Cloud security company Lacework Inc. today announced the release of Lacework Edge, a new security service edge product that extends Lacework’s existing platform’s features to making users and networks more secure.

Lacework Edge is a proxy-based, cloud-native product that offers zero-trust connectivity by leveraging contextual data to make continuous risk-based access decisions. The service secures access from any user or device to internet applications, private data center applications and software-as-a-service applications and point products, with a single consolidated interface solution.

The company argues that traditional SSE products have limited performance capability because of legacy infrastructure and poorly consolidated point products. Lacework said Edge differs in that it’s built to be “massively scalable” through reliable global network providers including Amazon Web Services Inc. and Google Cloud.

Under the hood, Lacework Edge uses artificial intelligence and machine learning behavioral anomaly detection to calculate risk and behavior analytics in real-time to track assets, inform about access decisions, reduce tickets and protect the given business, even at the edge. The service also addresses the risk of phishing through generative AI to keep user users and applications secure in the cloud.

Edge intercepts attacks early in the attack life cycle and works seamlessly with Lacework’s core platform to streamline investigations through the ability to conduct full root cause analysis. With an architecture rooted in zero-trust principles, the service enhances security by eliminating inherent network trust and significantly reduces the risk therein. Additionally, Edge applies features such as automated inline workflows and advanced risk analysis to edge computing use cases.

Lacework is an extremely well-funded venture capital-backed startup that has raised $1.9 billion over six rounds, according to Tracxn. The company was previously in the news in April when it was reported that Wiz Inc. was in talks to acquire it for $150 million to $200 million.

Merritt Baer, field chief information security officer of Lacework, spoke with theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media Inc.’s livestream studio, in November, when she discussed how artificial intelligence can be used to improve security insights:

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