Brinqa launches AI exploitability agent, speeds data processing

AUSTIN, Texas—Brinqa has introduced a redesigned data engine and a new AI Exploitability Agent aimed at helping enterprise security teams identify and prioritize cyber risks faster as vulnerability volumes continue to rise.

The company said its updated data engine reduces exposure data processing times from hours to minutes, allowing organizations to reassess risk across their environments more quickly when new vulnerabilities, exploits or system changes emerge. In one customer deployment, Brinqa said the platform processed 150 million source records and more than 4 terabytes of data in just over 17 minutes.

"AI is changing the math on both sides: Vendors are finding and disclosing vulnerabilities faster than ever, and attackers are turning patches into working exploits faster than most teams can deploy them," said Dan Pagel, CEO of Brinqa.

The new AI Exploitability Agent is designed to move beyond traditional vulnerability severity scores by analyzing how attackers could realistically chain together vulnerabilities and misconfigurations within an environment. The technology maps potential attack paths and identifies remediation actions that can reduce multiple risks at once.

"High-fidelity exposure data is the prerequisite for AI reasoning that holds up," said Brad Hibbert, Brinqa's chief strategy officer.

Brinqa also announced enhancements to BrinqaIQ, its AI platform, enabling users to query exposure data in natural language, research vulnerabilities and manage workflow automations without building their own AI agents.

The updates follow Brinqa's acquisition of PlexTrac earlier this year and are intended to give customers a more complete continuous threat exposure management (CTEM) workflow, from identifying and prioritizing risks to validating remediation efforts.