SecureState Named Global Finalist for Best Overall Security Company & Best IT Blog

CLEVELAND, Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SecureState announced today that Info Security Products Guide, the industry's leading information security research and advisory guide, has named SecureState a double global excellence award finalist for the 2012 Global Excellence Awards in the Best Overall Security Company of the Year and Top Blog categories. These prestigious global awards recognize security and IT vendors with advanced, ground-breaking products and solutions that are helping set the bar higher for others in all areas of technologies.

What started in 2001 as a 3-person consulting firm, has now, 10 years later, grown into an internationally respected information security company with clients in both government and commercial sectors.

With five distinct service lines: Advisory Services, Profiling & Penetration, Audit & Compliance, Risk Management and Business Preservation, SecureState consultants present regularly in the local community and are also in high demand for national and international security conferences, such as DEF CON, The Black Hat Briefings in Vegas, and Black Hat Europe. SecureState consultants routinely release new tools, exploits, and vulnerabilities listing them for the public on www.securestate.com.

SecureState is also passionate about providing its blog readers with the most up to date and informative posts. SecureState's Blog provides the security industry and those looking for insight with a unique atmosphere for sharing information. The blog is regularly updated with posts on the latest information security topics and is re-posted by numerous blog sites including ITWorld.

"We are proud and excited to be recognized as an industry leader and to be recognized as one of only two finalists by Info Security Products Guide," says Ken Stasiak, CEO of SecureState.  "Behind this distinguished success is our relentless drive to stay customer focused. We believe this recognition from Info Security Products Guide further validates our commitment to our global customers and their security needs. Our team has done a tremendous job and I couldn't be prouder of the results they've achieved."

About SecureState:

SecureState is a management consulting firm specializing in information security. SecureState draws upon the skill sets of its team members, and their extensive experience in government, private-sector, and Big X consulting companies.

About Info Security Product Guide Awards

The Info Security Products Guide Awards recognize and honor excellence in all areas of information security. To learn more, visit www.infosecurityproductsguide.com.

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