--- title: "Databricks buys Panther Labs in cybersecurity push" url: https://daily.dev/posts/databricks-buys-panther-labs-in-cybersecurity-push-dhxuuc7ne source_url: https://thenextweb.com/news/databricks-acquires-panther-labs-cybersecurity-ai type: article source: "The Next Web" published: 2026-06-19T11:52:55.444Z updated: 2026-06-19T11:53:18.924Z tags: ["security", "ai-agents", "databricks"] reading_time: 2 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Databricks buys Panther Labs in cybersecurity push **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Databricks is acquiring Panther Labs, a cloud-native cybersecurity startup, in its third security-focused acquisition. The deal aims to build a 'security lakehouse' that uses AI agents to automate threat detection and alert triage, directly targeting legacy SIEM vendors like Splunk and CrowdStrike. Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi argues that as attackers increasingly use AI to exploit vulnerabilities faster than humans can respond, defenders must counter with AI agents. Panther, last valued at $1.4bn, already serves AI-native environments with customers like Anthropic. The acquisition follows Databricks' earlier security buys of Antimatter and SiftD.ai, and complements its own Lakewatch SIEM product launched in March. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Databricks enters the cybersecurity arena with an AI-driven platform](https://daily.dev/posts/databricks-enters-the-cybersecurity-arena-with-an-ai-driven-platform-rdndqspgw) · CSO Online · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing Data Intelligence for Cybersecurity](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-data-intelligence-for-cybersecurity-trxc0xpnu) · databricks · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#ai-agents](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-agents), [#databricks](https://daily.dev/tags/databricks) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/databricks-buys-panther-labs-in-cybersecurity-push-dhxuuc7ne)