Remedio CEO: If you don't think like a hacker, you won't win

"According to Remedio CEO Tal Kollender, the only way to beat the bad guys hacking into corporate networks is to "think like a hacker," and because not everyone is a teenage hacker turned cybersecurity startup chief executive, she built an AI to do this. "My thought was: if I have a hacker mindset, why not adapt it into defense," Kollender told The Register. "Because if you don't think like a hacker, you won't be able to beat them, right?""

""Curiosity is the name of the game," she said. "I was always curious. What brought me to what I do now is solving some problems from a different angle." For example: one plus one equals two. "But in order to get to two, you don't really need one plus one," Kollender said. "There are other ways - two plus zero minus two plus four. There are various options to get to the results.""

Remedio built an AI that emulates a hacker mindset to detect and counter intrusions in corporate networks. The AI was created to anticipate attacker behavior by adopting offensive thinking for defensive purposes. The founder began by hacking online games and consoles, then served in the Israeli Air Force and worked in cyber defense divisions. Remedio secured $65 million in a first funding round at a $300 million valuation and counts Colgate‑Palmolive and Kraft Heinz among clients. Curiosity and unconventional problem-solving underpin the approach, emphasizing alternative paths to results and proactive simulated attacks to strengthen organizational security.

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