Abstract Security, which offers an in-stream threat detection platform, raised a $25M extension to its $15M Series A, bringing its total funding to $48.5M
THE SO WHAT
Another $25M into “composable” in-stream detection is a bet that legacy SIEM/SOC stacks are too rigid for AI-era threats. CISOs should be evaluating whether their security operations can plug in modular analytics like Abstract’s without ripping out core logging and ticketing.
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