Cyber Defense Awards

Welcome to the InfoSec Awards for 2019. It’s been nearly six months in the making – our annual review of the hottest, most innovative, best, market leaders, next-generation and cutting edge INFOSEC companies offering incredible products and services. This year we decided to also include and give credit to a small list of public relations firms that do a great job to help get the word out about these innovators and we’ve included a small list of very important people to keep an eye on – because they are making a difference.

We scoured the globe and found over 3,000 companies who create and offer the most respected InfoSec products and services. Some of them you have never even heard of until today. Some are startups and some are early stage. Some are bigger known players. But what they all have in common is a drive for innovation. They truly want to help you get ahead of the next breach. They are on a mission to help you comply with regulations, stop the cyber-criminals, hackers, hacktivists, cyber terrorists and threats against critical infrastructure. They offer solutions for businesses and government agencies of all sizes, big and small.

The judging was challenging and difficult and we’ve even had some ties this year where two vendors deserved the same award such as Hot Company or Innovator, for example. We’re thrilled to announce the winners – please let them know you found them in Cyber Defense Magazine, approximately 200 of the best Infosec vendors to consider for your arsenal at getting ahead of the next threat!

Here are the winners in alphabetical order by company name:

360 Enterprise Security Group	Next Gen	Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
360 Enterprise Security Group	Cutting Edge	Cloud Security
360 Enterprise Security Group	Best Product	Threat Intelligence
A10 Networks	Cutting Edge	5G Security
A10 Networks	Best Product	DDoS Protection
Adaptiva	Hot Company	Endpoint Security
Alcide	Breakout	Cloud Security
AlienVault, an AT&T company	Market Leader	Cloud Security
AlienVault, an AT&T company	Market Leader	Threat Intelligence
Altaro	Cutting Edge	Data Loss Prevention
Ampex Data Systems	Cutting Edge	Critical Infrastructure Protection
Apcon	Next Gen	Hybrid Network Visibility
Apricorn	Breakout	Encryption
ARPR	Publisher’s Choice	PR Firm for Infosec Companies
Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company	Market Leader	Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company	Leading Edge	Insider Threat Detection
Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company	Hot Company	Network Access Control (NAC)
Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company	Best Product	User Behavior Analytics
ATAR LABS	Next Gen	Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)
Attivo Networks®	Best Product	Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) Detection and Response
Attivo Networks®	Market Leader	Deception Based Security
Avanan	Cutting Edge	Anti-Phishing
Awake	Next Gen	Cybersecurity Analytics
AxiCom US	Hot Company	PR Firm for Infosec Companies
baramundi Software Uwe Beikrich	Editor’s Choice	Patch and Configuration Management
Barrier1	Cutting Edge	Cyber Security
Beijing Yuanhetech Technology Co., Ltd.	Most Innovative	Cloud Vulnerability Assessment, Remediation and Management (CVARM)
BigID	Cutting Edge	Privacy Management Software
Bill Holtz, Sectigo	Most Innovative	Chief Executive of the Year
Bob Ackerman, AllegisCyber	Market Leader	Cybersecurity Investor
Brinqa	Groundbreaking Company	Application Security
Brinqa	Best Product	Vulnerability Management
Bufferzone Security	Market Leader	Cyber Security
Carbon Black	Best Product	Endpoint Security
Catherine A. Allen, Santa Fe Group	Cutting Edge	Women in Cybersecurity
Ceasar Pie, CSIOS Corporation	Next Gen	Chief Executive of the Year
Centrify	Best Product	Privileged Account Security
Cequence Security	Next Gen	Web Application Security
Checkmarx	Market Leader	Application Security
Circadence	Editor’s Choice	Cybersecurity Training
