Tysons, VA, May 2, 2017 – EY today announced that Adam Vincent, CEO of ThreatConnect, provider of the industry’s only extensible, intelligence-driven security platform, is a finalist for the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2017 Award in the Mid-Atlantic region. The awards program, which is celebrating its 31st year, recognizes entrepreneurs who are excelling in areas such as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Vincent was selected as a finalist by a panel of independent judges.
“It is quite an honor to have been nominated and an even a greater honor to be a finalist,” said Adam Vincent, ThreatConnect, CEO. “I would not have even been considered for this award – or made it this far – without the incredible group of people I work with. In the past 6 years, ThreatConnect has come a long way, and I attribute our success to them.“
Since its inception in 2011, ThreatConnect has experienced remarkable expansion – on all fronts. In 2016 alone, the company experienced a more than 50% increase in subscriptions year-over-year, as well as an increase in the total number of Platform users to about 13,000. More than 1,600 organizations worldwide use ThreatConnect, among them 66% of the Fortune 100 and 26% of the Fortune 500.
The Entrepreneur Of The Year® Program takes place in more than 145 cities in 60 countries around the world. Prior winners from Mid-Atlantic include Honest Tea, Rosetta Stone, LivingSocial, and Total Wine & More. The program makes a difference by encouraging entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement.
Award winners will be announced at a special gala event on June 15, 2017 at the Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner.
About ThreatConnect®:
ThreatConnect® arms organizations with a powerful defense against cyber threats and the confidence to make strategic business decisions. Built on the industry’s only intelligence-driven, extensible security platform, ThreatConnect provides a suite of products designed to meet the threat intelligence aggregation, analysis and automation needs of security teams at any maturity level. More than 1,600 companies and agencies worldwide deploy the ThreatConnect platform to fully integrate their security technologies, teams, and processes with relevant threat intelligence resulting in reduced detection to response time and enhanced asset protection. To learn more about ThreatConnect, visit: www.threatconnect.com.
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