Abnormal’s Radically Different, AI-Native Approach to Cybersecurity
In just five years, Abnormal Security co-founders Evan Reiser and Sanjay Jeyakumar have gone from jargon-challenged outsiders to leaders of one of the most influential and fastest-growing companies in the more than $200 billion security industry.?
Their secret was a willingness to try something radically different. Abnormal chose to focus on the biggest vulnerability companies face, and the reason most security leaders invest in those mandatory, ineffective anti-phishing training courses: human behavior itself.
The approach of securing human behavior may sound simple, but the technology to make it work is anything but. As one of the first security companies built with AI from the very beginning, the Abnormal platform works by understanding each and every employee’s normal patterns of behavior so that it can spot even tiny anomalies. By ingesting 43,000+ behavioral signals, Abnormal’s platform monitors these and other, far subtler signals of malicious activity to stop attackers before threats can hit the inbox.
Today, with annual recurring revenue north of $200 million, more than 800 employees globally, and more than 2,400 customers - including 17% of the Fortune 500, Abnormal is one of the fastest growing private cybersecurity companies.
Yet Evan believes that “we have so much left to do to help protect our customers and prove that AI is so much more than hype. For me, one thing is certain: the best from Abnormal is still to come.”
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Cybersecurity Portfolio News
Abnormal Security announced that it raised $250 Million at $5.1 Billion Valuation and surpassed $200M in ARR in only five years, continuing its 100%+ YOY growth trajectory. CEO and co-founder Evan Reiser was featured on CRN’s list of the Top 25 Technology Disrupters Of 2024, and the company was included on the Cloud 100 list in Forbes.
Apiiro introduced Risk Detection at Design Phase, a new, AI-driven capability that automatically analyzes feature requests to identify risks and proactively initiate security reviews or threat models at the earliest stage of the application development lifecycle.
Cato Networks announced that it has surpassed $200 Million in ARR and expanded to more than 2,500 enterprise customers. CEO & founder Shlomo Kramer discussed the state of cyber with Bloomberg, CNBC, and Yahoo.?The company was included in the Cloud 100 list in Forbes.
Cribl was featured on the Cloud 100 list in Forbes.
Natoma unveiled a platform designed to protect enterprise data and systems from unauthorized NHIs.?
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Opal Security added several new features to its identity security platform, including group optimization, which helps customers identify and remediate identity risk inherent in broad group-based access; irregular access, a new risk factor used in detecting and prioritizing risky access; and native least privilege support for Snowflake.
Rubrik announced a new partnership and technology integration with Mandiant, part of Google Cloud. The collaboration brings together leaders in data security, incident response, and threat intelligence, aiming to expedite customers’ threat detection and path to cyber recovery.
Upwind announced a major new capability in the Upwind Platform – Upwind Agentless Cloud Scanners, giving organizations more flexibility to easily get deep context even in areas where installing sensors can’t simply happen or where it’s very difficult to deploy.
Wiz was featured on the Cloud 100 list in Forbes.
Greylock at Black Hat
Private gathering for cybersecurity leaders, founders, and Greylock investors
During the Black Hat conference this week in Las Vegas, Greylock hosted a private gathering of senior security leaders, cybersecurity founders, and Greylock investors for closed-door discussions on new cybersecurity threats and solutions. Learn more about our cybersecurity practice.
Fireside chat with Greylock partner Asheem Chandna
During Black Hat's Investors and Innovators Summit, Greylock partner Asheem Chandna did a fireside chat where he discussed his experience over the past two decades as a cyber investor, Greylock’s partnership with companies like Palo Alto Networks, what makes a successful founder, and more.?Learn more about Asheem.
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