AI's Role in Cybersecurity: VC Alex Doll Breaks It Down

AI's Revolutionary and Evolutionary Reshaping of Data Security and Code Scanning Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • April 30, 2025

Although AI has been part of security for years, the rise of tools such as ChatGPT has made the technology more visible and widely understood. Alex Doll, founder and managing general partner at Ten Eleven Ventures, explains how the conversation has shifted toward AI's role in distinct areas of cybersecurity. For venture capital firms like Ten Eleven Ventures, this categorization is essential for identifying opportunities with clear use cases and market needs.

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Doll points to two areas where AI has made significant leaps - data protection and code vulnerability scanning. Traditionally, these domains relied on older methods such as regular expressions for data leak prevention and manual processes for code review. AI, particularly large language models, has enabled a transformative shift.

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