Deepfakes Beware: Adaptive Security Secures $43M to Outsmart AI Threats!
Adaptive Security has snagged $43 million from investors like Andreessen Horowitz and OpenAI, aiming to tackle deepfake threats. The startup, led by Brian Long and Andrew Jones, offers a platform to simulate attacks, train employees, and score risks. It’s like a security drill, but with AI pretending to be your boss.

Hot Take:
Move over, Hollywood! The real drama of our time isn’t on the big screen, but in boardrooms where AI-generated doppelgängers are staging the most thrilling corporate heists. Adaptive Security is gearing up to be the cybersecurity superhero we didn’t know we needed, with a star-studded investor lineup pouring in $43 million. It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s a deepfake simulation ready to crash your company party!
Key Points:
- Adaptive Security lands $43 million from big-name investors like Andreessen Horowitz and OpenAI.
- The startup focuses on replicating real-world attack scenarios using AI-generated deepfakes.
- Adaptive’s platform offers real-time threat triage, security training, and risk scoring.
- OpenAI makes its first cybersecurity investment with this deal.
- The company aims to prepare businesses for AI-driven threats with deepfake simulations.
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