iboss Named Finalist in Five Categories of the 2020 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards

Cybersecurity Insiders Announced iboss as a Finalist for Most Innovative Cybersecurity Company, Network Security, Ransomware Protection, Azure Cloud Security, and Mobile Security

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Feb 07, 2020, 09:00 ET


BOSTON, Feb. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today, Cybersecurity Insiders announced iboss, the leader in cloud delivered network security, as a finalist in five categories of the 2020 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards: Most Innovative Cybersecurity Company, Network Security, Ransomware Protection, Azure Cloud Security, and Mobile Security.

The Cybersecurity Excellence Awards recognizes the world's best cybersecurity companies, products and individuals that demonstrate excellence, innovation and leadership in information security. The awards are produced by Cybersecurity Insiders, a global online source of the latest news, developments and exclusive content in the cybersecurity space that connects people, opportunities, and ideas. Cybersecurity Insiders partners with Information Security Community to include the vast experience of over 400,000+ cybersecurity professionals to vote on the Cybersecurity Excellence Award nominations. Finalists were selected based on the strength of their nomination as well as the popular vote by members of the Information Security Community. iboss was declared a finalist in all five categories that the cloud security company was nominated in. The finalist announcement attests to iboss's innovation and advancement in the cybersecurity industry.

iboss secures Internet access on any device, from any location, in the cloud for over 4,000 organizations worldwide. In today's mobile world, it is essential for organizations to migrate their network security to the cloud. The network perimeter has eroded, making traditional network security appliances ineffective at securing users and devices that are no longer bound by network boundaries. The iboss cloud is the easiest path to transition network security from network security appliances to Security as a Service, delivered in the cloud. Users are always connected to iboss cloud, regardless of device or location, to ensure all Internet traffic is secured for compliance, web filtering, malware defense and data loss at all times. With an extensive feature-set required by the most demanding enterprises, only iboss cloud can transition all of the capabilities found in traditional web gateway proxies and network firewall appliances to the cloud. This includes CASB, Intrusion Prevention, DLP, DNS protection and more. And with its unique patented containerized cloud architecture, found in no other vendor, iboss cloud can ensure a smoother and more seamless transition to the cloud than any other cloud security vendor on the market. Since iboss cloud lives in the cloud, network security goes where users go with elastic and instant scaling to meet the demands of the cloud-first future.

"The Cybersecurity Excellence Awards is a prestigious competition that brings together the most valued and trusted security leaders and organizations in the industry," said Paul Martini, iboss Co-founder and CEO. "It is an honor to be recognized by Cybersecurity Insiders and the Information Security Community as a finalist in five categories for security excellence and innovation."

"Congratulations to iboss for being recognized as a finalist in five award categories of the 2020 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards, including cloud and network security," said Holger Schulze, founder of Cybersecurity Insiders and the 400,000-member Information Security Community on LinkedIn that produce the awards program. "With over 590 entries in more than 100 award categories, the 2020 awards are highly competitive, and all finalists truly reflect the very best in today's cybersecurity industry."

The final winners of the 2020 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards will be announced on February 19, 2020.

View the full shortlist here of the following award categories:

About iboss
iboss is a cloud security company that provides organizations and their employees secure access to the Internet on any device, from any location, in the cloud. The iboss cloud platform provides network security as a service, delivered in the cloud, as a complete SaaS offering. This eliminates the need for traditional network security appliances, such as firewalls and web gateway proxies, which are ineffective at protecting a cloud-first and mobile world. Leveraging a purpose-built cloud architecture backed by over 190 issued and pending patents and more than 100 points of presence globally, iboss protects more than 4,000 organizations worldwide. To learn more, visit http://www.iboss.com.

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