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WhiteHat Security Named "Cool Vendor" by Leading Analyst Firm

Vendors selected for the “Cool Vendor report” are innovative, impactful and intriguing

Santa Clara, CA, April 6, 2009 – WhiteHat Security has been included in the list of "Cool Vendors" in the “Cool Vendors in Software-as-a-Service Security, 2009” report issued by Ray Wagner, Peter Firstbrook, Arabella Hallawell, John Girard, John Pescatore, Kelly M. Kavanagh and Neil MacDonald of Gartner, Inc. on March 17th.

WhiteHat Security is the leading provider of SaaS website security solutions.  Its WhiteHat Sentinel product line enables enterprises to protect customer and corporate data and meet compliance standards like PCI DSS 6.6.  WhiteHat Sentinel is currently available in two service levels, Standard Edition (SE) and Premium Edition (PE), for an annual subscription fee.

"Website security is a daunting problem for today’s organizations," said Stephanie Fohn, CEO, WhiteHat Security.  "The WhiteHat Sentinel product family removes the complexities involved in website security by identifying, prioritizing and recommending remediation tactics for website vulnerabilities that put critical data at risk.  With our new Web application firewall (WAF) integration, we can now give the security organization direct control over remediation – the ability to immediately block attacks relating to website vulnerabilities.  We are excited by Gartner’s recognition in their Cool Vendors report.”

About Gartner's Cool Vendors Report

Gartner's listing does not constitute an exhaustive list of vendors in any given technology area, but rather is designed to highlight interesting, new and innovative vendors, products and services.  Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness of a particular purpose.

Gartner defines a cool vendor as a company that offers technologies or solutions that are: Innovative, enable users to do things they couldn't do before; Impactful, have, or will have, business impact (not just technology for the sake of technology); Intriguing, have caught Gartner's interest or curiosity in approximately the past six months.

About WhiteHat Security, Inc.

Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, WhiteHat Security is the leading provider of website security 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. To learn more about WhiteHat Security, please visit our website at www.whitehatsec.com.

Contact:
Dawn van Hoegaerden 
WhiteHat Security
408.343.8314

Colleen Hayden
SHIFT Communications 
617-681-1256

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Gartner defines a cool vendor as a company that offers technologies or solutions that are: Innovative, enable users to do things they couldn't do before; Impactful, have, or will have, business impact (not just technology for the sake of technology); Intriguing, have caught Gartner's interest or curiosity in approximately the past six months.


 

 

 

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