BOSTON, Mass., April 6, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Onapsis™, the global experts in SAP and Oracle business-critical application security, today announced that they have been recognized as an Excellence Award finalist in the Best Newcomer Security Company of the Year category for the 2016 SC Awards Europe. Finalists are recognized for outstanding leadership and for providing superior security products to the information security industry. Winners will be announced at the 2016 SC Awards Europe ceremony to be held June 7, 2016 in London.
"SC Magazine's recognition of Onapsis validates an emerging information security solution category. Organizations in the G2000 have been underserved for too long and SAP cybersecurity threats are on the increase. Onapsis helps organizations running SAP to minimize the economic impact of attacks aimed at business-critical applications," said Mariano Nunez, CEO, Onapsis. "The Onapsis Research Labs has also found that thousands of the world's largest organizations are either vulnerable or already exposed to threats. These applications are the ultimate economic targets for cybercrime and have previously been a blind spot for many Chief Information Security Officers," continued Nunez.
The SC Awards Europe are recognized throughout the security industry as the gold standard of excellence in cybersecurity. Winners in the Excellence category are determined by an expert panel of judges, handpicked by SC Magazine's editorial team, for their breadth of knowledge and experience in the information security industry. The Excellence Awards honor the professionals, products and services that have proven to be the best in the industry for protecting today's corporate world from cybercrime. The 2016 SC Awards Europe are divided into three main award areas of expertise, 'Excellence Awards: Threat Solutions', 'Excellence Awards: Industry Leadership' and 'Professional Categories'. 2016 sees the introduction of new categories 'Best Behaviour Analytics/ Enterprise Threat Detection' and also 'Best Cyber Security Education Programme'.
Winners of the 2016 SC Awards will be announced at a gala dinner and cocktail party on June 7, 2016 in London. This event attracts top professionals in the IT security community and provides an invaluable opportunity for networking. To register for the 2016 SC Awards Gala please visit this link. For more information, please contact Robyn Carter at robyn(dot)carter(at)haymarket(dot)com.
About SC Magazine
SC Magazine provides IT security professionals with in-depth and unbiased information through timely news, comprehensive analysis, cutting-edge features, contributions from thought leaders and the best, most extensive collection of product reviews in the business. By offering a consolidated view of IT security through independent product tests and well-researched editorial content that provides the contextual backdrop for how these IT security tools will address larger demands put on businesses today, SC Magazine enables IT security pros to make the right security decisions for their companies. Besides the monthly print magazine, special Spotlight editions and daily website, the brand's portfolio includes SC Marketscope and SC Magazine Newswire, and face-to-face events, including the SC Congress series (New York, Chicago, Boston, Toronto, London, Amsterdam) and the SC Awards.
About Onapsis
Onapsis provides the most comprehensive solutions for securing SAP and Oracle business-critical applications. As the leading experts in SAP and Oracle cybersecurity, Onapsis enables security and audit teams to have visibility, confidence and control of advanced threats, cyber risks and compliance gaps affecting their enterprise applications.
Headquartered in Boston, Onapsis serves over 200 customers including many of the Global 2000. Onapsis' solutions are also the de-facto standard for leading consulting and audit firms such as Accenture, IBM, Deloitte, E&Y, KPMG and PwC.
Onapsis solutions include the Onapsis Security Platform (OSP), which is the most widely used SAP-certified cybersecurity solution in the market. Unlike generic security products, Onapsis' context-aware solutions deliver preventative vulnerability and compliance controls, as well as real-time detection and incident response capabilities to reduce risks affecting critical business processes and data. Through open interfaces, the platform can be integrated with leading SIEM, GRC and network security products, seamlessly incorporating enterprise applications into existing vulnerability, risk and incident response management programs.
These solutions are powered by the Onapsis Research Labs, which continuously provide leading intelligence on security threats affecting SAP and Oracle enterprise applications. Experts of the Onapsis Research Labs were the first to lecture on SAP cyber attacks and have uncovered and helped fix hundreds of security vulnerabilities to date affecting SAP Business Suite, SAP HANA, SAP Cloud and SAP Mobile applications, as well as Oracle JD Edwards and Oracle E-Business Suite platforms.
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