Press Releases :: 2010 WhiteHat Security Announcements
WhiteHat Security Offers New Training Courses to Improve Security Throughout the Web Application Lifecycle
New WhiteHat Sentinel e-Learning Solution Covers Web Application Security Fundamentals, Secure Coding Techniques and Threat Modeling
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – September 1, 2010 – WhiteHat Security, the leading provider of website risk management solutions, today announced the availability of WhiteHat Sentinel e-Learning, a self-paced online training curriculum that allows software developers and security professionals to understand and apply the principles of secure application development. WhiteHat Sentinel customers can easily select and deploy the new courses in their organizations, enabling developers to quickly jump right into the training and learn at their own pace. Read the Full Release ››
WhiteHat Security Enables National Instruments Web Security Team To Build Solid Foundation For Website Risk Management Program
National Instruments Implements WhiteHat Sentinel To Strengthen Security Posture, Improve Remediation and Develop Metrics for Website Security
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – August 10, 2010 –WhiteHat Security, the leading provider of website risk management solutions, today announced the National Instruments (NI) adoption of WhiteHat Sentinel, WhiteHat Security’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) website vulnerability management offering. NI, a global hardware and software provider, uses the WhiteHat Sentinel website risk management platform to assess its websites, increase visibility into its Web application security posture, with accurate, actionable vulnerability data and create a faster, more consistent and measurable remediation process. Read the Full Release ››
WhiteHat Security Founder And CTO To Present At Black Hat 2010 And Cloud Security Alliance Summit
Personal Data Can Be Stolen From Firefox Password Manager and IE Auto-Complete
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – July 22, 2010 – WhiteHat Security announced today that Jeremiah Grossman, the Company’s founder and CTO, will lead a speaking session at Black Hat USA 2010 in Las Vegas. Grossman will present “Breaking Browsers: Hacking Auto-Complete” on July 29, 2010 in the Florentine Room. Read the Full Release ››
WhiteHat Security Debuts Expanded WhiteHat Sentinel Features
Enhanced User and Role Management, New Reporting Capabilities Deliver Stronger Access Control; Simplify Enterprise Website Vulnerability Management
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – June 23, 2010 – WhiteHat Security, the leading provider of website risk management solutions, today announced updates to WhiteHat Sentinel, its software-as-a-service (SaaS) website vulnerability management offering, including new User and Role Management options, additional enterprise reports and a unique Site Security Statement for customers and cloud computing service providers. Read the Full Release ››
WhiteHat Security Details Security Risks of Popular Web Application Programming Languages in Latest Statistics Report
Research Shows There is More to Building Secure Code Than Selecting Programming Frameworks; No Stand-out Languages Regarding Vulnerabilities
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – May 6, 2010 – WhiteHat Security, the leading provider of website risk management solutions, today released the ninth installment of the WhiteHat Security Website Security Statistics Report, offering a one-of-a-kind perspective on the state of website security. Compiled using data from nearly 1,700 production websites, WhiteHat’s report is the only one in the industry focusing solely on unknown vulnerabilities in custom Web applications and unique code within real-world websites. Read the Full Release ››
Report from Imperva and WhiteHat Security finds Insecure Web Applications Pose Greatest Threat to Data, Yet Organizations only Allocate 18 percent of Security to Protect Them
Ponemon Study Reveals Most Companies’ Websites are Unprotected
Redwood Shores, Calif., Santa Clara, Calif., and Traverse City, Mich. – April 26, 2010 – Imperva, WhiteHat Security and the Ponemon Institute today announced the results of their survey, “The State of Application Security,” which assessed the data security risk of insecure websites. The survey found that most businesses, despite having numerous mission-critical applications accessible via their websites, fail to allocate sufficient financial and technical resources to secure and protect Web applications, leaving corporate data vulnerable to theft. Read the Full Release ››WhiteHat Security Joins the Cloud Security Alliance
Website Risk Management Solution Leader Will Help Educate
