Breach Security Named Reader Trust Finalist in 2008 SC Magazine Awards Program
WebDefend™ web application firewall selected as finalist in Best Enterprise Firewall category
CARLSBAD, Calif., December 12, 2007 – Breach Security, Inc., the leader in web application security, has been named a finalist in the SC Magazine Awards program for outstanding achievement in information technology (IT) security. Breach Security’s WebDefend web application firewall was named in the Reader Trust Award Best Enterprise Firewall category of the competition.
WebDefend was among more than 600 entries submitted in more than 30 technology categories. Finalists of the SC Magazine Awards program are determined through voting conducted by the publication’s readers. Readers vote for what they view as the solution that is most effective at helping them to address the problems for which it was designed.
“Our 2008 finalists, including Breach Security, represent some the industry’s leading lights, as judged by our readership,” said SC Magazine Editor-in-Chief Illena Armstrong. Moving into 2008, our readers are recognizing that companies such as Breach Security are helping them meet their security challenges.”
Breach Security’s WebDefend web application firewall performs a continuous, real-time assessment of production web applications for security vulnerabilities and code defects, then reports actionable forensic results that extend beyond testing by application vulnerability scanners during development.
WebDefend assesses the application in its production environment and detects insecure application design techniques that go unnoticed by scanners. This ensures that the entire application is assessed and any runtime defects are detected immediately by the security team before they can be exploited by hackers. In addition, security teams can bridge the software development lifecycle gap by generating help tickets for defect remediation.
“Being named a finalist in the 2008 SC Magazine Reader Trust awards program is a true honor for Breach Security,” said Marc Shinbrood, CEO of Breach Security. “The continuous barrage of news around costly data losses coupled with the June deadline for PCI compliance have pushed web application security to the forefront of today’s security concerns. Recognition from the readers of SC Magazine speaks to the effectiveness and strength of the WebDefend web application firewall.”
The annual SC Magazine Awards have recognized security’s key contributors and outstanding products for more than a decade. As the industry’s preeminent award program, individuals, brands, and products shortlisted address not only the challenges prominent today, but also the emerging threat landscape of tomorrow.
Winners of this year’s awards will be announced at an exclusive awards event to be held in San Francisco, April 8, 2008.
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About Breach Security, Inc.
Breach Security, Inc. is the leading provider of real-time, continuous web application security that protects sensitive web-based information. Breach Security’s products protect web applications from hacking attacks, data leakage and identity theft, as well as vulnerabilities caused by insecurely coded applications. Breach Security’s solutions also support compliance requirements for the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS). The company’s WebDefend web application firewall is ICSA Labs certified. Founded in 2004, Breach Security is headquartered in Carlsbad, Calif. For more information, please visit www.breach.com.
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