US-based OSINT vendor Social Links invested $1 million in Brightside AI, a Swiss SaaS platform to help teams combat social-engineering cyberattacks that are enabled by mass adoption of genAI,
As part of the collaboration, Brightside will have access to the Social Links platform next 5 years to train LLM models of its artificial intelligence-based human data search engine, making them more effective through the use of real-world examples.
“We are investing $1M in Brightside’s infrastructure because it offers a powerful and innovative solution to combat the problem of human error in cybersecurity,” Social Links.co-founder Ivan Shkvarun said. “Reducing human error is essential because no one can guarantee zero risk of cyberattacks, especially in a scenario where new AI phishing developments are on the rise and present a major threat to online security. That’s why we’re not only investing in Brightside’s infrastructure but also supporting it with our data extraction solutions from more than 500 open sources. We understand the significance of harnessing technology to make a safer world,” Shkvarun added.
Brightside AI is an advanced cybersecurity solution designed to protect businesses and enable employees to control their personal data footprint. Brightside AI demonstrates to SMEs how much employee data is exposed publicly and enables them to minimize data exposure with 1-click data clean up in compliance with GDPR requirements.
“Phishing attacks are up 47% in 2022 compared to 2021, and the advent of ChatGPT has personalized these threats and taken hackers’ capabilities to a new level. Phishing is like marketing. The more data the attacker has on a victim, the better he can target and convert with his fraudulent message. Using Social Links OSINT infrastructure, Brightside will be able to show its users with up to 100% accuracy what threats their digital footprint poses to their security,” said Andrey Suzdaltsev, CEO and co-founder of Brightside AI.
Based in Vaud, Switzerland, rightside AI develops SaaS to help teams combat social engineering cyberattacks enabled by mass adoption of genAI.
Social Links is a privately held American company with HQ in the US, offices in Miami, and Amsterdam, and an R&D center in Riga. The company assembles massive volumes of data from open sources including social media, messengers, blockchains, and the Dark Web to analyze and visualize a holistic picture for streamlining data-driven investigations.
Logos sources: socialinks.io, brside.com
