LOS GATOS, CA — (Marketwired) — 05/12/15 — Spikes Security, the isolation security company, today announced that Gartner Inc. has positioned the company as a Cool Vendor in its recently published “Cool Vendors in Security Infrastructure Protection, 2015” report.(1)
In the report, Gartner advises clients to “use cutting-edge data security products that raise the bar for attackers by design without sacrificing high availability.” The report also recommends that clients “pilot emerging browser isolation solutions for high-risk individuals and systems that require access to the public Internet.”
The prevents all browser-borne malware by rendering and isolating all web content on a specialized appliance outside the network, then presenting a benign, malware-free version of the content to users inside the network. The solution effectively addresses all malicious web threats, stopping zero-day attacks, malvertising attacks, transparent drive-by downloads and other complex web threats.
“We believe recognition from Gartner is a major validation of our technology leadership, and reflects the unique value of our isolation technology,” said Branden Spikes, founder, CEO and CTO of Spikes Security.
“Our ability to isolate browsers from malware solves the most important and challenging cyber security issue facing today–s enterprise and paves the way for continued expansion and adoption of Internet-based platforms and services.”
Spikes Security is a venture-backed Silicon Valley start-up founded in 2012. The company is focused on delivering secure, scalable, high performance appliance and software solutions that empower businesses with the freedom to safely leverage the web without fear of cyber-attacks. Its initial offering is a powerful browser security solution that prevents all browser-borne malware from entering corporate networks and infecting endpoints.
(1) Gartner “Cool Vendors in Security Infrastructure Protection, 2015,” by Ray Wagner, Joseph Feiman, Avivah Litan, Neil MacDonald, Lawrence Orans, Peter Firstbrook, John Girard and Dionisio Zumerle, published April 27, 2015.
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