Polyverse raised $8 million to expand the reach of its cybersecurity technology that is used by government organizations and security-minded companies.

Polyverse’s main product is “Polymorphing for Linux,” which scrambles open-source code without affecting its operation, shielding it from hackers looking to exploit weaknesses in the code.

Polyverse has been validated by the U.S. Department of Defense for mitigating zero-day attacks, intrusions that occur just as a vulnerability becomes public, such as the infamous WannaCry ransomware and hacks of companies like Equifax.

Polyverse plans to use the cash infusion to expand in current markets — North America and Japan — and enter new territory, including the U.K. and Singapore.

The 4-year-old company, which is led by academics and engineers from Amazon, Microsoft and Google, also announced some recent hires. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582214407.9887986/Cybersecurity-startup-Polyverse-raises-$8M-to-protect-Linux-open-source-code-from-hackers?ref=audio_experience