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – April 22, 2010 – WhiteHat Security, the leading provider of website risk management solutions, today announced that it has joined the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA). The Cloud Security Alliance is a leading non-profit organization that promotes the use of best practices for providing security assurance within cloud computing and provides education on the uses of cloud computing to help secure all other forms of computing. Read the Full Release ››
WhiteHat Security Recognized on AlwaysOn OnDemand List of 2010
 Company Honored For Innovation in Cloud Infrastructure Category
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – April 15, 2010 – 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. Read the Full Release ››WhiteHat Security's Jeremiah Grossman to Present To p
Ten Hacks of 2010 at RSA
Company, Nominated for Two Awards to be Announced at RSA, Will Also Host Web Application Security Consortium Luncheon and Promote Effective Website Risk Management with Global Partners
WhiteHat Security today announced that Jeremiah Grossman, a top-rated RSA speaker, is presenting multiple technical sessions at this year’s RSA Conference in San Francisco. Grossman, WhiteHat’s founder and CTO, will present “2010: A Web Hacking Odyssey – The Top Ten Hacks of the Year”, which will delve into the year’s top Web hacking techniques in technical detail and explore the impact on Web security, the business risks posed and which are likely to be used maliciously. Grossman will also join Fortify Software’s Jacob West to present “Best of Both Worlds: Correlating Static and Dynamic Analysis Results”, which will demonstrate methods for integrating data from source code and production website vulnerability assessments that deliver better results. And, they will discuss how a combined approach enables organizations the flexibility to prioritize issues in ways that closely model their business priorities. Read the Full Release ››WhiteHat Security's Jeremiah Grossman Honored with 2010 Social Security Blogger Award for Best Corporate Blog
Company, Nominated for Two Awards to be Announced at RSA, Will Also Host Web Application Security Consortium Luncheon and Promote Effective Website Risk Management with Global Partners
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – March 16, 2010 – WhiteHat Security, the leading provider of website risk management solutions, today announced that Jeremiah Grossman, founder and chief technology officer, was honored with the 2010 Social Security Blogger Award for Best Corporate Blog.The finalists in each category were selected by a panel of judges, with the winners ultimately determined by their peers from the Security Bloggers Network, a network consisting of 300 plus of the top security bloggers and podcasters in the industry.Read the Full Release ››Jeremiah Grossman of WhiteHat Security Recognized as a 2010 Security Superstar by Everything Channel's CRN
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – March 1, 2010 – WhiteHat Security, the leading provider of website risk management solutions, today announced that Jeremiah Grossman, founder and chief technology officer, WhiteHat Security, has been named a 2010 Security Superstar by the Everything Channel’s CRN. The comprehensive list created by Everything Channel editorial includes the leading thinkers, researchers and executives in the information security industry. Read the Full Release ››
WhiteHat Security Names Erik Pace Birkholz as Western Region Sales Director
 Best-Selling Author and Web Security Expert to Drive West Coast Sales Growth
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – February 2, 2010 – WhiteHat Security, the leading provider of website risk management solutions, today announced the success of its 2009 channel program, demonstrated by channel bookings growth of 260 percent over 2008. As the channel continues to be a top priority for WhiteHat, Robert Cariddi joined the executive team as vice president of channel sales to further develop the program, amplify revenues and establish new worldwide strategic partnerships. With more than two decades of expertise in driving channel growth and increasing revenue at high-tech companies, Cariddi will contribute to WhiteHat’s momentum and have an immediate impact on the organization. Read the Full Release ››WhiteHat Security Experiences More Than 200% Year-Over-Year Growth in Channel Bookings
Channel Program Continues to Expand with the Addition of New Global Partners; Bob Cariddi Tapped as Vice President of Channel Sales to Drive Partnership Growth