Citrix Systems	Market Leader	Access Control
Cloudbric	Hot Company	Website Security
Code42	Publisher’s Choice	Data Loss Prevention
Code42	Publisher’s Choice	Insider Threat Detection
Cofense	Best Product	Anti-Phishing
ColorTokens	State of the Art	Application Security
ColorTokens	Breakout	Cloud Security
ColorTokens	Hot Company	Data Center Security
ColorTokens	Publisher’s Choice	Endpoint Security
ColorTokens	Most Innovative	Micro-segmentation
ColorTokens	Next Gen	Security Company of the Year
Contrast Security	Editor’s Choice	Application Security
Corelight	Most Innovative	Network Security and Management
CoSoSys	Hot Company	Data Loss Prevention
CounterCraft	Next Gen	Deception Based Security
CSIOS Corporation	Hot Company	Cybersecurity Service Provider
CSIOS Corporation	Most Innovative	Insider Threat Detection
CyberArk	Market Leader	Privileged Account Security
Cybereason	Next Gen	Cybersecurity Company of the Year
Cybereason	Best Product	Endpoint Detection & Response
CyberGRX	Breakout	Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM)
Cylance	Market Leader	Security Company of the Year
Cylance	Market Leader	Endpoint Security
Cymulate	Cutting Edge	Breach and Attack Simulation
D3 Security	Editor’s Choice	Incident Response
Dan Chmielewski, Madison Alexander PR	Editor’s Choice	PR Executive for Infosec Companies
Darktrace	Market Leader	Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Darktrace	Trailblazing	Cloud Security
Darktrace	Leading Edge	Enterprise Security
Darktrace	Hot Company	ICS/SCADA
Darktrace	Best Product	Internet of Things Security
Darren Guccione, Keeper Security	Cutting Edge	Chief Executive of the Year
Dave DeWalt, NightDragon Security	Most Innovative	Cybersecurity Investor
DB CyberTech	Best Product	Data Loss Prevention
DBAppSecurity	Breakout	Security Information Event Management (SIEM)
Demisto	Most Innovative	Incident Response
Denim Group	Cutting Edge	Application Security
Denim Group	Editor’s Choice	Vulnerability Assessment, Remediation and Management
Digital Shadows	Cutting Edge	Risk Management
DivvyCloud	Editor’s Choice	Cloud Security
Dr. Ambareen Siraj, Tennessee Tech	Editor’s Choice	Women in Cybersecurity
EclecticIQ	Next Gen	Threat Intelligence
EdgeWave	Market Leader	Anti-Phishing
EdgeWave	Best Product	Deep Sea Phishing
EdgeWave	Hot Company	Email Security and Management
Enea (Qosmos Division)	Most Innovative	Forensics
Enea (Qosmos Division)	Cutting Edge	Threat Hunting
Equinix	Hot Company	Cloud Security
Equinix	Publisher’s Choice	SaaS/Cloud Security
Ericom® Software	Hot Company	Anti-Malware
Ericom® Software	Cutting Edge	Endpoint Security
ERP Maestro	Cutting Edge	Access Control
Experian	Market Leader	Fraud Prevention
ExtraHop	Best Product	Cybersecurity Analytics
ExtraHop	State of the Art	Enterprise Security
FireMon	Cutting Edge	Network Security and Management
Fluency	Best Product	Central Log Management
Forescout	Cutting Edge	IoT Security
Forescout	Market Leader	Network Access Control (NAC)
Fortanix	Best Product	Cloud Security
Fortanix	Most Innovative	Encryption
GEOACL LLC	Cutting Edge	Authentication and Verification Technology
Gigamon	Most Innovative	Product of the Year
Gigi Schumm, ThreatQuotient	Publisher’s Choice	Women in Cybersecurity
Global Learning Systems	Hot Company	Compliance
Global Learning Systems	Best Product	Cybersecurity Training
Global Learning Systems	Market Leader	Security Training
GTB Technologies	Most Innovative	Data Loss Prevention
HelpSystems	Market Leader	Managed File Transfer
HelpSystems	Trailblazing	Security and Integrity Monitoring
Herjavec Group	Market Leader	Identity and Access Management
Herjavec Group	Most Innovative	Managed Security Service Provider
Herjavec Group	Publisher’s Choice	Security Company of the Year
Hillstone Networks	Next Gen	Cloud Protection
Hillstone Networks	Breakout	Cybersecurity Analytics
Hillstone Networks	Most Innovative	Data Center Security
Hornetsecurity	Most Innovative	SaaS/Cloud Security
Hysolate	Most Innovative	Endpoint Security
