VECTRA wins ‘Overall Threat Detection Solution of the Year’ at CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards

This year’s program attracted more than 3,000 nominations from over 14 different countries throughout the world. AI-driven Cognito platform from Vectra is recognized for threat hunting innovation. Vectra is the Technology Partner at international fintech conference Banking 4.0.

Vectra announced it was named the “Overall Threat Detection Solution of the Year” by CyberSecurity Breakthrough, an independent organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global information security market.

„Automatically and in real time, the Cognito platform from Vectra detects hidden cyberattackers who spy, spread and steal inside enterprise networks. Cognito uses AI to perform non-stop, automated threat hunting with always-learning behavioral models to quickly and efficiently find hidden and unknown attackers before they do damage.”, according to the press release.

“Vectra is a clear innovator in applying AI to hunt down cyberattackers in real time,” said James Johnson, managing director, CyberSecurity Breakthrough. “The company’s Cognito platform empowers enterprises to automatically detect, triage and prioritize threats, enabling security analysts to focus on incident response and deeper investigation.”

“We are honored to have received the CyberSecurity Breakthrough Award for two years in a row,” said Mike Banic, vice president of marketing at Vectra. “This reaffirms that the Cognito platform continues to be at the forefront of innovation as the ultimate AI-powered cyberattack-detection and threat-hunting platform.”

The Cognito platform from Vectra provides full visibility into cyberattacker behaviors from cloud and data center workloads to user and IoT devices, leaving attackers with nowhere to hide. Cognito Detect and its AI counterpart, Cognito Recall, are the cornerstones of the Cognito platform. Cognito Detect automates the real-time detection of hidden attackers while giving Cognito Recall a logical starting point to perform AI-assisted threat hunting and conduct conclusive incident investigations.

“2018 has been another banner year for the information security industry as consumers and businesses continue to battle a wide array of complex cyber threats,“ said James Johnson, managing director at CyberSecurity Breakthrough. “This year we witnessed a significant amount of industry attention towards reducing liability through regulatory compliance, an emphasis on fraud prevention and an overall focus on improved intelligence and threat management through the application of artificial intelligence and advanced data analytics.”

CyberSecurity Breakthrough  is an independent organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global information security market. 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. Follow the link to see the entire list of winners.