Cybersecurity Industry Honors Agari for Excellence in Phishing Defense Leadership

FOSTER CITY, Calif., April 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Agari, the market share leader in phishing defense solutions for the enterprise, announced today that it has been named a finalist for the prestigious SC Awards Europe in the Best Email Security Solution category. In addition, the cybersecurity industry has recognized Agari's ongoing innovation in protecting companies around the world from spearphishing, Business Email Compromise (BEC), and domain spoofing attacks with six other recent honors:

    --  2020 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards: named Gold Winner for
        Cybersecurity Marketer of the Year - North America and Silver Winner for
        Best Cybersecurity Company - North America (btwn. 100-499 employees).
        These awards honor individuals and companies that demonstrate
        excellence, innovation and leadership in information security. The
        awards are determined based on the strength of their nomination and the
        popular vote by members of the Information Security Community (both
        ratings and comments).
    --  Cybersecurity Marketing Awards: won Cybersecurity Marketer of the Year -
        Private Company. Organized and hosted by Cybersecurity Marketing Dojo,
        these awards recognize marketing accomplishments and excellence unique
        to the global cybersecurity industry. Finalists and winners are
        determined based on the strength of their nominations by a notable panel
        of independent judges. The awards are presented each year at a special
        event held before the opening of the RSA Conference.
    --  Cybercrime Magazine's 2020 Hot 150 Cybersecurity Companies: listed as
        the number one email security company. This list informs CISOs and
        practitioners of the top companies that help them with their
        cybersecurity needs to stay ahead of and defend against ever-evolving
        threats.
    --  2020 List of Channel Chiefs: selected for being a 50 Most Influential
        vendor who continually demonstrates exemplary leadership, influence,
        innovation, and growth for the IT channel. CRN's 2020 Channel Chiefs
        list honors the distinguished leaders who have influenced the IT channel
        with cutting-edge strategies and partnerships.

Founder and CEO Patrick R. Peterson commented:

Email has long been the preferred attack tool by scammers and fraudsters, with over 90% of data breaches occurring through the email channel. Combine that with today's COVID-19 crisis, and companies around the world are experiencing a maelstrom. Since the beginning of March we observed a 592% increase in email messages with elevated risk scores exploiting the Coronavirus pandemic. We're working 24/7/365 right now helping our customers stay ahead of well-trained, aggressive cybercriminal organizations. Our mission is to protect digital communications to ensure humanity prevails over evil.

About Agari

Agari is the market share leader in phishing defense solutions for the enterprise. Through applied science, the Agari Identity Graph(TM) delivers valuable business context to every email risk decision. Agari ensures outbound email from the enterprise cannot be spoofed, increasing deliverability and preserving brand integrity. It also protects the workforce from devastating inbound BEC, VEC, spearphishing, and account takeover-based attacks, reducing business risk and restoring trust to the inbox. Learn more at agari.com.

Media Contact:
Jean Creech Avent
Sr. Director, Global Corporate Communications
Agari
jcreech@agari.com
843-986-8229

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