Netsparker Named Vulnerability Management Solution Provider of the Year by CyberSecurity Breakthrough

Press Release | Netsparker Recognized with 2017 CyberSecurity Breakthrough Award Designation of ‘Vulnerability Management Solution Provider of the Year’

Netsparker Recognized with 2017 CyberSecurity Breakthrough Award Designation

LONDON, Oct. 16, 2017 – Netsparker Ltd., a leading player in the web applications security industry, today announced that it has been selected as winner of the “Vulnerability Management Solution Provider of the Year” award from CyberSecurity Breakthrough, an independent organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global information security market today.

“Companies today need the most accurate scanning technology to find vulnerabilities in website and web applications and eliminate false positives,” said Netsparker CEO Ferruh Mavituna. “Netsparker’s dead-accurate web scanner automatically exploits the identified vulnerabilities in a read-only and safe way, allowing users to immediately see the impact of the vulnerability without having to manually verify it. We are very honored to receive this notable mark of distinction from CyberSecurity Breakthrough.”

The mission of the CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards is to honor excellence and recognize innovation, hard work and success in a range of information security categories, including Cloud Security, Threat Detection, Risk Management, Fraud Prevention, Mobile Security and Email Security. This year’s program attracted more than 2,000 nominations from over 12 different countries throughout the world. All nominations were evaluated by an independent panel of experts within the information security industry.

“Netsparker exemplifies the spirit of the CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards with an innovative approach to simplifying what are typically complex security and vulnerability issues,” said James Johnson, managing director, CyberSecurity Breakthrough. “Congratulations to the entire Netsparker team for standing out from the pack with a compelling vulnerability management solution.”

About CyberSecurity Breakthrough

The CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards program is devoted to honoring excellence in information security and cybersecurity technology companies, products and people. The CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards provide a platform for public recognition around the achievements of breakthrough information security companies and products in categories including Cloud Security, Threat Detection, Risk Management, Fraud Prevention, Mobile Security, Web and Email Security, UTM, Firewall and more. For more information visit the CyberSecurity Breakthrough awards website.

About Netsparker Ltd.

Netsparker was founded in 2009 and develops a web application security scanner. The scanner’s accurate scanning technology led to early success, and Netsparker is now a recognized leader in the web application security industry. Netsparker can identify vulnerabilities in any type of modern and custom web applications, regardless of the architecture or platform they are built with. Upon identifying a vulnerability, the Netsparker scanner uniquely generates a proof of exploit to identify a false positive. Netsparker is available as desktop software and as a cloud service. It is trusted and used by world-renowned organizations, including Samsung, NASA, Microsoft, ING Bank and Ernst & Young, from all industry verticals.

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About the Author

Ferruh Mavituna - Founder, Strategic Advisor

Ferruh Mavituna is the founder and CEO of Invicti Security, a world leader in web application vulnerability scanning. His professional obsessions lie in web application security research, automated vulnerability detection, and exploitation features. He has authored several web security research papers and tools and delivers animated appearances at cybersecurity conferences and on podcasts. Exuberant at the possibilities open to organizations by the deployment of automation, Ferruh is keen to demonstrate what can be achieved in combination with Invicti’s award-winning products, Netsparker and Acunetix.