Upwind acquires Aegis as cybersecurity firm builds new AI Security Labs

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News Source : The Next Web

News Summary

  • Upwind is acquiring AI security startup Aegis and launching a new research and engineering initiative.
  • Aegis co-founders Omri Limor and Saar Ankonina will lead the new Upwind AI Security Labs.
  • The initiative is intended to advance capabilities addressing security risks associated with AI agents, skills, plugins and attacks generated through AI tools and frontier models.
  • Upwind expects the team to grow from 12 people today to 25 and potentially 35 in the coming months allowing us to research and accelerate the development of new AI security capabilities.
The cybersecurity industry is increasingly focused on how artificial intelligence can reshape both defensive technology and the threat landscape.

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