BROOKLYN, New York, November 13, 2024 — HacWare, Inc., an AI-powered cybersecurity awareness training platform aimed at simplifying the training process for partners and improving cybersecurity education outcomes for end-users, announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has included HacWare on its 2024 Stellar Startups list in the Security category. This prestigious list highlights fast-rising technology vendors that are driving innovation and fostering growth in the IT channel with groundbreaking products.
Companies recognized as Stellar Startups must be six years old or younger, and they are selected across categories that include artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML), big data, business applications, cloud, data center, Internet of Things (IoT), networking/unified communications, security, and storage.
HacWare’s technology offers a fresh approach to cybersecurity by addressing the primary cause of data breaches — human error. The platform helps businesses worldwide educate their teams on cyber risks and prevent spear-phishing and Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks with ease. Through its AI-powered, personalized training simulations, HacWare allows small and mid-sized security teams to deliver relevant, timely training while reducing malware incidents by up to 60%.
This annual list serves as an invaluable resource for solution providers making business-critical strategic decisions and exploring new technologies and services to add to their portfolios to give them a competitive advantage and drive success.
“We’re thrilled to congratulate the innovative companies named to this year’s Stellar Startups list,” said Jennifer Follett, Vice President of U.S. Content and Executive Editor of CRN at The Channel Company. “This achievement reflects each organizations’ dedication to solving IT channel challenges, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with leading-edge technologies, and contributing to the success of their partners. We look forward to seeing how they continue to transform the industry going forward.”
Tiffany Ricks, CEO of HacWare, remarked, “It’s an incredible honor to be recognized as a CRN Stellar Startup. Our team’s commitment to tackling the core issues of cybersecurity through smart, user-friendly training has been our focus since day one. This award validates our mission and inspires us to continue innovating to keep organizations safer.”
The CRN 2024 Stellar Startups list will be featured in the December 2024 issue of CRN Magazine and online at CRN.com/StellarStartups beginning November 11, 2024.
About HacWare
HacWare is the future of cybersecurity training because we are solving the root cause of data breaches ... Human error! HacWare makes it easy for lean security teams and security developers to provide AI-powered cybersecurity user training solutions. This automated technology helps busy workforces learn about cyber threats and how to protect themselves from spear-phishing attacks and Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams. HacWare uses cloud technology, AI supervised learning to identify internal risks to email hacks. Then auto-generate personalized phishing campaigns to keep employees alert and educated. HacWare's products have helped companies around the world combat advanced phishing attacks to reduce malware outbreaks by 60%.
For more information about HacWare, visit www.hacware.com. Follow HacWare on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Blog
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