Contrast Security, Inc. is proud to announce that it has been named a finalist in the prestigious 2025 SC Awards. Contrast Application Detection and Response has been recognized in the Best Threat Detection Technology category, underscoring its commitment to excellence and leadership in the cybersecurity industry. The SC Awards, now in its 28th year, recognize the solutions, organizations, and individuals that have demonstrated outstanding achievement in advancing the security of information systems.

Find the full list of 2025 finalists on SC Media’s website: www.scworld.com/sc-awards

The 2025 SC Awards entries were evaluated across 33 specialty categories by a distinguished panel of judges, comprised of cybersecurity professionals, industry leaders, and members of the CyberRisk Alliance CISO community, representing sectors such as healthcare, financial services, education, and technology.

“From the rise of generative AI attacks to breaches exploiting third-party access and non-human credentials, the past year has reminded us that cybersecurity needs to be about innovations that help enterprises pivot, adapt, and thrive in a threat landscape that changes by the hour,” said Tom Spring, Senior Editorial Director, SC Media.

“Being named an SC Awards finalist is a recognition not only of technical innovation, but of a shared commitment to making the digital world safer,” Spring said. “It’s inspiring to see how this year’s community of finalists—across identity, cloud, data protection, and beyond—is pushing forward together, united by purpose.”

“Application and API threats are extremely dangerous—yet mostly invisible—to traditional WAFs and EDR tools. Contrast Application Detection and Response [ADR] is designed to fill that gap and enhance the XDR ecosystem,” explains Contrast Security Founder and CTO Jeff Williams. “Contrast ADR provides a graph view of the entire application layer, enabling organizations to quickly pinpoint, diagnose, and respond to attacks on apps, APIs, libraries, and third-party products."

Throughout the month, SC Media’s editorial team will feature in-depth coverage of each finalist on SC Media’s website at www.scworld.com/sc-awards, along with promoting finalists across SC Media’s social media channels on LinkedIn and Twitter.

About CyberRisk Alliance (CRA)

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About Contrast Security

Contrast Security is the global leader in Application Detection and Response (ADR), empowering organizations to see and stop attacks on applications and APIs in real time. Contrast embeds patented threat sensors directly into the software, delivering unmatched visibility and protection. With continuous, real-time defense, Contrast uncovers hidden application layer risks that traditional solutions miss. Contrast’s powerful Runtime Security technology equips developers, AppSec teams and SecOps with one platform that proactively protects and defends applications and APIs against evolving threats.

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