What happened
Malanta, an Israeli cybersecurity startup founded by former CyberArk executives, has emerged from stealth with a $10 million Seed round. The company introduced what it calls the world’s first AI-based Pre-Attack Prevention platform, built to detect and dismantle attack infrastructures before breaches occur.
Who is affected
CISOs, security teams, and organizations dependent on traditional reactive cybersecurity systems are most impacted. Malanta’s approach aims to help enterprises move from detection and response to true preemptive defense against AI-powered attackers.
Why CISOs should care
In an age where cyber adversaries use AI to automate reconnaissance and exploit vulnerabilities in minutes, traditional post-attack defenses are increasingly ineffective. Malanta’s predictive platform analyzes early digital signals—like new domain registrations and emerging command-and-control servers—to disrupt malicious activity before execution. This proactive stance represents a critical evolution in the fight against rapid AI-driven threats.
What CISOs should do
- Reevaluate your organization’s threat detection stack to ensure it includes predictive or preemptive intelligence capabilities.
- Audit your current threat-intelligence feeds for operational value; eliminate noise and invest in actionable insights.
- Collaborate with vendors and researchers focusing on pre-attack disruption to stay ahead of AI-driven threat evolution.