Bastazo, a Bentonville-based software development startup, recently launched its updated Bastazo platform, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cybersecurity platform that provides recommendations for identifying risks and solving problems.
“The backlog of critical infrastructure vulnerabilities is growing faster than teams can fix them,” said Kylie McClanahan, Chief Technology Officer at Bastazo. “Most solutions stop when they are identified. We take that further, prioritize threats, recommend fixes, and integrate them into our workplan. Our platform helps organizations move from reactive patching to aggressive security.”
The Bastazo platform uses data from several threat feeds, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology National Vulnerability Database and the known exploited vulnerability catalogs of Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency. Using machine learning, the platform evaluates threats and develops work plans by examining operational constraints and organizational profiles.
The platform is designed for the energy, water and industrial sectors and addresses the unique constraints of operational technology (OT). Directly integrate with existing work management systems.
“In OT, we know that security can’t come at the expense of reliability,” said Mauricio Iglesias, CEO of Bastazo. “That’s why we’ve built a platform that doesn’t emphasize risk. This helps teams solve them efficiently while still maintaining operation online.”
Bastazo recently completed a three-month accelerator HF0 residency in San Francisco and received $1 million since being accepted. The startup has about 20 staff. Founded in 2020 by faculty at the University of Arkansas, it is based on licensing technology at the UA’s Cybersecurity Center for the U.S. Energy Division.
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