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View AlgoSec s press releases to stay on top of the latest company announcements Press releases Filter by release year AlgoSec Horizon A33.30 eliminates security silos, accelerates application delivery, automates policy management and continuously reduces cyber risk July 22, 2026 Horizon unifies application connectivity governance across hybrid and multi-cloud environments through AI-powered automation 2026 AlgoSec Posts 37% YoY new Business Growth in 2025 as Enterprises Prioritize Application-Centric Security February 18, 2026 Over 90% gross dollar retention and 37% year-over-year new business growth reflect demand for visibility across complex hybrid environments 2024 AlgoSec’s 2026 State of Network Security Report Reveals Rising Demand for Consolidation and Control February 4, 2026 One of the market’s most comprehensive annual vendor-agnostic studies found that rapid cloud expansion, distributed workloads, and AI-driven traffic patterns are driving increased demand for unified policy control and end-to-end transparency 2024 AlgoSec Security Management Solution A33.20 removes network security change friction across hybrid and multi-cloud networks January 22, 2026 The new capabilities empower teams to move faster with clarity, control, and business-aligned risk prioritization 2024 AlgoSec’s Horizon Platform Fuels Company Growth and Global Application-Centric Security September 9, 2025 A gross dollar retention rate of over 90% and 36% year-over-year new business growth highlight adoption across industries 2025 AlgoSec Security Management solution A33.10 delivers new compliance reporting and precise discovery of application connectivity May 20, 2025 The new product version release provides extended multi-cloud hybrid network visibility, reduces risk exposure and addresses new compliance regulations in a unified platform 2024 AlgoSec Wins SC Award for Best Security Company, Global InfoSec Award for Best Service Cybersecurity Company May 14, 2025 These award wins follow a year of double-digit year-on-year annual recurring revenue growth and the launch of the AlgoSec Horizon Platform 2024 AlgoSec’s 2025 State of Network Security Report Reveals Growing Adoption of Zero-Trust Architecture and Multi-Cloud Environments April 3, 2025 Annual vendor-agnostic research found businesses continue to prioritize multi-cloud environments, with Cisco, Microsoft Azure, AWS, Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet leading the way 2024 AlgoSec Achieves Strong Growth in 2024, Expands Customer Partnerships and Services Driven by Application-Centric Vision March 20, 2025 Continued growth underscores AlgoSec’s commitment to innovation and leadership in application-centric security to drive business value 2024 2023 AlgoSec Horizon A33.30 eliminates security silos, accelerates application delivery, automates policy management and continuously reduces cyber risk Date Horizon unifies application connectivity governance across hybrid and multi-cloud environments through AI-powered automation AlgoSec Posts 37% YoY new Business Growth in 2025 as Enterprises Prioritize Application-Centric Security Date Over 90% gross dollar retention and 37% year-over-year new business growth reflect demand for visibility across complex hybrid environments AlgoSec’s 2026 State of Network Security Report Reveals Rising Demand for Consolidation and Control Date One of the market’s most comprehensive annual vendor-agnostic studies found that rapid cloud expansion, distributed workloads, and AI-driven traffic patterns are driving increased demand for unified policy control and end-to-end transparency AlgoSec Security Management Solution A33.20 removes network security change friction across hybrid and multi-cloud networks Date The new capabilities empower teams to move faster with clarity, control, and business-aligned risk prioritization AlgoSec’s Horizon Platform Fuels Company Growth and Global Application-Centric Security Date A gross dollar retention rate of over 90% and 36% year-over-year new business growth highlight adoption across industries AlgoSec Security Management solution A33.10 delivers new compliance reporting and precise discovery of application connectivity Date The new product version release provides extended multi-cloud hybrid network visibility, reduces risk exposure and addresses new compliance regulations in a unified platform AlgoSec Wins SC Award for Best Security Company, Global InfoSec Award for Best Service Cybersecurity Company Date These award wins follow a year of double-digit year-on-year annual recurring revenue growth and the launch of the AlgoSec Horizon Platform AlgoSec’s 2025 State of Network Security Report Reveals Growing Adoption of Zero-Trust Architecture and Multi-Cloud Environments Date Annual vendor-agnostic research found businesses continue to prioritize multi-cloud environments, with Cisco, Microsoft Azure, AWS, Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet leading the way AlgoSec Achieves Strong Growth in 2024, Expands Customer Partnerships and Services Driven by Application-Centric Vision Date Continued growth underscores AlgoSec’s commitment to innovation and leadership in application-centric security to drive business value 2022 AlgoSec Horizon A33.30 eliminates security silos, accelerates application delivery, automates policy management and continuously reduces cyber risk Date Horizon unifies application connectivity governance across hybrid and multi-cloud environments through AI-powered automation AlgoSec Posts 37% YoY new Business Growth in 2025 as Enterprises Prioritize Application-Centric Security Date Over 90% gross dollar retention and 37% year-over-year new business growth reflect demand for visibility across complex hybrid environments AlgoSec’s 2026 State of Network Security Report Reveals Rising Demand for Consolidation and Control Date One of the market’s most comprehensive annual vendor-agnostic studies found that rapid cloud expansion, distributed workloads, and AI-driven traffic patterns are driving increased demand for unified policy control and end-to-end