WhiteHat Security CEO Stephanie Fohn Named as Finalist in 6th Annual Stevie(R) Awards for Women in Business

Industry Leader Recognized for Driving Innovation and Company Growth from Pool of More than 1,100 Entries in 54 Categories

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- WhiteHat Security, the leading provider of website risk management solutions, today announced that Stephanie Fohn, chief executive officer, was named a Finalist in the "Best Executive -- Non-Services Businesses -- up to 100 Employees" category in the 6th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business.

The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives, entrepreneurs and the companies they run -- worldwide. The Stevie Awards have been hailed as the world's premier business awards.

Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word "crowned," winners will be announced during a gala event at the Marriott Marquis hotel in New York on Friday, November 13. Nominated women executives and entrepreneurs from the U.S. and several other countries are expected to attend. The presentations will be broadcast live on radio in the U.S. by the Business TalkRadio Network.

Under Fohn's leadership, WhiteHat Security has grown to become the recognized leader in website risk management solutions, serving leading businesses across numerous industries including finance, healthcare and e-commerce. Fohn guided the Company to record sales and growth in 2008, and WhiteHat was also recognized for its continued growth and innovation by being named to the 2009 Red Herring 100 North America and Inc. 500 lists. Other recent successes under Fohn's management include the development of a full suite of integration capabilities of the WhiteHat Sentinel Service, creating global partnership and certification programs, and increasing the number of websites using WhiteHat Sentinel to more than 1,500. Earlier this year, Fohn was also named a 2009 Woman of Influence by the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal.

Finalists were chosen by business professionals worldwide during preliminary judging.

Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs will select Stevie Award winners from among the Finalists during final judging.

"Being named a Finalist in The Stevie Awards for Women in Business is an important achievement," said Michael Gallagher, president of the Stevie Awards. "It means that independent business executives have agreed that the nominee is worthy of recognition. We congratulate all of the Finalists on their achievement and wish them well in the competition."

"It's truly an honor to be recognized among so many accomplished women who lead such a broad spectrum of innovative organizations," said Fohn. "I'm fortunate to work with a talented group of people at WhiteHat whose dedication to providing the most innovative website risk management solutions has been central to our continued growth and success."

Details about The Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/women.

About The Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.

Sponsors of the 6th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business (as of October 9) include the Business TalkRadio Network, Covario, Inc., and KeyBank. Localization partner of the 2009 Stevie Awards is Lionbridge.

About WhiteHat Security

Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, WhiteHat Security is the leading provider of website risk management solutions that protect critical data, ensure compliance and narrow the window of risk. WhiteHat Sentinel, the company's flagship product family, is the most accurate, complete and cost-effective website vulnerability management solution available. It delivers the flexibility, simplicity and manageability that organizations need to take control of website security and prevent Web attacks. Furthermore, WhiteHat Sentinel enables automated mitigation of website vulnerabilities via integration with Web application firewalls and Snort-based intrusion prevention systems. To learn more about WhiteHat Security, please visit our website at www.whitehatsec.com.

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