Darktrace key facts
Last updated- Legal entity
- Darktrace Holdings Limited
- Headquarters
- United Kingdom (GB)
- Ownership
- Part of Thoma Bravo
- Founded
- 2013
- Data hosting
- Customer-defined
- Infrastructure
- AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Rackspace
- Deployment
- SaaS
- Open source
- No
- US Cloud Act exposure
- Exposed
- Certifications
- ISO/IEC 27001:2013, ISO/IEC 27018, ISO/IEC 42001, Cyber Essentials
- Replaces
- CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Palo Alto Networks Cortex, Cisco Secure
About Darktrace
Darktrace is a cybersecurity company that utilizes Self-Learning AI to protect organizations from advanced cyber-threats. Its ActiveAI Security Platform monitors digital environments to identify known and unknown threats, providing preemptive visibility and autonomous response capabilities across email, cloud, networks, and operational technology. Originally founded in Cambridge, UK, the company was acquired by the US-based investment firm Thoma Bravo in October 2024. The platform is designed to automate security operations by providing continuous threat investigation through its Cyber AI Analyst tool.
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