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In the rapidly evolving landscape of cybersecurity, a new player is making waves with its innovative approach to proactive defence. Tuskira, an AI-driven cybersecurity platform, is set to future-proof security architecture in the age of artificial intelligence (AI).
Founded by Piyush Sharrma, CEO and Co-founder, Tuskira aims to solve the industry's struggle with reactive and fragmented defences. The platform's goal is to move beyond alert fatigue to intelligent reasoning, attack simulation, and proactive risk mitigation using agentic AI—AI that can act autonomously to improve security.
At the heart of Tuskira's platform is an AI-native semantic layer that can ingest data across multiple formats, hundreds of security controls, and MCP servers, unifying data in a structure that AI models can understand. This unique capability allows Tuskira to ingest real-time telemetry and threat intelligence from over 150 security tools and infrastructure sources, providing comprehensive visibility into the environment.
A key feature of Tuskira's platform is the digital twin of the production environment, a virtual model that mirrors the real systems. This allows for accurate simulation and analysis of potential attacks, determining if vulnerabilities can actually be leveraged by attackers in the specific organisational context.
The platform also validates security control effectiveness in real time before taking action, ensuring that security measures are working as intended. Additionally, AI Analysts within Tuskira detect, triage, and automatically tune defenses, reducing alert noise and proactively strengthening security controls.
Tuskira's approach aligns with Gartner’s Cybersecurity Mesh Architecture (CSMA) principles, unifying fragmented security controls into a cohesive, adaptive mesh that reasons across risk signals and moves from reactive alerts to preemptive defence.
As the threats we face become increasingly complex, Tuskira is leveraging AI to solve these problems, reducing human intervention. The platform preemptively identifies where the most susceptible areas for potential breaches are in an organisation's defences, and fills these gaps to reduce further chances of exploitation from an attack.
In the near future, Tuskira's AI agents are expected to take over L1, L2, and L3 roles in security operations centres (SOCs), with humans focusing on ensuring the AI is making the right decisions and augmenting the automation of those decisions.
However, the use of AI in cybersecurity is not without its risks. A recent Gartner study predicts that 40% of AI-related data breaches by 2027 will stem from misuse, particularly the use of public versions of AI for organisational data analysis. To mitigate this, Tuskira ensures that companies can fine-grain their private language models to prevent sensitive information from escaping the organisation.
As the cybersecurity landscape continues to evolve, it's clear that a deep understanding of the threat landscape and how it's shifting in real time is crucial. With Tuskira's AI-powered platform, organisations can rest easier knowing they have a proactive, intelligent, and adaptive defence system in place.
Sources: [1] Tuskira Press Release, [date] [2] Gartner, 'Predicts 2022: Cybersecurity Mesh Architecture Will Define the Future of Security', [date]
Tuskira, a cutting-edge cybersecurity platform powered by AI, is designed to address the challenges of reactive and fragmented defences within the technology sector. By employing agentic AI that can act autonomously, Tuskira aims to move beyond alert fatigue, offering intelligent reasoning, attack simulation, and proactive risk mitigation.
