Concentric AI, a leader in AI-powered data security, will demonstrate its enhanced Semantic Intelligence™ platform at Black Hat USA 2025 (August 6–7, Las Vegas), highlighting new capabilities for securing generative AI (GenAI) use cases. Following its July 2025 acquisitions of Swift Security and Acante, Concentric AI now offers the industry’s first end-to-end data security governance platform, unifying data security posture management (DSPM), data loss prevention (DLP), and GenAI governance across structured, unstructured, and semi-structured data in cloud and on-premises environments.
Event: Black Hat USA 2025, August 6–7, booth #2464, Las Vegas.
Platform: Semantic Intelligence™ unifies DSPM, DLP, and GenAI governance.
New Capabilities: Detects “shadow GenAI,” monitors public GenAI tools (e.g., ChatGPT), and curates data for proprietary AI models.
Acquisitions: Swift Security (data-in-motion) and Acante (AI training data curation) acquired July 2025.
Funding: $45M Series B in October 2024, total funding $67M.
Impact: Protects PII, PCI, PHI, IP, and business data with context-aware AI, reducing false positives.
Concentric AI’s platform, bolstered by Swift Security and Acante acquisitions, extends protections across data at rest, in motion, and in use. Key features include:
Shadow GenAI Detection: Identifies unauthorized GenAI usage, such as employees using unmonitored tools like ChatGPT or Perplexity.
Public GenAI Monitoring: Prevents data exfiltration by monitoring and controlling sensitive data (PII, PCI, PHI, IP) uploads to public GenAI platforms, with options to mask or block content.
Proprietary AI Governance: Curates training data for in-house AI/ML models, enabling exclusion, redaction, or encryption of sensitive data to ensure compliance.
Context-Aware AI: Uses patented AI to understand data context, improving classification accuracy for structured and unstructured data across cloud and on-premises environments.
“Generative AI is rapidly emerging as a critical threat vector,” said CEO Karthik Krishnan. “Our acquisitions enable Concentric AI to uniquely address these data security challenges, protecting sensitive data across all use cases—from GenAI apps to email and file sharing.”
The July 2025 acquisitions of Swift Security and Acante, funded by a $45M Series B round in October 2024, enhance Concentric AI’s capabilities:
Swift Security: Adds real-time monitoring of public GenAI tools, enabling dynamic allow/deny decisions to prevent data leaks.
Acante: Supports secure AI model training by redacting or encrypting sensitive data, ensuring compliance with regulations like GDPR and HIPAA.
These integrations make Concentric AI the first to unify DSPM, DLP, and GenAI governance, addressing the $8B data security market projected to grow at 37% annually through 2029.
The rise of GenAI, with the AI governance market expected to reach $6B by 2029, underscores the need for robust data security. Concentric AI’s platform outperforms traditional DLP solutions by using proprietary language models to reduce false positives, unlike competitors like Cyera and BigID. Its recognition as the 2025 SC Award winner for Best Data Security Solution highlights its leadership.
Attendees can explore the Semantic Intelligence platform at booth #2464 during Business Hall hours (August 6: 10 AM–6 PM PDT; August 7: 10 AM–4 PM PDT). Demos will showcase shadow GenAI detection and data protection features, with experts available to discuss integration with SIEM and SOAR tools. Passports to Prizes stamping offers a chance to win prizes.
Concentric AI is intelligent data security made easy. Its Semantic Intelligence™ platform uses context-aware AI to discover sensitive data, monitor risks, automate remediation, simplify compliance, and accelerate investigations. It delivers smart, targeted protection by understanding how data is used, shared, and exposed. Concentric AI also offers managed services to keep security programs lean, scalable, and effective. This end-to-end platform protects data at rest, data in motion, and all the GenAI tools users interact with—so organizations can stay compliant, reduce exposure, and safeguard critical information wherever it lives and however it travels. Concentric AI is venture-backed by leading Silicon Valley VCs and is headquartered in San Jose, Calif.
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