- Lacework is a cloud security platform specializing in automated threat detection, vulnerability management, and compliance monitoring for cloud-native infrastructure, with a projected revenue of $1.9 billion by 2026.
- In October 2024, Lacework was acquired by Fortinet, enhancing its capabilities with the integration of Fortinet's security technologies and expanding its market reach.
- Lacework's solutions are utilized by various enterprises seeking to secure their cloud environments, leveraging its patented Polygraph technology for anomaly detection without the need for manual rule creation.
- Ideal buyers for Lacework include security teams in cloud-centric organizations looking to simplify threat detection and compliance processes, addressing the complexities of modern cloud infrastructure.
Engineering is the largest team with 223 employees (about 44%), followed by Sales and Support with 134 (about 26%). Marketing and Product totals 45 (about 9%), while Finance and Administration has 27 (about 5%) and Information Technology has 26 (about 5%). Human Resources counts 17 (about 3%), Business Management 13 (about 3%), Operations 10 (about 2%), Consulting 7 (about 1%), and Other 6 (about 1%). Combined, Engineering and Sales/Support represent roughly seven in ten employees, indicating a workforce centered on building and delivering security offerings to customers.
San Francisco, CA is the largest named location with 84 employees (about 16%). Additional hubs include New York, NY (24), San Jose, CA (23), Seattle, WA (22), Mountain View, CA (18), London, UK (16), Boston, MA (13), Palo Alto, CA (11), and San Diego, CA (10). A substantial portion of employees—287 (about 56%)—fall under Other, suggesting a broadly distributed or remote workforce beyond the primary hubs.
