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Sequoia Capital backs Corma to counter AI-driven cyber threats

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Sequoia Capital is investing in Corma, a startup developing a foundation model specifically for defensive cybersecurity. Corma's approach aims to address the growing gap between AI-powered offensive cyber capabilities, like those demonstrated by Anthropic's Mythos model, and lagging defensive measures. Their specialized model, trained using large-scale reinforcement learning on cybersecurity environments, has shown superior performance in detecting threats compared to general-purpose foundation models, even when the defender model is identical to the attacker model. AI

IMPACT This specialized AI model aims to bolster enterprise defenses against increasingly sophisticated AI-powered cyberattacks, potentially shifting the balance back towards defenders.

RANK_REASON Venture capital investment in a specialized AI company addressing a critical industry problem. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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Sequoia Capital backs Corma to counter AI-driven cyber threats

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  1. Sequoia Capital TIER_1 English(EN) · sbarry ·

    Partnering with Corma: Closing the Defensive Cybersecurity Gap

    <p>The post <a href="https://sequoiacap.com/article/partnering-with-corma-closing-the-defensive-cybersecurity-gap/">Partnering with Corma: Closing the Defensive Cybersecurity Gap</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sequoiacap.com">Sequoia Capital</a>.</p>

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