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Thoma Bravo’s Andrew Almeida on AI integration, portfolio growth and acquisitions
Artificial intelligence plays a crucial role in evaluating potential investment targets. Thoma Bravo, a key player in cybersecurity investments, recognizes the central role of AI in improving cybersecurity measures and ensuring business resilience, said Andrew Almeida, Partner at Thoma Bravo.
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Almeida emphasized the importance of portfolio companies establishing a roadmap for integrating AI into their products and monetizing it, while recognizing the potential threats that generative AI may pose to customers. Using technologies such as natural language processing, Thoma Bravo’s portfolio of companies makes cybersecurity platforms more accessible and intuitive for technical and non-technical users, he said.
“We’ve been doing this for a few years using natural language processing, which makes our software platforms more interactive with users. If a CEO wants to know more about their company, all they have to do is go to a platform and type it in, whether it’s their human resources. system or their financial system – to see how their revenue is going,” Almeida said. “And for cybersecurity, it’s about being able to use your cybersecurity platforms and converse with them as well: who is being attacked the most? What can I do to stop them? Show me the last five phishing emails we received. How many times has this person clicked on a malicious link?”
In this video interview with Information Security Media Group at RSA Conference 2024Almeida also discussed:
- Why traditional cybersecurity processes require the integration of machine learning;
- How to address compliance challenges in highly regulated industries such as finance and healthcare;
- The implications of Thoma Bravo’s acquisition of Darktrace.
At Thoma Bravo, Almeida focuses on supporting and growing the firm’s core cybersecurity practice. Before joining Thoma Bravo, he worked in investment banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