transparency AlgoSec Security Management Solution A33.20 removes network security change friction across hybrid and multi-cloud networks Date The new capabilities empower teams to move faster with clarity, control, and business-aligned risk prioritization AlgoSec’s Horizon Platform Fuels Company Growth and Global Application-Centric Security Date A gross dollar retention rate of over 90% and 36% year-over-year new business growth highlight adoption across industries AlgoSec Security Management solution A33.10 delivers new compliance reporting and precise discovery of application connectivity Date The new product version release provides extended multi-cloud hybrid network visibility, reduces risk exposure and addresses new compliance regulations in a unified platform AlgoSec Wins SC Award for Best Security Company, Global InfoSec Award for Best Service Cybersecurity Company Date These award wins follow a 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With AlgoSec you will manage your network security confidently, no matter where your network lives Gain complete visibility, automate changes, and always be compliant AlgoSec vs. Tufin See how AlgoSec stacks up against Tufin Schedule a demo Stop managing rules, start securing applications. Bid goodbye to Tufin: Master hybrid security with AlgoSec. AlgoSec is an application-centric security management platform that eliminates the pain of hybrid network security management by focusing on what your applications need—because that is how your business runs. By automatically discovering applications and their connectivity, visualizing the full hybrid network security topology across cloud and on-prem environments, and enforcing micro-segmentation, AlgoSec enables security teams to prioritize risk based on real business impact rather than static rules. The result is faster, safer network changes with continuous visibility, compliance, and control across the entire hybrid infrastructure. Micro-segment successfully Master micro-segmentation. Define and enforce network segmentation throughout your entire hybrid network. Be confident that your network security policies won’t violate your network segmentation strategy. Get a demo > Visualize & analyze your application connectivity Micro-segment successfully Master micro-segmentation. Define and enforce network segmentation throughout your entire hybrid network. Be confident that your network security policies won’t violate your network segmentation strategy. Get a demo > Automatically discover applications and services Never misplace an application on your network. Automatically discover and identify your business applications and their network connectivity. Get a demo > Visualize your entire network Instantly visualize your entire hybrid network security topology – in the cloud, on-premises, and everything in between. Understand the impact of network security policies on traffic, quickly troubleshoot connectivity issues Get a demo > Connect applications to security policy rules Firewall rules support applications or processes that require network connectivity to and from specific servers, users, and networks. With Horizon AppViz, automatically associate the relevant business applications that each firewall rule supports, enabling you to review the firewall rules quickly and easily Get a demo > Bid Goodbye To Tufin & Get Started With AlgoSec Work email* First name* Last name* Company* country* Select country... Short answer* By submitting this form, I accept AlgoSec's privacy policy Continue © 2004-2023 All rights reserved by AlgoSec

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Enhance your network security with application segmentation solutions from Guardicore and AlgoSec, providing advanced visibility and control to protect critical assets. Application segmentation: Guardicore and AlgoSec Stronger together Guardicore is a security platform that creates human-readable views of your computing infrastructure. Guardicore extends security analytics and policy to multi-cloud apps by using behavior and attribute-driven micro-segmentation policy generation and enforcement. It reduces complexity by working consistently across any environment, reduces risk by enabling granular micro-segmentation policies, and enables innovation by integrating security into the DevOps and IT automation workflows without requiring application changes. Guardicore offers complete workload protection over users and endpoints, networks, including network ADCs, and application workloads, both on-premises and in the cloud. However, relying on Guardicore alone does not enable infrastructure policy enforcement over your firewalls, SDN and cloud security controls. Schedule a Demo Enforcing micro-segmentation throughout your entire network Organizations need consistent segmentation policies, across application workloads and infrastructure. Guardicore enforces micro-segmentation policies over your workloads but not on the rest of your network. AlgoSec extends the segmentation policy originating from Guardicore to the rest of your network — cloud, SDN and on-premises technologies. Get a Demo Schedule a Demo Effectively managing risk, vulnerabilities, and compliance A micro-segmentation project cannot be successful without managing risk, vulnerabilities, and compliance in the context of affected business applications. A successful micro-segmentation strategy requires a clear understanding of what business applications map to which security rules. By integrating Guardicore with AlgoSec, the AlgoSec AppViz addon discovers, identifies, and maps business applications, ensuring visibility of the network connectivity flows associated with each business application. This provides critical information regarding the firewalls and firewall rules supporting each connectivity flow. It is important to understand what business applications are impacted when evaluating the risk and compliance state of an organization’s network segmentation policy. With AlgoSec, you can prioritize vulnerability and patches based on the affected applications. You can view aggregated information about the network