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AI Cybersecurity Darktrace Valued at $825M After $75M Round
Security & Fraud // July 12, 2017

New cyber threats have shoved legacy antivirus systems into obsolescence. Polymorphic malware changes its profile as it attacks, sliding around pattern recognition-based defenses. Cyber defense firms are therefore developing new methods based on artificial intelligence. Darktrace, one such firm that is using machine learning to...

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Mutant Malware Able To Slip Past Antivirus Tools, Experts Warn

August 30, 2017
Cybersecurity consulting firm Akouto Consulting has a warning for businesses: There has been an increase in instances of malware able to bypass traditional antivirus measures, threatening business bank accounts. An announcement Tuesday (Aug. 29) from Akouto warned of a “sharp” increase in the use of these new strains of malware, with small businesses some of […]

AI Cybersecurity Darktrace Valued at $825M After $75M Round

July 12, 2017
New cyber threats have shoved legacy antivirus systems into obsolescence. Polymorphic malware changes its profile as it attacks, sliding around pattern recognition-based defenses. Cyber defense firms are therefore developing new...