WhiteHat Security Recognized on AlwaysOn OnDemand List of 2010 Top 100 Private Companies

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- WhiteHat Security, the leading provider of website risk management solutions, today announced it has been named to the 2010 OnDemand Top 100 Private Companies list.  AlwaysOn, a leader in the "open media" revolution, identified WhiteHat Security as a pioneering company within the cloud infrastructure category.

WhiteHat Security will be honored at AlwaysOn's OnDemand event on April 19, 2010, at Hewlett-Packard's Worldwide Headquarters in Palo Alto, CA.

WhiteHat Security was among hundreds of companies evaluated by the AlwaysOn editorial team, partners at Morgan Stanley, KPMG, Hewlett-Packard and industry experts across the globe.  The judges carefully reviewed submissions, interviewed the nominees and chose the top 100 private companies based on a set of five criteria: innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value and media buzz.

"As the digital information created by businesses continues to explode at astronomical rates, the need to store, manage, and share this information is becoming extremely challenging," says Tony Perkins, founder and editor of AlwaysOn.  "By providing innovative technologies that help enterprises better compete in this new era of information complexity, the OnDemand 100 represents some of the highest growth opportunities in the private company marketplace."

"We are honored by our inclusion on this great list of private companies for our innovation in cloud security," said Stephanie Fohn, chief executive officer, WhiteHat Security.  "As cloud computing gains traction, it's more important than ever to secure applications.  AlwaysOn's recognition underscores our commitment to educate the market and meet customers' requirements for effective website security solutions as technology evolves."

A full list of OnDemand Top 100 winners can be found at the AlwaysOn website at: http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/34759.

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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