Tanium

Profile narrative

Tanium provides an integrated endpoint security and systems management platform. The platform delivers real-time visibility and control over endpoints across an organization's IT environment. Capabilities include patch management, software distribution, compliance monitoring, and threat detection and response. Tanium's technology is designed to support large-scale deployments in complex enterprise and government networks. The company serves customers across various industries, including finance, healthcare, retail, and public sector.

Tanium distinguishes itself through a converged approach that combines IT operations and security functions within a single architecture. This design enables organizations to query and act on endpoint data instantly, facilitating rapid incident response and policy enforcement. The company notes that its platform is designed to scale to large numbers of endpoints. In June 2026, Tanium disclosed a security incident involving its third‑party intelligence provider Klue, where attackers obtained OAuth tokens and accessed Tanium’s Salesforce environment, exfiltrating business contact information. Tanium reported that its own products and services were not affected, there was no evidence of lateral movement, and its ability to serve customers remained unchanged, while Klue revoked the compromised credentials and worked with CrowdStrike and law enforcement to investigate the breach.

The source material does not provide explicit details regarding Tanium's size, reach, or notable footprint. Consequently, no quantitative metrics about employee count, revenue, or customer base are included in this profile.

Tanium was founded in 2007 by brothers David and Orion Hindawi. The company's headquarters is located in Emeryville, California, United States of America. Tanium remains a privately held company, having received venture capital funding over its history. The firm's ownership structure includes its founders and various institutional investors. There is no public indication of a parent company or subsidiary relationships beyond its own corporate entities.

Incidents

1 incident linked to this organisation.