HyTrust	Publisher’s Choice	Cloud Security
Idaptive	Cutting Edge	Identity and Access Management
InfoSec Institute	Editor’s Choice	Security Training & Awareness for Employees
InfoSec Institute	Publisher’s Choice	Security Training for InfoSec Professionals
Inky	Most Innovative	Deep Sea Phishing
Insignary	Next Gen	Vulnerability Assessment, Remediation and Management
Inspired eLearning LLC	Groundbreaking Company	Anti-phishing
Inspired eLearning LLC	Cutting Edge	Security Training
Intezer	Cutting Edge	Incident Response
Intezer	Cutting Edge	Malware Analysis
Intrinsic ID	Groundbreaking Company	Internet of Things (IoT) Security
IntSights	Groundbreaking Company	Enterprise Security
iovation	Most Innovative	Multi-factor Authentication
IRONSCALES	Editor’s Choice	Deep Sea Phishing
iStorage	Best Product	Encryption
iTrust	Cutting Edge	Vendor Risk Management Platform
Ixia	Groundbreaking Company	Cloud Security
Jumio	Best Product	Biometrics
Jumio	Market Leader	Compliance
Jumio	Best Product	Fraud Prevention
Keeper Security	Publisher’s Choice	Cybersecurity Password Management
Kenna Security	Hot Company	Vulnerability Management
KnowBe4	Editor’s Choice	Anti-Phishing
KnowBe4	Next Gen	Security Training
Lastline	Editor’s Choice	Security Software
Light Point Security	Hot Company	Browser Isolation
LogMeIn	Best Product	Identity Management
LogRhythm	Market Leader	Security Information Event Management (SIEM)
LogRhythm	Market Leader	User Behavior Analytics
M2MI	Most Innovative	Internet of Things (IoT) Security
Madison Alexander PR	Hot Company	PR Firm for Infosec Companies
ManagedMethods	Best Product	SaaS/Cloud Security
Mischel Kwon, MKACyber	Hot Company	Women in Cybersecurity
N2WS	Leading Edge	Cloud Security
Nozomi Networks	Best Product	ICS/SCADA Security
Nozomi Networks	Hot Company	Threat Intelligence
NSA.gov	Trailblazing	Internet of Things (IoT) Encryption
NSFOCUS	State of the Art	Cloud Security
Ntrepid	Cutting Edge	Deception Based Security
Ntrepid	Best Product	Digital Footprint Security
Nuspire Networks	Next Gen	Endpoint Security
ObserveIT	Best Product	Insider Threat Detection
Oculeus	Most Innovative	Telecoms Fraud Protection
Onapsis	Market Leader	ERP Security
OneTrust	Editor’s Choice	Incident and Breach Management
OneTrust	Best Product	Privacy Management Software
OneTrust	Best Product	Vendor Risk Management
Owl Cyber Defense	Best Product	Critical Infrastructure Protection
Owl Cyber Defense	Best Product	Security Hardware
Paul (Kip) James, VP & CISO at TTEC	Trailblazing	CISO of the Year
PC Pitstop	Editor’s Choice	Anti-Malware
Pcysys	Next Gen	Network Penetration Testing Tools
Ping Identity	Editor’s Choice	Identity and Access Management
Plixer	Editor’s Choice	Network Security and Management
Portnox	Best Product	Network Access Control (NAC)
Proficio	Market Leader	Managed Detection and Response
Proficio	Hot Company	Managed Security Service Provider
Proficio	Most Innovative	SOC-as-a-Service Provider
R9B	Most Innovative	Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) Detection and Response
R9B	Best Product	Identity and Access Management
R9B	Best Product	Security Software
Rajiv Gupta, McAfee	Next Gen	Security Expert of the Year
Recorded Future	Editor’s Choice	Threat Intelligence
RedSeal	Cutting Edge	Compliance
RedSeal	Leading Edge	Network Security and Management
Regent University	Trailblazing	Cyber Defense Training
Resecurity	Hot Company	Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) Detection and Response
Resecurity	Editor’s Choice	Endpoint Security
Resecurity	Hot Company	Enterprise Security
Resecurity	Most Innovative	Threat Intelligence
Ribbon	Next Gen	Network Security and Management
Rising	Next Gen	Anti-Malware
Robert Herjavec, HerjavecGroup	Trailblazing	Cybersecurity Executive of the Year
SafeGuard Cyber	Next Gen	Compliance
SafeGuard Cyber	Cutting Edge	SaaS/Cloud Security
SafeGuard Cyber	Best Product	Social Media, Web Filtering, and Content Security
SafeLogic	Market Leader	Encryption
Santa Fe Group	Next Gen	Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM)
