Medium confidence
Nov 12, 2025
Deepwatch
− 80 60–80 (≈30% of workforce)
Attribution · verbatim quote
“As we continue to evolve, Deepwatch is aligning our organization to accelerate our significant investments in AI and automation.”
— John DiLullo (ceo)
Summary
Cybersecurity firm Deepwatch cut 60–80 roles, primarily security analysts, while launching its NEXA agentic AI platform. CEO John DiLullo cited AI investment as the rationale; current/former staff publicly questioned that framing.
Evidence notes
- · The recorded quote is a complete CEO statement emailed to GovInfoSecurity; TechCrunch also reproduces its shorter uninterrupted clause. It is not presented as an internal memo.
- · Worker pushback (TechCrunch) called the AI rationale unconvincing — partial dispute over framing.