Top 100 Cybersecurity Startups for 2020

Award: Red Sift named a “Top 100 Cybersecurity Startup for 2020”

Red Sift, the open-cloud, data analysis platform that provides cybersecurity solutions for any sized organization, has been named a Top 100 Cybersecurity Startup for 2020 by Cyber Defense Magazine.

Red Sift competed against many of the industry’s hottest cybersecurity startups 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 Red Sift as a winner among the Top 100 Cybersecurity Startups for 2020 in our second annual Black Unicorn awards. This award showcases those companies like Red Sift 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.

“It’s a real honour to be selected for this prestigious award,” said Rahul Powar, CEO at Red Sift. “In these times of change, securing the digital estate and channels of communication is more important than ever, and this industry validation really highlights the relevance of our products.”

About Cyber Defense Magazine

This is Cyber Defense Magazine’s 8th year of honoring cybersecurity innovators, in this case the Black Unicorn Awards for 2020 on their Cyber Defense Awards platform. They are managed and published by and for ethical, honest, passionate information security professionals. Their mission is to share cutting-edge knowledge, real-world stories and awards on the best ideas, products and services in the information technology industry. They 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.

About Red Sift

Founded in 2015, Red Sift is a global organization with international offices in the UK, Spain, Australia, and North America. It boasts a client base of all sizes and across all industries, including Domino’s, Telefonica, Pipedrive, Rentokil, Wise, and top global law firms. Find out how Red Sift is delivering actionable cybersecurity insights to its global customers at redsift.com.

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Harry Stephens

7 Sep. 2020

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