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Axis Security Named Winner as Top 100 Cybersecurity Startup for 2020

During Black Hat USA 2020, Axis Security Named a Top 100 Winner in this Prestigious Awards Category Exclusively for Cybersecurity Startups

SAN MATEO, California – Axis Security, the secure application access company, today announced that is has been named a Top 100 Cybersecurity Startup for 2020.

Axis Security competed against many of the industry’s hot startups in cybersecurity for this prestigious award.  Cyber Defense Magazine searched the globe and found over 3200 cybersecurity companies with nearly 30% in the startup range having been incorporated within the last 36 months or releasing their first round of innovative cybersecurity products and services.  

“We’re pleased to name Axis Security as a winner among the Top 100 Cybersecurity Startups for 2020 in our second annual Black Unicorn awards.  This award showcases those companies like Axis Security with this kind of incredible potential in the cybersecurity marketplace,” said Judges Robert R. Ackerman Jr. of www.allegiscyber.com, David DeWalt of www.nightdragon.com and Gary Miliefsky of www.cyberdefensemediagroup.com

“We are proud to be recognized as a Top 100 Cybersecurity Startup for 2020,” said Dor Knafo, founder and CEO, Axis Security. “This award validates how rapidly Axis is growing, as demand for our unique solution of providing simple and secure access to applications for enterprises is steadily expanding.”

About Axis Security

Axis Security’s Application Access Cloud™ is a purpose-built cloud-based solution that makes private app access amazingly simple. Built on a zero-trust approach, the solution offers a new agentless model that delivers the easiest and safest way to connect users anywhere on any device, to private apps, without ever touching the network or the apps themselves.  Axis Security is a privately held company that is backed by Ten Eleven Ventures and Cyberstarts. It is headquartered in San Mateo, California with research and development in Tel Aviv, Israel. For more information, visit www.axissecurity.com. Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.

About Cyber Defense Awards

This is Cyber Defense Magazine’s 8th year of honoring cybersecurity innovators, in this case the Black Unicorn Awards for 2020 on our Cyber Defense Awards platform. In this competition, judges for these prestigious awards includes cybersecurity industry veterans, trailblazers and market makers Gary Miliefsky of CDMG, Robert R. Ackerman Jr. of Allegis Cyber and David DeWalt of NightDragon with much appreciation to emeritus judge Robert Herjavec of Herjavec Group.  To see the complete list of Top 100 Cybersecurity Startups for 2020 please visit https://cyberdefenseawards.com/top-100-cybersecurity-startups-for-2020/

About Cyber Defense Magazine

Cyber Defense Magazine was founded in 2012 by Gary S. Miliefsky, globally recognized cyber security thought leader, inventor and entrepreneur and continues to be 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, BlackHat and IPEXPO conferences and our limited edition paid reprint subscribers. Learn more about us at http://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com. Cyber Defense Magazine is a proud member of the Cyber Defense Media Group.

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