security risks and vulnerabilities relevant to each business application. AlgoSec’s AppViz provides a concise, human-readable view into business application connectivity, including: Automated application architecture Security governance zone overlay and diagram Optimized business application flows Automated mapping of business applications to downstream device changes Schedule a Demo Why integrate Guardicore with AlgoSec? Streamlined and consistent network security policy management across your entire hybrid network environment. Visibility into all network security policies across your entire hybrid network environment. Extend implementation of micro-segmentation projects to legacy and appliance-based environments, as well as hybrid networks across the on-premises and public cloud environment. Ensure consistency of segmentation policies and labeling, while avoiding duplication, across your entire network. Optimize and present Guardicore-enforced policies to non-technical business application owners Make changes and secure your entire network environment within minutes. Let's start your journey to our business-centric network security. Schedule a Demo Select a size Stronger together Enforcing micro-segmentation throughout your entire network Effectively managing risk, vulnerabilities, and compliance Why integrate Guardicore with AlgoSec? Get the latest insights from the experts Choose a better way to manage your network

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NAT Network Security I came across some discussions regarding Network Address Translation (NAT) and its impact on security and the... Firewall Change Management To NAT or not to NAT – It’s not really a question Prof. Avishai Wool 2 min read Prof. Avishai Wool Short bio about author here Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur. Vitae donec tincidunt elementum quam laoreet duis sit enim. Duis mattis velit sit leo diam. Tags Share this article 11/26/13 Published NAT Network Security I came across some discussions regarding Network Address Translation (NAT) and its impact on security and the network. Specifically the premise that “ NAT does not add any real security to a network while it breaks almost any good concepts of a structured network design ” is what I’d like to address. When it comes to security, yes, NAT is a very poor protection mechanism and can be circumvented in many ways. It causes headaches to network administrators. So now that we’ve quickly summarized all that’s bad about NAT, let’s address the realization that most organizations use NAT because they HAVE to, not because it’s so wonderful. The alternative to using NAT has a prohibitive cost and is possibly impossible. To dig into what I mean, let’s walk through the following scenario… Imagine you have N devices in your network that need an IP address (every computer, printer, tablet, smartphone, IP phone, etc. that belongs to your organization and its guests). Without NAT you would have to purchase N routable IP addresses from your ISP. The costs would skyrocket! At AlgoSec we run a 120+ employee company in numerous countries around the globe. We probably use 1000 IP addresses. We pay for maybe 3 routable IP addresses and NAT away the rest. Without NAT the operational cost of our IP infrastructure would go up by a factor of x300. NAT Security With regards to NAT’s impact on security, just because NAT is no replacement for a proper firewall doesn’t mean it’s useless. Locking your front door also provides very low-grade security – people still do it, since it’s a lot better than not locking your front door. Schedule a demo Related Articles Q1 at AlgoSec: What innovations and milestones defined our start to 2026? AlgoSec Reviews Mar 19, 2023 · 2 min read 2025 in review: What innovations and milestones defined AlgoSec’s transformative year in 2025? AlgoSec Reviews Mar 19, 2023 · 2 min read Navigating Compliance in the Cloud AlgoSec Cloud Mar 19, 2023 · 2 min read Speak to one of our experts Speak to one of our experts Work email* First name* Last name* Company* country* Select country... Short answer* By submitting this form, I accept AlgoSec's privacy policy Schedule a call

As 2022 comes to a close, Professor Avishai Wool, AlgoSec Co-Founder and CTO, provides his top 5 issues organizations will need to be... IaC 2023 Cybersecurity Predictions and Best Practices Prof. Avishai Wool 2 min read Prof. Avishai Wool Short bio about author here Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur. Vitae donec tincidunt elementum quam laoreet duis sit enim. Duis mattis velit sit leo diam. Tags Share this article 12/6/22 Published As 2022 comes to a close, Professor Avishai Wool, AlgoSec Co-Founder and CTO, provides his top 5 issues organizations will need to be aware in 2023 that will also dominate the cyber community conversation. 1) Application centric approach to network security will supersede basic NSPM I think the market has matured to the point where the NSPM approach has reached a tipping point and I see the shift to an application perspective becoming the de facto approach in network security policy management as there are better and more robust technologies in the market that can help organizations get there faster. I see this shift becoming even more viable in 2023 based on recent market trends in which organizations are opting for downsizing and trying to do more with the smaller staff at the expense of losing tribal knowledge. As a result, I see organizations shifting more towards adopting a holistic approach to network security that are more application centric in which they can retain critical knowledge, such as application traffic intent and application policy rules, so that the new generations can step in and pick up where the previous predecessors left off. 2) Containerization will enhance layered security I expect container security to be increasingly popular in the future, as companies understand that their existing network security mechanisms are not enough for the communication networks of today. Containers are seen as a cost-effective light-weight solution for deployment – and deploying