in tandem. Box Shield Pro introduces a new generation of AI-driven security agents and features designed to keep pace with autonomous content operations while maintaining enterprise-grade governance and control.
Key innovations in Box Shield Pro include:
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AI Classification Agent – Automatically categorizes sensitive files using contextual analysis, pattern recognition, and organizational policies, helping enterprises keep pace with the rapid growth of AI-generated content.
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AI Threat Analysis Agent – Simplifies threat alerts by generating concise, AI-powered summaries within each notification, enabling faster and more effective incident response.
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Ransomware Activity Detection – Monitors for suspicious mass encryption activity across Box Drive and the wider Box Platform, alerting teams immediately and offering rapid remediation options.
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Continuing Box’s Mission of Secure Collaboration
Since launching Box Shield in 2019, Box has been committed to embedding security directly into content workflows, delivering features like malware deep scanning, automated classification, and anomaly detection. With Box Shield Pro, that mission expands into the AI era-equipping enterprises to secure every file, workflow, and AI interaction with built-in intelligence and control.
“Box’s commitment to protecting our most valuable information-while enabling seamless, secure collaboration-is a key reason we continue to rely on the platform,” said Deepak Budwani, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer at the Santa Barbara County Office of the Public Defender. “Within our office, where protecting privileged client data is essential and regulatory scrutiny is non-negotiable, Box Shield has become a vital part of our security posture. It helps us proactively safeguard sensitive content without disrupting the way our legal teams work. We’re excited to see how new capabilities will further strengthen our ability to meet these responsibilities.”
“As AI agents are increasingly adopted for content workflows, organizations face new security challenges in safeguarding systems that autonomously classify, analyze, and make decisions about sensitive data,” said Melody Brue, VP & Principal Analyst, Moor Insights & Strategy. “Traditional security protocols were not designed to manage these agents at a machine’s processing speed. Box Shield Pro’s approach of integrating security controls directly into AI agent operations provides a method for maintaining cybersecurity when human oversight isn’t practical.”