Alert Logic Named Silver Winner In 2014 Hot Companies And Best Products Awards From Network Products Guide

HOUSTON, Aug. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Alert Logic, the leading provider of Security-as-a-Service solutions for the cloud, announced today that Network Products Guide, the industry leading technology research and advisory guide, has named Alert Logic a Silver Winner for the 9th Annual 2014 Hot Companies and Best Products Awards in the "Cloud Security" category. 

Network Products Guide recognized Alert Logic for its innovative approach to cloud security, a unique combination of cloud-based security products, rich security content, powerful processing and analysis infrastructure, and expert services.  Alert Logic offers a full suite of products that give customers deep insights into their security posture via a Security-as-a-Service-based solution comprised of big-data analytics and correlation engine, security research focused on emerging threats, global threat visibility and security best practices. Additionally, Alert Logic provides continuous protection across the application stack via a 24×7 Security Operations Center that analyzes, escalates and works with customers to remediate threats with actionable intelligence.

"We continually hold our company to the highest standards of product development and service to ensure Alert Logic's customers are fully protected from evolving threats that can compromise a company's IT infrastructure," said Ben Matheson, Alert Logic's Chief Marketing Officer. "This Silver award distinction further validates our Security-as-a-Service offering as among the best in the industry."

In addition, Network Products Guide selected Alert Logic's Security-as-a-Service product suite for its innovative support, services and reach. This includes:

• Native Cloud Support: The intrusion detection, vulnerability scanning, log management, and web application firewall solutions run natively in leading cloud environments, supporting key cloud capabilities such as auto scaling.
• Hybrid Data Center Support: The Security-as-a-Service solution secures hybrid IT environments by providing customers with the same security solutions across multiple environments – physical, virtual, private and public clouds. This comprehensive data center security eliminates the need for multiple disparate toolsets.
• Managed Security Services: Alert Logic solutions are delivered as a managed service focused on security and compliance outcomes using proactive intelligence. Analysts in the Alert Logic Security Operations Center monitor customers' environments 24x7 and respond to alerts that are analyzed and correlated within the company's proprietary security intelligence platform.  
• Security Research: The Alert Logic Security Research team manages custom security content for more than 2,700 customers as well as third-party feeds from leading security organizations, allowing for global threat visibility and an integrated view of security across all layers of the application stack.  

Network Products Guide's acknowledgement comes on the heels of multiple awards for Alert Logic, most recently Info Security Products Guide's 2014 Global Excellence Industry Award for Most Innovative Cloud Security Solution, Cyber Defense Magazine's InfoSec Technologies Award for Most Innovative Cloud Security Product and the Best in Biz Award for Most Innovative Product of the Year.

An annual achievements and recognition awards program with active participation from a broad spectrum of industry voices, the coveted Hot Companies and Best Products recognition program encompasses the world's best in organizational performance, products and services, executives and management teams, successful deployments, product management and engineering, support and customer satisfaction and public relations in every area of information technology.

About Network Products Guide Awards

As the industry's leading technology research and advisory publication, Network Products Guide plays a vital role in keeping decision makers and end-users informed of the choices they can make in all areas of information technology. You will discover a wealth of information and tools in this guide including the best products and services, roadmaps, industry directions, technology advancements and independent product evaluations that facilitate in making the most pertinent technology decisions impacting business and personal goals. The guide follows conscientious research methodologies developed and enhanced by industry experts. To learn more, visit www.networkproductsguide.com.

About Alert Logic

Alert Logic provides security and compliance for cloud, hybrid, and on-premises infrastructure, allowing customers to benefit from deep security insight and continuous protection at a lower cost than legacy security offerings.  Fully managed by a team of experts, the Alert Logic Security-as-a-Service solution provides network, system and web application protection immediately, wherever your IT infrastructure is deployed.  Alert Logic partners with the leading cloud platforms and hosting providers to protect over 2,700 organizations worldwide.  Built for cloud scale, our patented platform manages Petabytes of data, analyzes 255 million security events monthly, and identifies 40,000 incidents a month that are managed by our security operations team. Alert Logic is based in Houston, Texas, and was founded in 2002.  Alert Logic recently expanded internationally by establishing UK offices in London and Cardiff.  For more information, please visit www.alertlogic.com.

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