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The global data security platform has announced its expansion into the Australian and New Zealand markets.
Lacework’s newly appointed ANZ general manager, Graham Pearson, is spearheading a new push to expand the company’s footprint in the region, supported by 23 new employees onboarded over the past few months.
The firm aims to promote its security and compliance offerings, designed to help organisations manage increasing data volumes, replacing legacy security solutions with automated security platforms.
“Lacework has changed the game when it comes to security. What sets our platform apart is the thesis that security is, at its heart, a data problem,” Pearson said.
“By focusing first on what is normal rather than establishing rules, our customers can consolidate many bespoke tools into fewer alerts, simplify management and automate security policy.
“It is easier, smarter, comes with zero implementation cost, and requires minimal people to run it. It’s a CISO’s best friend.”
Lacework’s core offering, which leverages proprietary learning algorithm Polygraph, aims to streamline the adoption of cloud services, reducing manual interventions or rule writing.
Lacework’s expansion into ANZ follows a $525 million capital injection from Sutter Hill Ventures and other investors, expected to be used to hire additional staff in 2022.
“We have hired a strong local team and hope to continue to attract the best IT talent in our region to support our growth plans,” Pearson added.
The ANZ Lacework team are expected to work across four channels: direct business, reseller, MSSP (managed security service), and partners, including Google, AWS, Azure, Katana1 and CTRL Group.
“Cloud customers are laser focused on what they do. They expect the same from us,” Ross Ogilvie, director of Katana1, said.
“Katana1's focus is data. Lacework shifts our data security practice into a new dimension.”
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