BlackFog wins CyberSecurity Breakthrough Award for 2023

Cheyenne, Wyoming, Oct. 5, 2023 – CyberSecurity Breakthrough, a leading independent market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global information security market, today announced that BlackFog, a leader in ransomware protection and anti data exfiltration, has been selected as winner of the “Data Leak Detection Solution of the Year” award in the 7th annual CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards program.

BlackFog’s anti data exfiltration (ADX) technology filters network traffic in real-time to effectively stop cyberattacks before they happen. Using advanced AI-based algorithms, BlackFog prevents unauthorized data exfiltration from a device and network. The solution focuses on protecting trade secrets, personally identifiable information, data theft and extortion.

Essential in today’s hybrid work environment, BlackFog stops attackers from infiltrating a network, moving laterally, stealing data and holding users to ransom. BlackFog detects over 99% of all current malware strains and provides protection from both external and insider threats.

The mission of the CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards is to honor excellence and recognize the innovation, hard work and success in a range of information security categories, including Cloud Security, Threat Detection, Risk Management, Fraud Prevention, Mobile Security, Email Security and many more. This year’s program attracted thousands of nominations from over 20 different countries throughout the world.

“Instead of honing in on the perimeter and trying to keep attackers out, BlackFog takes a different approach with their ADX technology. Ransomware is the number one cybersecurity threat, and data is the ultimate prize with successful attacks resulting in unauthorized data being stolen,” said Steve Johansson, managing director, CyberSecurity Breakthrough. “BlackFog provides a new paradigm in the fight against ransomware and cyberattacks by going beyond first and second generation technologies like Antivirus and EDR/XDR. Focusing on ADX, BlackFog ultimately protects organizations from extortion and secures their most valuable asset: data.”

Additionally, BlackFog produces the monthly State of Ransomware report, which details publicly and non-publicly disclosed ransomware attacks. The report includes key ransomware trends such as attack methods, attack rates by country, industry, active threat groups, victim organization sizes, and more.

BlackFog is the category-defining vendor in anti data exfiltration (ADX). Founded in 2015, the company invented ADX on the thesis that the endpoint is the only control point capable of stopping data from leaving an organization, an architectural bet that has now been validated across three exfiltration vectors: ransomware, shadow AI, and autonomous AI agents. BlackFog’s endpoint-native platform protects more than 500 enterprises, government agencies, and critical infrastructure operators worldwide. 

The company is the publisher of the annual State of Ransomware report and the BlackFog/Sapio Shadow AI Research, the most-cited primary research in the category. BlackFog’s recognition includes the teiss Awards 2026, the AI Excellence Award 2026, the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards 2026, and the Cybersecurity Breakthrough Award. Headquartered in San Francisco with international operations in London and Belfast. Learn more at blackfog.com.

Part of Tech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence and recognition platform for global technology innovation and leadership, the CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards program is devoted to honoring excellence in information security and cybersecurity technology companies, products and people. 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. For more information visit CyberSecurityBreakthrough.com.

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