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Askeal, the AI cybersecurity assistant that gives verifiable, expert-backed answers

Askeal, an AI cybersecurity assistant that combines AI with community expertise to provide verifiable, expert-backed answers, has launched with a $1.1 million pre-seed round and an international community of early testers and contributors. The tool is designed to help SOC analysts and IT managers conduct manual investigations, addressing the challenge of reviewing numerous alerts.

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Askeal takes the opposite approach to omniscient Gen AI: rather than pretending to know everything, it combines AI with community expertise. Vetted vendors, researchers, and practitioners contribute their intelligence and tools to help users conduct manual investigations. The startup, backed by a $1.1 million pre-seed round, is launching the tool with an international community of early testers and contributors. A SOC analyst can start the day to 50 alerts requiring manual review. An IT manager … More

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