Harmonic Security has emerged from stealth with $7 million in seed funding led by venture capital firm Ten Eleven Ventures, with participation from Storm Ventures and 14 other private investors.The company is focused on helping organizations utilize generative artificial intelligence without compromising their data.Most AI apps are unregulated, Harmonic pointed out. With these apps, there are no clear policies that indicate how data will be used, where it will be transmitted or how it will be kept secure. Using these apps increases the risk of "shadow AI" in which employees utilize unregulated AI apps with or without permission — and put their organizations' data at risk.
Generative AI Is a Top Priority for Many Organizations
Many organizations are investing in generative AI, which is reflected in the following results from a Gartner poll of 1,400 executive leaders:- 78% of respondents noted that they believe the benefits of generative AI outweigh its risks.
- 55% said that they are piloting generative AI apps or have generative AI apps in production.
- Roughly 8,400 generative AI apps are available.