RiskSense Wins 2018 InfoSec Award from Cyber Defense Magazine

SUNNYVALE , Calif.--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- RiskSense® , Inc., the pioneer in intelligent threat and vulnerability management, today announced it was named the Leader for Risk Management in Cyber Defense Magazine’s 2018 InfoSec Awards. Winners were announced last week during the RSA Conference in San Francisco, highlighted in the annual print edition that was distributed at the conference, and posted online at http://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com/infosec-awards-2018-winners/ . .@RiskSense wins #riskmanagement leader 2018 #InfoSecAward from @cyberdefensemag for intelligent threat and #vulnerabilitymanagement platform #RSAC Tweet this “With cybercrime, malware threats and data breaches on the rise, it is crucial for organizations to stay a step ahead of the next threat, proactively, which is why we selected RiskSense as the Leader in Risk Management,” said Gary S. Miliefsky, Publisher, Cyber Defense Magazine. “From a field of 3,000 nominations across the globe, the RiskSense platform stands out for its ability to unify and contextualize internal security intelligence, external threat data and business asset criticality to transform cyber risk management into a proactive, collaborative and real-time discipline that lowers risk across the enterprise.” “It’s an honor to have been recognized as the Leader in Risk Management by Cyber Defense Magazine at this year’s RSA Conference,” said Jill Kyte, vice president of marketing for RiskSense. “Our analytics-based approach automates the assessment of cyber risk across the entire operational attack surface to quickly prioritize and guide remediation, and monitor the results. The RiskSense platform provides the intelligence organizations need to align their IT resources on fixing the threats that matter most.” RiskSense has pioneered an intelligence-driven approach to cyber risk management that uses an attacker’s viewpoint, human-interactive A.I. and machine learning to assess an organization's entire attack surface, including the network, applications, endpoints, databases, IoT devices and OT environments. The RiskSense platform leverages existing technology investments to contextualize internal security intelligence (e.g., vulnerability scanners and configuration management systems) and external threat data (e.g., exploits, malware, threat actors, reputational intelligence) with business criticality. It provides risk-based prioritization of vulnerabilities that need remediation based on their business impact. About Cyber Defense Magazine With over 1.2 Million annual readers and growing, Cyber Defense Magazine is the premier source of IT Security information. We are managed and published by and for ethical, honest, passionate information security professionals. Our mission is to share cutting-edge knowledge, real-world stories and awards on the best ideas, products and services in the information technology industry. We deliver electronic magazines every month online for free, and limited print editions exclusively for the RSA conferences and our paid subscribers. Learn more about us at http://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com . CDM is a proud member of the Cyber Defense Media Group. About RiskSense RiskSense®, Inc. is the pioneer in intelligent threat and vulnerability management. The company provides enterprises and governments clear visibility into their entire attack surface, including attack susceptibility and validation, as well as quantification of risks based on operational data. The RiskSense Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform unifies and contextualizes internal security intelligence, external threat data and business criticality to transform your cyber risk management into a more proactive, collaborative, and real-time discipline. It embodies hands-on expertise gained from defending critical government and commercial networks from the world’s most dangerous cyber adversaries. By leveraging RiskSense threat and vulnerability management solutions, organizations can significantly shorten time-to-remediation, increase operational efficiency, strengthen their security programs, heighten response readiness, reduce costs, and ultimately reduce the attack surface and minimize cyber risks. For more information, please visit www.risksense.com or follow us on Twitter at @RiskSense .

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