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Co-founder and CEO, Databricks · Mar 24, 2026 · Statement, Databricks launches Lakewatch (Databricks press release)

Security teams can no longer rely on manual workflows to outpace AI-driven attacks...

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Said by
Ali Ghodsi, Co-founder and CEO, Databricks
Where
Databricks launches Lakewatch (Databricks press release)
Topics
Safety, Agents
Company
Databricks
Source
databricks.com/company/newsroom/press-releases/databricks-enters-security-market-launch-lakewatch-new-agentic-siem

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