Seceon	Hot Company	MSSP Platform
Seceon	Next Gen	Security Information Event Management (SIEM)
Sectigo	Next Gen	Deep Sea Phishing
Sectigo	Hot Company	Identity Management
Sectigo	Publisher’s Choice	Internet of Things (IoT) Security
Secure Channels	Most Innovative	Email Security and Management
Secure Channels	Next Gen	Encryption
Secure Channels	Most Innovative	Privileged Account Security
Securonix	Most Innovative	Cloud Security
Securonix	Editor’s Choice	Security Analytics
Semmle	Hot Company	Code Variant Analysis
Semmle	Publisher’s Choice	Open Source Security
Senseon	Hot Company	Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence
Sergeant Laboratories/Aristotle Insight	Most Innovative	Cybersecurity Analytics
ShiftLeft	Most Innovative	Application Security
Signal Sciences	Most Innovative	Web Application Security
Silobreaker Ltd	Groundbreaking Company	Threat Intelligence
Silverfort	Most Innovative	Adaptive Risk-Based Authentication
Skyguard	Most Innovative	Data Security
Sourabh Tiwari, Overseas Infrastructure Alliance	Cutting Edge	Chief Technology Officer of the Year
Sql Power Tools	Most Innovative	Breach Prevention
Sql Power Tools	Hot Company	Database Security
Sql Power Tools	Most Innovative	Hot New Startup
Stan Black, Citrix Systems	Publisher’s Choice	CSO of the Year
StrongKey	Leading Edge	Encryption
Swimlane	Most Innovative	Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)
Swimlane	Most Innovative	Enterprise Security
Swimlane	Next Gen	Incident Response
Sysdig	Breakout	Compliance
Sysdig	Hot Company	Open Source Security
Sysdig	Publisher’s Choice	Vulnerability management
TEHTRIS	Breakout	Endpoint Detection & Response
The Santa Fe Group	Hot Company	Risk Management
Theresia Gouw	Groundbreaking Company	Cybersecurity Investor
ThreatModeler	Editor’s Choice	Threat Modeling
ThreatQuotient	Market Leader	Enterprise Security
ThreatQuotient	Hot Company	Security Investigation
ThreatQuotient	Publisher’s Choice	Threat Intelligence
ThreatX	Hot Company	Web Application Security
Thycotic	Next Gen	Privileged Account Security
Thycotic	Publisher’s Choice	Privileged Account Security
Tigera	Best Product	Container Security
Trend Micro	Market Leader	Intrusion Prevention
TrueVault	Most Innovative	Compliance
Twistlock	Next Gen	Cloud Security
Untangle	Market Leader	Network Security and Management
Untangle	Market Leader	Unified Threat Management (UTM)
Untangle	Best Product	Firewall
Vadesecure	Most Innovative	Anti-Phishing
Vaporstream	Best Product	Messaging Security
Vectra®	Editor’s Choice	Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) Detection and Response
Vectra®	Best Product	Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Vectra®	Market Leader	Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence
Veridium	Cutting Edge	Biometrics
Verodin	Editor’s Choice	Continuous Security Validation
Verodin	Most Innovative	Security Company of the Year
Verodin	Most Innovative	Security Instrumentation Platform
WatchGuard Technologies	Market Leader	Multi-factor Authentication
WatchGuard Technologies	Editor’s Choice	Security Company of the Year
WatchGuard Technologies	Best Product	Unified Threat Management (UTM)
WhiteHat Security	Best Product	Application Security Testing
WhiteHat Security	Most Innovative	Software Security Tools
WhiteHat Security	Best Product	Web Application Security
WhiteSource	Best Product	Application Security
XM Cyber	Hot Company	Breach and Attack Simulation
XM Cyber	Next Gen	Infosec Startup of the Year
XM Cyber	Publisher’s Choice	Security Software
XTN Inc	Hot Company	Application Security
XTN Inc	Publisher’s Choice	Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
XTN Inc	Hot Company	Fraud Prevention
ZeroFOX	Most Innovative	Social Media, Web Filtering, and Content Security
Zimperium	Publisher’s Choice	Application Security
Zimperium	Publisher’s Choice	Enterprise Mobile Threat Defense
Zimperium	Market Leader	Mobile Endpoint Security

INFOSEC AWARDS 2019 – WINNERS

Here are the winners in alphabetical order by company name:

Sincerely,

Team CDM