Virsec, a cybersecurity company delivering a radically new approach to protect against advanced targeted attacks, has been recognized by American Security Today’s Homeland Security Awards Program, the 2018 ‘ASTORS.’
The Virsec Security Platform, was selected as the 2018 Gold ‘ASTORS’ Award Winner for Best ICS/SCADA Cyber Security and the Silver ‘ASTORS’ Award Winner for Best IT Intrusion Detection & Prevention Solution.
“It’s very rewarding to be honored for our pioneering work in addressing the important security needs of critical infrastructure and IoT systems,” said Ray DeMeo, COO of Virsec.
“As these systems become connected, they are increasingly at risk, and numerous recent attacks have targeted power plants, water facilities, and other critical infrastructure.”
“Virsec stops these advanced attacks in real-time, before damage is done.”
Virsec’s patented Trusted Execution™ technology protects any application, patched or unpatched, across the full application stack including web applications, interpreted code, malicious scripts, file integrity, compiled binary code, and process memory – protecting memory usage on a block by block basis.
Virsec delivers effective defense against today’s most advanced and damaging attacks including WannaCry, NotPetya, Industroyer, Triton, and Spectre.
Virsec’s cybersecurity platform maps correct application behavior, and instantly detects and blocks deviations caused by attacks.
(See a 2-minute overview of Virsec’s unique capabilities to defend in realtime again fileless and memory attacks that target critical applications. Courtesy of Virsec and YouTube. Posted on Nov 14, 2018.)
This deterministic approach stops threats in real-time, delivering unprecedented accuracy, without false positives. Virsec protects any application across the full application stack from web threats to binary memory-based attacks.
Notably, in 2018 Virsec delivered the first immediate solution for the processor flaws exposed by the threats of Spectre and Meltdown.
Virsec is a pioneer in addressing the important security needs of critical infrastructure and IoT systems. Many of these systems were designed for isolation, may be decades old, and are increasingly are at risk.
Numerous recent attacks have targeted power plants, water facilities, and other critical utilities. These systems will not change overnight, and updating un-patchable older platforms, or taking systems offline for maintenance can be a non-starter.
Security in the real world needs to protect infrastructure as it is and protect applications in any state. This is exactly what Virsec provides.
(Learn More in this brief animated video that explains memory attacks and deterministic security developed by Virsec to defend against advanced cyber attacks. Courtesy of Virsec and YouTube. Posted on Jul 24, 2018.)
Because of its unique approach to security and patented technology, Virsec has been deployed by Raytheon, AVEVA, Schneider Electric, and GHD (global engineering services) in demanding defense and critical infrastructure applications.
Furthermore, Raytheon and Virsec have partnered to bring commercial cybersecurity tools to global government and critical infrastructure customers.
The ‘ASTORS’ program is specifically designed to honor distinguished government and vendor solutions that deliver enhanced value, benefit and intelligence to end users in a variety of government, homeland security, enterprise and public safety vertical markets.
“Today, the United States is increasingly focusing on protecting IT/cyber security networks, and government and security professionals are calling on innovative companies like those honored with 2018 ASTORS Awards, to help them do so,” said Michael Madsen, co-founder and publisher of American Security Today.
“ASTORS’ nominations are evaluated by American Security Today’s panel of sector experts on their technical innovation, interoperability, specific impact within the category, overall impact to the industry, relatability to other industry technologies, and application feasibility outside of the industry,” added Tammy Waitt, co-founder and editorial director of American Security Today.
Virsec is led by industry veterans who have driven one of the world’s top processor teams, and created innovative technology in network security, embedded systems and real-time memory systems. The team has broad leadership experience at companies which includes AMD, Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, Juniper, Dell, NextGen, BMC Software, ForcePoint, as well a long list of high-growth start-ups.
Virsec Takes Two in 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program
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Gold ‘ASTORS’ Award Winner
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Best IT Intrusion Detection & Prevention Solution
The Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program is specifically designed to honor distinguished government and vendor solutions that deliver enhanced value, benefit and intelligence to end users in a variety of government, homeland security and public safety vertical markets.
The 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program drew an overwhelming response from industry leaders with a record high number of corporate and government nominations received, as well as record breaking ‘ASTORS’ Presentation Luncheon Attendees, with top firms trying to register for the exclusive high – end luncheon and networking opportunity – right up to the event kickoff on Wednesday afternoon, at the ISC East registration!
Over 130 distinguished guests representing National, State and Local Governments, and Industry Leading Corporate Firms, gathered from across North America, Europe and the Middle East to be honored among their peers in their respective fields which included:
- The Department of Homeland Security
- The Federal Protective Service (FPS)
- Argonne National Laboratory
- The Department of Homeland Security
- The Department of Justice
- The Security Exchange Commission Office of Personnel Management
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Viasat, Hanwha Techwin, Lenel, Konica Minolta Business Solutions, Verint, Canon U.S.A., BriefCam, Pivot3, Milestone Systems, Allied Universal, Ameristar Perimeter Security and More!
The Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards is the preeminent U.S. Homeland Security Awards Program highlighting the most cutting-edge and forward-thinking security solutions coming onto the market today, to ensure our readers have the information they need to stay ahead of the competition, and keep our Nation safe – one facility, street, and city at a time.
The 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program was Proudly Sponsored by ATI Systems, Attivo Networks, Automatic Systems, Desktop Alert, and Royal Holdings Technologies.
2018 Champions Edition
See the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Champions Edition – ‘Best Products of 2018 ‘ Year in Review’ for in-depth coverage of the outstanding products and services of firms receiving American Security Today’s 2018‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards.’
Nominations for the AST 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program will officially open as of January 1st, 2019 at americansecuritytoday.com.
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