Linx Security: The $33M Startup That’s Making Hackers Cry with AI-Powered Identity Management
Linx Security is tackling the nightmare of identity management with AI and analytics. Founded by Israeli cybersecurity veterans, the startup has emerged from stealth mode with $33 million in funding to combat ungoverned credentials and safeguard organizations from security breaches.
Hot Take:
Who knew your ex-coworker’s leftover login could be the skeleton key to your company’s secrets? Linx is here to clean up the digital debris before it becomes a hacker’s treasure trove. It’s like Marie Kondo for cybersecurity—sparking joy by eliminating ungoverned identities!
Key Points:
– Linx, a Tel Aviv-based security startup, has raised $33 million to tackle identity management.
– The funding comes in two tranches: $27 million led by Index Ventures and Cyberstarts, and $6 million from Cyberstarts.
– The company uses AI and analytics to manage and secure organizational identities.
– The founders, Israel Duanis and Niv Goldenberg, are ex-8200 cyber unit members and have extensive cybersecurity backgrounds.
– Linx aims to eliminate ungoverned identities that can become liabilities over time.