"As bad actors weaponize AI to exploit software vulnerabilities at unprecedented speed, companies are increasingly recognizing the need to bolster their cybersecurity defenses. Fortunately, those very AI tools are also helping businesses fight back. The need for such capabilities has helped Exaforce, an AI startup that detects and thwarts attacks in real time, secure a $125 million Series B."
"Exaforce says it uses AI agents, called “Exabots,” with deep data analysis to automate security operations, taking the heavy lifting off of human analysts. For the startup's co-founder and CEO Ankur Singla, the mission is straightforward: Apply AI to catch and stop threats as they happen. “It's a very simple mandate, but it's very complex to execute,” he said."
"The real challenge for security teams is that the vast majority of threat alerts are false positives. “A security operations person gets hundreds of alerts. How do you know what is a real, high-priority alert?” said Umesh Padval, a managing partner at Seligman Ventures, comparing the work of security teams to looking for a needle in a haystack. Exaforce claims its AI platform can reduce manual, time-consuming tasks by as much as 90%."
"Recognizing the rise in cyberattacks, the startup recently introduced “vibe hunting,” a feature that lets security teams query its AI platform with natural language to investigate potential attacks based on simple hunches. “With vibe hunting, you can ask a very simple hypothes"
Bad actors are using AI to exploit software vulnerabilities faster, increasing pressure on companies to strengthen cybersecurity defenses. AI tools are also being used to help businesses respond to attacks. Exaforce secured a $125 million Series B to build and sell an AI-enabled security operations center that detects and thwarts attacks in real time. The platform uses AI agents called “Exabots” to automate security operations through deep data analysis, reducing manual work for human analysts. A major challenge for security teams is the high volume of false-positive alerts, making it difficult to identify high-priority events. Exaforce claims its system can cut manual, time-consuming tasks by up to 90%. It also introduced “vibe hunting,” enabling natural-language queries to investigate potential attacks based on simple hypotheses.
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