 SANTA CLARA, Calif. – February 2, 2010 – WhiteHatSecurity, the leading provider of website risk management solutions, today announced the success of its 2009 channel program, demonstrated by channel bookings growth of 260 percent over 2008. As the channel continues to be a top priority for WhiteHat, Robert Cariddi joined the executive team as vice president of channel sales to further develop the program, amplify revenues and establish new worldwide strategic partnerships. With more than two decades of expertise in driving channel growth and increasing revenue at high-tech companies, Cariddi will contribute to WhiteHat’s momentum and have an immediate impact on the organization. Read the Full Release ››
WhiteHat Security's Sentinel Named One of the "100 Coolest Cloud Computing Products" by Everything Channel's CRN
Website Vulnerability Management Platform Recognized Among Cloud Computing Leaders
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – January 28, 2010 – WhiteHat Security, the leading provider of website risk management solutions, today announced that Everything Channel’s CRN has named its flagship product family, WhiteHat Sentinel, one of the “100 Coolest Cloud Computing Products.” The Top 100 Cloud Computing products include 20 storage vendors, 20 security vendors, 20 productivity vendors, 20 infrastructure vendors and 20 platform vendors. Read the Full Release ››
WhiteHat Security Kicks off 2010 with Record Revenue
WhiteHat Reports 75% New Bookings Growth; Now Counts More Than 1,500 Websites Under WhiteHat Sentinel Management
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – January 28, 2010 – WhiteHat Security, the leading provider of website risk management solutions, today announced record growth in multiple areas heading into 2010. In 2009, the recognized industry leader and driving force in operationalizing website security experienced a 75 percent increase in new bookings, record annual revenues and has more than 1,500 sites under WhiteHat Sentinel management including the most recognizable brands on the Web. The Company also extended the WhiteHat Sentinel suite and added a vice president of channel sales to the executive team.
Throughout 2009, the website security landscape continued to evolve and threats increased, with companies quickly realizing that website risk management is a must have and not a luxury. WhiteHat’s continued growth and customer adoption validates the real need for effective and comprehensive website risk management solutions across all industries. Read the Full Release ››
WhiteHat and Aspect Partnership Delivers New Level of Enterprise Web Application Security
Partnership Provides a Cost-Effective Approach to Managing the Security of Entire Application Portfolios
 SANTA CLARA, Calif. and COLUMBIA, MD – January 25, 2010 – WhiteHat Security, the leading provider of website risk management solutions, today announced its partnership with Aspect Security, an application security consulting company that enables companies to build, verify and manage secure applications. The combination of Aspect Security’s service offerings and WhiteHat Sentinel’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) website vulnerability management platform provides organizations the solution they need to build more secure Web applications and create a sound risk management program.
This relationship underscores the need to address an enterprise’s application portfolio with a continuous, comprehensive risk program versus a series of one-off assessments. The on-demand assessment capabilities of WhiteHat Sentinel enable Aspect Security consultants to manage vulnerability analysis across a large portfolio of Web applications while developing a custom program to eliminate flaws from being introduced early in the software development lifecycle. Read the Full Release ››
WhiteHat Security Named Red Herring 100 Global Award Winner
Company Honored Among the Most Promising Private Technology Ventures in the World
 SANTA CLARA, Calif. – January 20, 2010 – WhiteHat Security, the leading provider of website risk management solutions, today announced that the Company has been named a winner of Red Herring's Global 100 award, a prestigious list honoring the year’s leading private technology ventures from around the world. Earlier this year, WhiteHat was also named to the Red Herring 100 North America list.
The CEOs of the 200 finalists presented their winning strategies at the Red Herring Global Conference in Laguna Niguel, California, January 12-14, 2010. The Top 100 winners were announced at a special awards ceremony at the event.
Red Herring’s editorial staff evaluated the companies on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, management quality, strategy and market penetration. This assessment of potential is complemented by a review of the track record and standing of startups relative to their sector peers, allowing Red Herring to see past the “buzz” and make the list an invaluable instrument of discovery and advocacy for the greatest business opportunities from around the world. Read the Full Release ››
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