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▶ 6:06 · $NEO · NEO builds endpoint defense for AI agent inference attacks
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a16z

Defending AI, and Defending From AI | Deep Dives with a16z

2026-08-18 · 2 company · 16 thematic
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nick

Building endpoint security platform for AI and agentic processes at NEO, using thousands of automated agents to build software taxonomy in weeks instead of years.

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“The challenge with the existing security tools that are out there is they really were built to tackle two things. The first being people and the second is malware. And AI and AI agents and agentic processes are neither one of those things.…”
—nick
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