Abnormal Security: 2024 CNBC Disruptor 50 [Video]

Cybersecurity threats are escalating with the rise of generative AI and a shift to the cloud, driving corporate spending on cyber defenses into the hundreds of billions of dollars.

Numerous vendors are chasing the opportunity, among them San Francisco-based Abnormal Security. As the name implies, the company veers from the norm to protect customers and evaluate risks by applying data science, AI and computer vision to identify and prevent targeted email attacks. Its automated AI technology picks up on usage patterns by employees and vendors across platforms to detect abnormalities in email behavior that might indicate a threat.

Launched in 2018 by two software architects and founders of Twitter-acquired TellApart, Abnormal Security doubled in size and crossed more than $100 million in annualized revenue last …