Cyera

Cyera is a data security posture management (DSPM) platform that gives organizations deep visibility into where their sensitive data lives, how it is classified, who can access it, and what risks surround it — across cloud infrastructure, SaaS applications, on-premises databases, and AI pipelines.

Founded in 2021 and headquartered in New York with R&D offices in Tel Aviv, Cyera has raised over $460 million in venture funding, including a $300 million Series C round in April 2024 that valued the company at approximately $1.4 billion. Investors include Accel, Sequoia Capital, Redpoint Ventures, and Cyberstarts.

How It Works

Cyera deploys an agentless architecture that connects to cloud accounts and SaaS applications via APIs and read-only access. It scans data stores — including object storage, managed databases, data warehouses, file shares, and SaaS repositories — to build a real-time data map. Classification is powered by a proprietary AI engine that combines large language models with contextual analysis, enabling the platform to identify sensitive data types (PII, PHI, PCI, intellectual property, secrets) with high accuracy and minimal false positives, even for unstructured and semi-structured data.

Once data is discovered and classified, Cyera continuously monitors access permissions, data flows, encryption status, residency compliance, and exposure risks. It generates prioritized findings tied to regulatory frameworks such as GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, CCPA, and SOX, and provides guided remediation workflows.

Core Capabilities

Data Discovery & Classification: Automatic scanning of 100+ data store types across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Snowflake, Databricks, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Salesforce, and more. LLM-powered classification supports 200+ built-in data categories and custom classifiers. Data Security Posture Management (DSPM): Continuous assessment of security posture including encryption gaps, public exposure, overly permissive access, misconfigured storage, and data residency violations. Data Access Governance (DAG): Maps identities to data access across all environments, identifies excessive permissions, and enables least-privilege enforcement. Data Detection & Response (DDR): Real-time monitoring of data access events to detect anomalous activity such as bulk data exfiltration, unauthorized access patterns, and policy violations. AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM): Discovers training data, RAG knowledge bases, and AI model inputs to identify sensitive data flowing into AI pipelines, helping organizations adopt generative AI safely.

Deployment & Architecture

Cyera is fully SaaS-delivered with no agents to install. Initial deployment connects via cloud provider APIs (AWS IAM roles, Azure service principals, GCP service accounts) and typically reaches first insights within hours. The platform processes data in-place without copying or moving it, and uses sampling and metadata analysis to minimize performance impact on production systems.

Market Position

Cyera is recognized as a leader in the DSPM category by multiple analyst firms. It was named a Gartner Cool Vendor in Data Security and has been recognized in the Forrester DSPM landscape. The platform serves enterprises across financial services, healthcare, technology, and retail verticals, with customers including Fortune 500 organizations.