"Cybersecurity company Guardio is taking aim at a fresh market born amid this flux: finding malicious code written using AI tools. The company says it has found that with AI tools, malicious actors now find it easier than ever to build scam and phishing sites as well as the infrastructure needed to run them. Now, Guardio is leveraging its experience building browser extensions and apps that scan for malicious and phishing sites."
"Everyone is racing for innovation and market capture. But security is kind of an afterthought. And not many AI tools are partnering with any cybersecurity company to make sure that content generated on their platform is secured and used for good, Michael Vainshtein, the startup's CTO, told TechCrunch. To fund its expansion, the company has raised $80 million in a new institutional funding round led by ION Crossover Partners."
Vibe coding tools and AI-assisted development have proliferated, increasing security issues and blind spots across codebases, sites, and apps. Guardio developed detectors to identify artifacts of malicious AI-generated code in websites and repositories. The company leverages experience from browser extensions and scanning apps that monitor malicious and phishing sites. Lovable partnered with Guardio to scan all sites on its platform after reports found security holes. Guardio raised $80 million led by ION Crossover Partners and reported a valuation that has tripled since its 2021 fundraise. Guardio began in 2018 as a browser extension that monitored malicious sites and alerted users about data leaks, later adding phishing protection.
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