Bastazo releases AI-powered platform targeting issue resolution
by March 13, 2025 9:38 am 138 views
Bastazo, a Bentonville-based software development startup, recently launched the updated Bastazo Platform, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cybersecurity platform that identifies risks and provides recommendations to resolve issues.
“Vulnerability backlogs in critical infrastructure are growing faster than teams can remediate them,” said Kylie McClanahan, chief technology officer of Bastazo. “Most solutions stop at identification. We take it further, prioritizing threats, recommending fixes, and integrating them into work plans. Our platform helps organizations move from reactive patching to proactive security.”
The Bastazo Platform uses data from several threat feeds, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s National Vulnerability Database and the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Using machine learning, the platform evaluates threats and considers operational constraints and an organization’s profile to create the work plans.
The platform is designed for the energy, water, and industrial sectors and addresses the unique constraints of operational technology (OT). It integrates directly with existing work management systems.
“We know that in OT, security can’t come at the cost of reliability,” said Mauricio Iglesias, CEO of Bastazo. “That’s why we built a platform that doesn’t just highlight risks. It helps teams resolve them efficiently while keeping operations online.”
Bastazo recently completed three-month accelerator HF0 Residency in San Francisco and received $1 million after being accepted into it. The startup has about 20 staff. It was founded in 2020 by University of Arkansas faculty members and is based on licensed technology from a U.S. Department of Energy cybersecurity center at the UA.