Cybersecurity used to be reactive. That era is ending fast.
Startups like Reco, which recently raised $30 million amid surging enterprise demand, are positioning around a new reality: AI systems are now both attackers and defenders .
The shift is structural. Organizations are deploying AI across workflows — customer service, finance, operations — often faster than they can secure it. At the same time, attackers are leveraging AI to probe systems continuously, at scale, without fatigue.
This creates a new asymmetry. Traditional penetration testing, conducted periodically by humans, simply cannot keep pace with autonomous, always-on attack surfaces.
The result is a new category: AI-native security layers that monitor behavior, anticipate risks, and act before incidents occur.
What’s striking is the adoption curve. Companies that once blocked AI tools are now integrating them deeply — and then scrambling to secure what they just deployed.
Security is no longer a gatekeeper. It’s becoming an adaptive system embedded inside everything.
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