Emerging Threats Honored As One Of The 2013 Indiana Companies To Watch

LAFAYETTE, Ind., July 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Emerging Threats, a world-leading provider of open source and commercial threat and malware intelligence, today announced that it has been recognized as one of the 2013 Indiana Companies to Watch, an awards program presented by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, its Small Business Development Center and the Edward Lowe Foundation.

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Thirty-three companies from Indiana will be honored as outstanding second-stage companies during the fifth annual Indiana Companies to Watch awards program, held on August 22 in Indianapolis.

Companies to Watch is an awards program that celebrates Indiana's privately-held second-stage companies, those businesses that are past the startup phase, are considered to be established, and face issues of growth, not survival.

Companies honored range in industries and have headquarters based in 14 counties throughout the state. Among the 33 honored companies in 2013 is Emerging Threats.

"On behalf of our staff and myself, it is an honor and privilege to receive this prestigious award," said Ken Gramley, CEO of Emerging Threats. "In just two short years as a commercial company derived from an open source project to be named as one of the 2013 Indiana Companies to Watch demonstrates the company's depth of talent and our commitment to deliver best-of-breed products and solutions that have gained huge recognition in the threat intelligence market. We continue to grow our commercial business at an exponential pace and fully support our open source roots. We are extremely humbled and look forward to becoming one of Indiana's top global technology companies."

About Emerging Threats

Emerging Threats is a world-leading provider of open source and commercial threat and malware intelligence. Founded in 2003 as a cyber security research community, Emerging Threats has become the de facto standard in network-based malware threat detection. The company's ETOpen Ruleset, ETPro™ Ruleset, and IQRisk™ suite of threat intelligence are platform agnostic for easy integration with Suricata, SNORT^®, and other network intrusion protection and detection systems. With ETPro Ruleset, organizations can achieve the highest standards of malicious threat detection with world-class support and research for extended vulnerability coverage. ETPro Ruleset is ideal for enterprises, government agencies, financial institutions, SMBs, higher education, and service providers. For more information, please visit http://www.emergingthreats.net.

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SNORT^® is a registered trademark of Sourcefire, Inc.

About Indiana Companies to Watch

Companies to Watch firms must employ between six and 150 full-time equivalent employees, have between $750,000 and $100 million in annual revenue or working capital in place, and demonstrate the intent and capacity to grow based on employee or sales growth, exceptional entrepreneurial leadership, sustainable competitive advantage or other notable strengths.

This year the program attracted 308 nominees and applicants. From that pool, 91 finalists were selected, and 33 companies emerged to become the 2013 class of Indiana Companies to Watch.

This awards program is unique because of its focus on second-stage companies. The impact of these companies on Indiana's economy is tangible. In 2010 Indiana's resident companies accounted for nearly 34,000 second-stage establishments according to YourEconomy.org, an online resource of the Edward Lowe Foundation. Those second-stage companies represented an average of more than 866,000 workers that year.

Looking at the contributions of these companies from a different perspective, in 2010 only 8.6 percent of Indiana's resident establishments were in the second-stage category, however, they accounted for 37 percent of jobs in the state. 

This program would not be possible without the generous support of Barnes & Thornburg LLP as well as Katz, Sapper & Miller, KeyBank, and Purdue University. The program is also supported by Ivy Tech Corporate College and media sponsors BizVoice magazine, Inside Indiana Business and Northwest Indiana Business Quarterly.

About the program presenters:

The state of Indiana's lead economic development agency, the Indiana Economic Development Corporation oversees Indiana's statewide business attraction and development efforts, coordinates state programs, and incentives for companies looking to grow in Indiana, and provides assistance and funding to Indiana entrepreneurs and high-tech start-ups.

The Indiana Small Business Development Center Network (ISBDC) creates a positive and measurable impact on the formation, growth, and sustainability of Indiana's small businesses by providing entrepreneurs expert guidance and a comprehensive network of resources. Funding comes from government, organizations, and businesses, committed to growing Indiana and local economies. Statewide funders include The Small Business Administration and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation. To learn more about the ISBDC and to become a client visit isbdc.org

The Edward Lowe Foundation inspired the creation of the Companies to Watch program to celebrate second-stage entrepreneurs and their companies. Established in 1985, the Edward Lowe Foundation is a Michigan-based nonprofit organization that supports entrepreneurship through recognition, education and research with a focus on second-stage companies—those that have moved beyond the startup phase and seek significant, steady growth. The foundation also encourages economic gardening, an entrepreneur-centered strategy providing balance to the traditional approach of business recruitment.

Global Corporate Contact:
Byron Rashed
Emerging Threats Pro, LLC
+1 866 504 2523, x-112
[email protected]

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