Augur Security Raises $7M to Predict and Prevent Cyber Threats

Augur Security, a cybersecurity startup focused on using AI to predict and prevent cyberattacks before they happen, has raised $7 million in seed funding led by General Advance. Founded by Pranil Dasika and Devinder Prasad, Augur’s platform plans to expand the development of its industry-first predictive threat prevention platform that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor global internet activity, profile attacker behaviors, and map attack infrastructure.

A Proactive Approach to Cybersecurity

The typical approach to cybersecurity has been reactive; businesses detect breaches and then work to minimize the damage. Augur is changing that by offering a proactive solution. By utilizing AI to predict potential cyberattacks, Augur helps companies to mitigate risks and stop threats before they escalate. Its platform identifies attack infrastructure setups months in advance of it being weaponized, on average.

Using AI and behavioral modeling, the Augur platform analyzes global internet infrastructure to detect the earliest signs of malicious intent, months before attacks go live. With a near-zero false positive rate (0.007%), Augur identifies attack infrastructure, enabling security teams to act early, automate enforcement, and shut down attacks before they start.

How Augur Works

Augur's platform works with existing security tools like firewalls and SIEM systems. This adds its prediction abilities to current setups, improving threat detection without needing major changes.It stops cyber threats by blocking harmful internet addresses and other risky things before they can attack important computer systems.