Lacework vs Beyond Identity
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Cloud security platform with behavioral anomaly detection for multi-cloud environments; acquired by Fortinet (FTNT) in October 2024 after $1.9B raised competing with Wiz and Palo Alto Prisma Cloud.
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Lacework is a cloud security platform providing automated threat detection, vulnerability management, and compliance monitoring for cloud-native infrastructure — using behavioral analytics and machine learning (its Polygraph technology) to establish normal baseline behavior across cloud workloads, containers, Kubernetes, and multi-cloud environments, then detect anomalous activity that indicates compromise without requiring manually written detection rules. Founded in 2015 in Mountain View and backed by approximately $1.9 billion in total funding from investors including Sutter Hill Ventures, Tiger Global, and General Catalyst, Lacework merged with Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) in October 2024.
Passwordless MFA unicorn valued at $1.1B (Series C, 2022) with $205M total raised; eliminates passwords for enterprise and customer authentication using device-bound cryptographic keys.
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Beyond Identity is a cybersecurity company founded in 2020 by Jim Clark (founder of Netscape and Silicon Graphics) and Tom Casey, built around the conviction that passwords are fundamentally insecure and should be eliminated entirely. The company's platform provides invisible, un-phishable multi-factor authentication by binding credentials to the physical device using platform cryptography (Secure Enclave / TPM), eliminating the need for passwords, one-time codes, or push notifications that can be stolen, phished, or intercepted. The platform simultaneously verifies device security posture — checking for disk encryption, OS patches, and endpoint detection status — at every authentication event.
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