Seven AI raised $36 million in its first round of funding to support its mission to empower businesses with AI-powered cybersecurity solutions.
“As attackers harness the power of AI to unleash cyberattacks on an unprecedented level, now is the time to equip defenders with the same cutting-edge technology,” co-founder and CTO of Seven HAVE. Yonatan Striem Amit said on a Friday (June 7) LinkedIn Post.
The company’s financing round was led by Greylockwho said Friday job on LinkedIn, Seven AI’s AI-based software “autonomously searches for cyberthreats and conducts investigations.”
Seven AI has operated quietly until now, according to the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
The company was valued at more than $100 million in September when Greylock provided it with pre-seed funding, according to the report.
Before co-founding Seven AI, Amit and Lior Division co-founded cybersecurity company Cyberreason, the report says. They left this company in 2023.
Seven AI began developing its system in February and is now working with early enterprise users to test it, according to the report.
The company expects the system to perform actions such as pinging a company’s human resources system to verify a user’s identity after detecting failed attempts to log into a company’s system. company, then take steps to remove the threat, according to the report.
THE National Security Agency (NSA) published a Cybersecurity fact sheet in April which provides an overview of AI security challenges and suggests steps businesses can take to strengthen their defenses.
The agency said at the time that as AI is increasingly integrated into business operations, these systems are particularly vulnerable to cyberattacks.
“AI offers unprecedented opportunities, but can also present opportunities for malicious activity,” NSA Cybersecurity Director. Dave Luber » said on April 15 when announcing the release of the guidelines. “The NSA is uniquely positioned to provide cybersecurity advice, AI expertise and advanced threat analysis. »
At the same time, AI is transforming the way security teams manage cyber threats, making their work faster and more efficient, PYMNTS reported in March. The technology can analyze large amounts of data, identify complex patterns and automate the initial stages of incident investigation.
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