据知情人士透露，成立五年的网络安全初创公司 Cyera 已与投资者就融资进行磋商，该轮融资将使其估值近乎翻倍，达到 200 亿美元。该公司专注于保护企业数据免受 AI 驱动的攻击。
Cyera, a five-year-old cybersecurity startup focused on protecting corporate data against AI-powered attacks, has spoken to investors about raising capital in a round that would nearly double its valuation to $20 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
磋商处于早期阶段，距离其上一轮融资仅过去四个月，凸显了随着 AI 威胁增加以及对新安全产品的支出增长，网络安全领域受到的高度关注。该公司发言人拒绝置评，其财务表现无法获知。
The talks, which are in an early stage, come just four months after its last fundraise, underscoring the heightened attention on cybersecurity as AI threats, and spending on new security products, grow. A spokesperson for the company, whose financial performance couldn’t be learned, declined to comment.
这家总部位于纽约的公司由 Yotam Segev 和 Tamar Bar-Ilan 创立，两人均为以色列军方精英 8200 情报部队的前成员。公司于 6 月以 120 亿美元估值融资 6 亿美元，随后于上月完成 4 亿美元的延伸融资。目前 Cyera 寻求融资的金额无法获知。
The New York-based company, founded by Yotam Segev and Tamar Bar-Ilan, two former members of the Israeli military’s elite 8200 intelligence unit, raised $600 million at a $12 billion valuation in June followed by a $400 million extension of the round last month. The amount Cyera is seeking to raise now could not be learned.
Cyera 旨在利用 AI 保护企业数据免受攻击。其产品可扫描客户的云存储、数据库和电子邮件系统，以识别和追踪敏感数据。如果数据面临泄露或被盗风险，系统会提醒 IT 人员。Cyera 的客户包括保险巨头 Blue Cross Blue Shield、娱乐公司 Paramount 和餐饮连锁 Chipotle。
Cyera aims to safeguard corporate data against attacks, using AI. The company’s product scans a customer’s cloud storage, databases and email systems to identify and track sensitive data. It alerts IT staff if data are at risk of being exposed or stolen. Cyera’s customers include the insurance behemoth Blue Cross Blue Shield, entertainment company Paramount and food chain Chipotle.