Twistlock
Cybersecurity and Vulnerability Detection for Virtual Container Applications
Company Overview
Snapshot
Founded in January 2015 by Ben Bernstein and Dima Stopel, Twistlock grew to 51–200 employees. The company raised a total of $63.1M across 4 funding rounds from 6 investors. Twistlock was acquired by Palo Alto Networks in May 2019.
Business overview
Twistlock provides a comprehensive, enterprise-grade security suite specifically designed for virtual container applications. Its core technology offers solutions ranging from vulnerability discovery and image hardening during development to full protection of containers in production environments. The company serves enterprises by delivering open-source, customizable Docker container security across the entire DevOps workflow, integrating seamlessly with CI/CD pipelines and providing extensive API support. Twistlock's platform ensures consistent security policies throughout the container lifecycle, offering vulnerability management, compliance, access control, and runtime threat protection for containerized applications within the Cyber Security sector.
Strategic signal
In May 2019, Palo Alto Networks acquired Twistlock, signaling a significant consolidation within the cloud-native security market. This acquisition highlights the increasing demand for integrated security solutions that can protect modern, containerized workloads, and validates Twistlock's technology as a key component for enterprise cloud security strategies.
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- When was Twistlock acquired?
- Twistlock was acquired by Palo Alto Networks in May 2019.
- Which companies did Twistlock integrate with to improve cloud-native risk management?
- In March 2019, Twistlock integrated with Datadog to enhance cloud-native risk management capabilities.
- What was Twistlock's growth in 2018?
- Twistlock grew 250 percent in 2018, according to a March 2019 announcement.
- What was Twistlock's growth in 2017?
- Twistlock announced record growth in 2017, expanding its customer base by over 250% as of January 2018.
- Which investors participated in Twistlock's August 2018 funding round?
- In August 2018, Twistlock raised $33M in a C Round from Rally Ventures and YL Ventures.