Pentagon awards $1.8M generative AI cybersecurity contract to Jericho Security

The US Department of Defense has awarded a $1.8 million contract to New York-based startup Jericho Security to develop advanced generative AI cybersecurity solutions for the Air Force. According to CEO Sage Wohns, this marks one of the first generative AI contracts in defense and a major milestone in addressing AI-based threats. Jericho Security’s approach focuses on simulating sophisticated, multi-channel phishing attacks that exploit human vulnerabilities, which the company claims account for up to 95% of data breaches. Source: VentureBeat