FireEye Recognized as Best Security Company and Wins Reader Trust Award for Best APT Protection at 2015 SC Awards
Milpitas, Calif. – April 28, 2015 – FireEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: FEYE), the leader in stopping today's advanced cyber attacks, announced that it won two 2015 SC Awards, for Best Security Company and Best Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) Protection. The awards were presented during the 2015 SC Awards Gala held on April 21, 2015 in San Francisco.
“We are honored to be named Best APT Protection by SC readers and Best Security Company by the SC editors,” said David DeWalt, CEO of FireEye. “Advanced attacks are the new normal and pose an enormous threat to our economies and critical infrastructures. Our mission is to use our leading technology, expertise and threat intelligence to protect organizations large and small from the consequences of these attacks. The SC Awards reflect the hard work and commitment of everyone at FireEye.”
“Cybercriminals and malicious insiders are constantly seeking new ways to infiltrate an enterprise network and capture sensitive information,” said Illena Armstrong, vice president, editorial, SC Magazine. “FireEye was named the Best Security Company and Best APT Protection winner for its demonstrated ability to execute innovative and comprehensive IT security measures to protect the enterprise from data-stealing attacks.”
The SC Awards, now in its 18th year, is lauded as one of the most prestigious awards for information technology (IT) security professionals and products. The awards recognize the best solutions, services and professionals that work around the clock to defend against the constantly shifting threat landscape in today’s marketplace. For more information and a detailed list of categories and winners, please visit www.scmagazineus.com/awards.
About SC Magazine
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provides the contextual backdrop for how these IT security tools will
address larger demands put on businesses today, SC
Magazine enables IT security pros to make the right security
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About FireEye, Inc.
FireEye has invented a
purpose-built, virtual machine-based security platform that provides
real-time threat protection to enterprises and governments worldwide
against the next generation of cyber attacks. These highly
sophisticated cyber attacks easily circumvent traditional
signature-based defenses, such as next-generation firewalls, IPS,
anti-virus, and gateways. The FireEye Threat Prevention
Platform provides real-time, dynamic threat protection without the use
of signatures to protect an organization across the primary threat
vectors and across the different stages of an attack life cycle. The
core of the FireEye platform is a virtual execution engine,
complemented by dynamic threat intelligence, to identify and block
cyber attacks in real time. FireEye has over 3,100 customers across 67
countries, including over 200 of the Fortune 500.
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