Industry Intelligence

AI in Cybersecurity

AI applied to threat detection, identity risk, and securing AI systems themselves.

Intelligence Summary

Industry
  • Sector intelligence
  • Industry AI in Cybersecurity
  • Last reviewed Jul 2026
65 Companies
83 Founders
68 Products
6 Reports
14 Insights
8 Technologies
5 Countries

Editorial overview

Cybersecurity AI uses machine learning for detection, prioritization, and response across email, endpoint, network, identity, and cloud—while a growing subset addresses security of AI applications (prompt injection, model abuse, and supply-chain risks).

Why AI matters

Attack volume and alert fatigue make ranking and detection models operationally valuable. Separating “AI for security” from “security for AI” clarifies buying categories.

Business challenges

  • Adversarial evasion and concept drift
  • False positive cost for SOC teams
  • Integration across security stacks
  • Emerging generative attack techniques

AI adoption

ML-based detection is mainstream in email and endpoint categories. AI application security and LLM firewalls are newer product lines still maturing in enterprise standards.

Major companies

Founder profiles

Yanek Korff

Founder

Expel

  • Country United States
  • Industry AI in Cybersecurity

Yanek Korff is listed as a founder of Expel on the Brel Digital company profile. Expand biography only…

Uri Boness

Founder

Elastic

  • Country Netherlands
  • Industry AI in Cybersecurity

Uri Boness is listed as a founder of Elastic on the Brel Digital company profile. Expand biography only…

Major products

Cybersecurity

Adaptive Security

Adaptive Security

Adaptive Security uses AI to create dynamic personalized security awareness training.

  • Company Adaptive Security
  • Industry AI in Cybersecurity
  • Status Active
Cybersecurity

7AI

7AI

7AI deploys autonomous AI agent swarms for security operations centers at Fortune 500 scale.

  • Company 7AI
  • Industry AI in Cybersecurity
  • Status Active

Technologies

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Frequently asked questions

Is every security vendor an AI company?

No. Brel tags Cybersecurity when AI/ML is a primary disclosed capability, not merely rule engines marketed as AI.

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