The Speed Mismatch Putting Modern Security At Risk
Forbes covers Novee's launch
Novee emerged from stealth with $51.5 million in funding, a rapid raise that reflects growing urgency around offensive security that can operate at machine speed rather than human pace.
What’s notable isn’t the funding round itself, but the underlying premise: that traditional, episodic penetration testing can’t keep up with automated attackers. As Novee CEO Ido Geffen told me during a recent conversation, “Attackers don’t wait for your annual pentest, and neither should your defense.”
Geffen, who spent years on the offensive side of cyber operations before moving into the private sector, described how AI-driven attackers fundamentally change the economics of exploitation. Automation doesn’t just make attacks faster—it allows adversaries to try far more paths, far more consistently, than any human team could manage.
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Originally published in Forbes on January 14, 2026 by Tony Bradley
