Orion Security raises $32 million for AI-driven data protection

Contextual data security startup Orion Security Ltd. has secured $32 million in new funding to advance its platform development and expand its autonomous security agents. The company aims to enhance its go-to-market operations with this latest investment. Orion focuses on preventing data exfiltration by utilizing real-time contextual intelligence and specialized AI agents, moving beyond traditional policy-based enforcement, based on information published by Silicon Angle.

Orion's platform employs AI to understand data usage patterns within an organization, rather than relying on predefined rules. This approach allows security teams to concentrate on significant risks and reduce alert fatigue. Specialized AI agents analyze data movement in real time, capturing contextual signals such as data sensitivity, lineage, user identity, and behavioral patterns to discern legitimate business activities from malicious exfiltration attempts. The company states its solution prevents exfiltration before it occurs, significantly lowers false positives, and captures incidents missed by existing data loss prevention tools. Orion serves customers in the finance, healthcare, and technology sectors, including notable clients like American Express Global Business Travel Co. and LinkedIn.

Source: Silicon Angle