Lacework

What is Lacework?

Lacework is a company within the Cybersecurity category. Lacework, now integrated as FortiCNAPP within the Fortinet portfolio, is a cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP). The platform automates cloud security, providing visibility and risk management from code to cloud by unifying tools like CSPM, CWPP, and CIEM into a single interface.

When was Lacework founded and where is it based?

Lacework was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA / Sunnyvale, CA.

What problems does Lacework solve for buyers?

Buyers turn to Lacework for automated cloud threat detection without rules, Manual Cloud Auditing: Security teams manually auditing cloud configurations across AWS, Azure, and GCP consoles., Cybersecurity Managed Service Providers (MSPs): Hiring specialized cybersecurity firms to perform periodic penetration testing and cloud security assessments., among 3 documented problem areas.

What questions do buyers ask AI about Lacework?

Buyers evaluating Lacework typically ask AI models about "best CNAPP platforms for AWS and Azure", "Lacework competitors 2024", "Fortinet cloud security application protection platform", and 2 similar queries.

What does Lacework offer?

Lacework's core products are FortiCNAPP (including CSPM, KSPM, CIEM, CWPP, and Cloud Detection and Response).

How is Lacework priced?

Lacework uses Enterprise/Custom.

Who does Lacework target?

Lacework serves Enterprise IT, Cloud-native businesses, DevOps teams, Security Operations Centers (SOC).

What differentiates Lacework from competitors?

Lacework Automatically connects risk insights with runtime threat data to prioritize critical risks without requiring manual rule maintenance.

Problems this brand solves

• automated cloud threat detection without rules
• Manual Cloud Auditing: Security teams manually auditing cloud configurations across AWS, Azure, and GCP consoles.
• Cybersecurity Managed Service Providers (MSPs): Hiring specialized cybersecurity firms to perform periodic penetration testing and cloud security assessments.

Buyers search for

• best CNAPP platforms for AWS and Azure
• Lacework competitors 2024
• Fortinet cloud security application protection platform
• CSPM and CWPP unified tools
• Native Cloud Security Tools: Using native cloud provider tools (e.g., AWS Security Hub, Azure Security Center) without a unifying cross-cloud layer.

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