Upfort recognized for Organizational Excellence by Business Intelligence Group and as Top Infosec Innovator by Cyber Defense Magazine

SAN FRANCISCO—Upfort, a cutting-edge cyber security and insurance platform, today announced that it won two premier industry accolades this year, building on its reputation as a comprehensive cyber platform that safeguards businesses against evolving threats.

Earlier this year, Upfort was honored by Business Intelligence Group with the prestigious Fortress Cybersecurity Award for “Organizational Excellence”, which highlights and recognizes solutions that take a holistic approach to integrating all aspects of cybersecurity. Specifically recognized as “Most Innovative in SMB Cybersecurity,” Upfort was also named a 2023 Top InfoSec Innovator Winner by Cyber Defense Magazine, the industry’s leading electronic information security magazine.

“We are proud and humbled by these industry nods toward our efforts of offering businesses holistic cyber protection,” said Xing Xin, CEO and co-founder of Upfort. “With new cyber threats and risks arising by the day, the demand for a one-stop cyber security and insurance solution has never been greater. These awards are a strong signal that we are on the right track toward accelerating the world’s journey toward cyber resilience.”

Upfort transforms how cyber risk is assessed and managed, empowering insurers and brokers to substantially minimize their clients’ exposure to cyber attacks. From risk management tools to insurance policies, Upfort offers organizations one easy-to-use platform for all their cyber needs, streamlining the way brokers and insurers sell insurance and shield their clients from cyber threats.

“We are so proud to name Upfort as a winner in the 2023 Fortress Cyber Security Awards program,” said Maria Jimenez, Chief Nominations Officer, Business Intelligence Group. “As our society continues to evolve and become more reliant on networks and data, companies like Upfort are critical to providing the protection and trust consumers demand.”

“Upfort embodies three major features we judges look for in potential award winners: understanding tomorrow’s threats, today, providing a cost-effective solution and innovating in unexpected ways that can help mitigate cyber risk and get one step ahead of the next breach,” said Gary S. Miliefsky, Publisher of Cyber Defense Magazine.

“Upfort embodies three major features we judges look for in potential award winners: understanding tomorrow’s threats, today, providing a cost-effective solution and innovating in unexpected ways that can help mitigate cyber risk and get one step ahead of the next breach”
—Gary S. Miliefsky, Publisher, Cyber Defense Magazine

Today’s announcement comes on the heels of a number of major developments and company milestones for Upfort. Last month – marking Cybersecurity Awareness Month – Upfort announced its $8 million Series A investment round led by SYN Ventures. Earlier this year, Upfort also rebranded from Paladin Cyber to Upfort, reflecting the company’s expanded capabilities as a one-stop shop for businesses’ cyber security and insurance needs. To learn more about Upfort, visit upfort.com.

About Upfort

Upfort is a leading platform for cyber security and insurance that provides holistic protection from evolving cyber threats. Founded in 2017 to expand global access to cyber resilience, Upfort makes cyber risk easy to manage and simple to insure. Upfort delivers turnkey security proven to proactively mitigate risk and comprehensive cyber insurance from leading insurers. With proprietary data and intelligent automation, Upfort’s AI anticipates risk and streamlines mitigation for hassle-free underwriting. Insurers, brokers, and risk advisors partner with Upfort to offer clients resilience and peace of mind against cyber threats. To learn more about Upfort, visit upfort.com.

About Business Intelligence Group

The Business Intelligence Group was founded with the mission of recognizing true talent and superior performance in the business world. Unlike other industry award programs, these programs are judged by business executives having experience and knowledge. The organization's proprietary and unique scoring system selectively measures performance across multiple business domains and rewards those companies whose achievements stand above those of their peers.

About Cyber Defense Awards

This is Cyber Defense Magazine’s 11th year of honoring cybersecurity innovators, in this case the Top Global CISOs for 2023, on our Cyber Defense Awards platform. In this competition, judges for these and other prestigious awards includes cybersecurity industry veterans, trailblazers and market makers Gary Miliefsky of CDMG, Dr. Lindsey Polley de Lopez of VentureScope, Robert R. Ackerman Jr. of Allegis Cyber, Dino Boukouris of MomentumCyber and with much appreciation to emeritus judges Robert Herjavec of Cyderes, Dr. Peter Stephenson of CDMG and David DeWalt of NightDragon. Top InfoSec Innovators for 2023 is found here, download The Black Unicorn Report for 2023 here, and Top Global CISOs Winners for 2023, here.

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