Acunetix announced ‘Cutting Edge Web Application Security’ winner in the 4th Annual 2016 Cyber Defense Magazine InfoSec Awards

Web application security solution recognized during RSA Conference 2016

LONDON, 15 March 2016 – Acunetix, a global leader in web application security testing, announced that Cyber Defense Magazine, the industry’s leading electronic information security magazine and media partner of the RSA Conference 2016, has named Acunetix as the winner of the ‘Cutting Edge Web Application Security’ category for the 2016 InfoSec Awards.

Acunetix was granted this award by Cyber Defense Magazine after many months of review and judged by leading independent information security experts.

“We’re thrilled to recognize next-generation innovation in the information security marketplace and that’s why Acunetix has earned this award from Cyber Defense Magazine. Some of the best InfoSec defenses come from these kinds of forward thinking players who think outside of the box,” said Pierluigi Paganini, Editor-in-Chief, Cyber Defense Magazine.

“CDM’s recognition of Acunetix further validates our product as being an innovator in the web application security space,” said Acunetix General Manager, Chris Martin. “Acunetix Vulnerability Scanner’s cutting edge technology allows users to detect over 500 vulnerabilities, including hard to detect out of band vulnerabilities. This is a strong endorsement of the fact that Acunetix is ahead of the curve when it comes to web application security.”

CDM 2016 Award winners are listed here.

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About Acunetix

Acunetix is the market leader in automated web application security testing, and is the tool of choice for many Fortune 500 customers. Acunetix Vulnerability Scanner detects and reports on a wide array of web application vulnerabilities. Acunetix Vulnerability Scanner’s industry leading crawler fully supports HTML5 and JavaScript and AJAX-heavy websites, allowing auditing of complex, authenticated applications. Acunetix provides the only technology on the market that can automatically detect out-of-band vulnerabilities and is available both as an online and on-premises solution. Learn more about Acunetix at www.acunetix.com.