BeyondTrust Named Finalist in Cyber Defense Magazine’s Top 2025 InfoSec Innovator Awards
AI-powered Identity Security Risk Assessment recognized for delivering fast, actionable insights that help organizations uncover and remediate hidden identity threats, at no cost.
- Recognition highlights innovation in Identity Security at Black Hat USA 2025
- AI-powered Identity Security Risk Assessment recognized for delivering fast, actionable insights that help organizations uncover and remediate hidden identity threats, at no cost
Las Vegas, NV – August 07, 2025 – BeyondTrust, the global leader in identity security protecting Paths to Privilege™, today announced it has been named a finalist in the Top InfoSec Innovator Awards from Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM), presented during Black Hat USA 2025. BeyondTrust was recognized in the highly competitive Identity Security category for its AI-powered Identity Security Risk Assessment, a free solution helping organizations illuminate and remediate hidden Paths to Privilege before attackers exploit them.
Cyber Defense Magazine’s annual Top InfoSec Innovator Awards spotlight the most forward-thinking cybersecurity companies shaping the future of threat prevention, detection, and response. Finalists were selected by a panel of independent judges based on their ability to address tomorrow’s threats today, offer cost-effective solutions, and deliver meaningful innovation.
“BeyondTrust embodies three major features we judges look for with the potential to become winners: understanding tomorrow’s threats today, providing a cost-effective solution, and innovating in unexpected ways that can help mitigate cyber risk and get one step ahead of the next breach,” said Gary S. Miliefsky, Publisher of Cyber Defense Magazine.
At the center of BeyondTrust’s recognition is its Identity Security Risk Assessment, a no-cost, cloud-native solution designed to help organizations rapidly uncover and prioritize identity-related risks across hybrid environments, including Active Directory, Entra ID, Okta, and Ping. Within 24 hours, customers receive a comprehensive and actionable view of their identity attack surface from an adversary’s perspective.
“Being named a finalist by Cyber Defense Magazine is further validation of our identity-first security strategy and our relentless focus on innovating to solve real-world challenges for our customers,” said Sam Elliott, Senior Vice President of Products at BeyondTrust. “As threat tactics like lateral movement and privilege escalation grow more complex, especially with the rise of agentic AI, we’re empowering security teams to go beyond surface-level visibility. Our goal is to deliver real-time, actionable insights that help close the gaps before attackers find them.”
The Identity Security Risk Assessment is powered by BeyondTrust’s Identity Security Insights™ platform and includes 30 days of continuous threat surveillance. By delivering high-fidelity, prioritized risk findings at no cost, BeyondTrust is democratizing access to advanced identity protection, removing traditional barriers like lengthy deployments and high price tags.
To learn more about the Top InfoSec Innovator Awards, visit: https://cyberdefenseawards.com/
To access BeyondTrust’s Identity Security Risk Assessment, visit: https://www.beyondtrust.com/resources/research/identity-security-risk-assessment.
About BeyondTrust
BeyondTrust is the global identity security leader protecting Paths to Privilege™. Our identity-centric approach goes beyond securing privileges and access, empowering organizations with the most effective solution to manage the entire identity attack surface and neutralize threats, whether from external attacks or insiders.
BeyondTrust is leading the charge in transforming identity security to prevent breaches and limit the blast radius of attacks, while creating a superior customer experience and operational efficiencies. We are trusted by 20,000 customers, including 75 of the Fortune 100, and our global ecosystem of partners.
Learn more at www.beyondtrust.com.