them introduces another inner layer where security policies can be applied: behind the perimeter filters, the internal zoning, and the micro-segmentation, organizations can now also consider nano-segmentation at the container level. Vulnerability testing is another dimension of the container platform especially within cloud applications and SaaS products. The common Kubernetes platform offers both opportunities and challenges for vulnerability scanners. Beyond 2023 , businesses will need to enhance both their visibility and management capabilities of security within their containerized applications 3) Security driven IaaS ecosystems to improve network security I expect the popularity of Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) to continue to soar, making it difficult for security teams to keep up with the associated risks and vulnerabilities. Pre-set security settings may not meet the needs of the organization and customizing these settings can prove to be difficult. The customizability of IaaS offers great potential for productivity, but it also makes it complicated to secure. The bottom line is that companies can no longer depend on their network perimeter to guard sensitive data. In response, I anticipate organizations that begin utilizing an “Always-on Security” approach such as Infrastructure as Code (IaC) which would permit them to construct personalized policies to control the development environments during each phase of the software development life cycle (SDLC) and recognize potential risks, security flaws, and compliance issues on a what-if basis, before deploying flawed settings into production. 4) Cloud-native security tools will reign supreme I expect that cloud-based security systems will become more commonplace: these security solutions offer a wide range of abilities, such as secure access, identity and access management, data loss prevention, application security, automation of security, detection and prevention of intrusions, security information and event management, and encryption. With companies transitioning more workloads to the cloud, they will want to make use of many of these features. These tools make it possible for remote teams to manage a greater public cloud presence: comfortably configuring services and automating processes, to identify and preemptively tackle any kind of threats. To bridge the gap in cloud data security, I anticipate the emergence of data safeguarding systems that are designed specifically for cloud usage and are able to link up with public cloud systems in an advanced, agentless manner. This has been classified in the market as Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) . These platforms must be able to detect where the data is stored and what sorts of data are stored in the cloud, so that corporations can prioritize on what is most important – defending their most sensitive data and cloud-based applications without interfering with their normal operations. 5) Expect ransomware not to go away and get even more sophisticated Organizations in 2022 saw no let-up from ransomware threats, some of whom were attacked multiple times and I do not see any reason why this trend will change in 2023. Cyber criminals are getting more resourceful and savvier in their attempts to stay ahead of law enforcement, and I anticipate these attacks will only become more frequent as their perpetrators are proving more capable of infiltrating many organizations’ cyber defenses. In response, organizations will have to seek more technology solutions to protect data at the source. But that would not suffice. I think organizations will need to look beyond technological solutions and apply better preparedness strategies. Whether it be Zero Trust or something less overarching but more practical for an organization’s business needs, such as Micro-segmentation , it would ensure that threat-actors would not be able to access the data residing inside the security perimeter. Schedule a demo Related Articles Speak to one of our experts Speak to one of our experts Work email* First name* Last name* Company* country* Select country... Short answer* By submitting this form, I accept AlgoSec's privacy policy Schedule a call

Cloud misconfigurations can cause devastating financial and reputational damage to organizations. Yet, such undesirable circumstances can be avoided by understanding common misconfiguration errors and mitigating them before malicious actors can exploit them. Ava Chawla, AlgoSec’s Global Head of Cloud Security provides some valuable insights on cloud misconfigurations and offers useful tips on how to avoid them It may come as a surprise to some, but did you know that misconfigurations were the... Cloud Security Top 5 Tips on Avoiding Cloud Misconfigurations Rony Moshkovich 2 min read Rony Moshkovich Short bio about author here Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur. Vitae donec tincidunt elementum quam laoreet duis sit enim. Duis mattis velit sit leo diam. 1, 2, 3, 4 Tags Share this article 11/24/22 Published Cloud misconfigurations can cause devastating financial and reputational damage to organizations. Yet, such undesirable circumstances can be avoided by understanding common misconfiguration errors and mitigating them before malicious actors can exploit them. Ava Chawla, AlgoSec’s Global Head of Cloud Security provides some valuable insights on cloud misconfigurations and offers useful tips on how to avoid them It may come as a surprise to some, but did you know that misconfigurations were the #1 cause of cloud-security incidents in 2021 and were also responsible for 65-70% of cloud-security challenges in 2020? Cloud Misconfigurations: The Insidious yet Serious Threat Clearly, misconfigurations are a common cause of security loopholes. These security loopholes – usually the result of oversights, errors, or poor configuration choices by inexperienced or careless users – often result in cyberattacks and the exposure of mission-critical information. Most cloud environments are saturated with misconfigurations, with 99% of them going unseen. As a result, they become vulnerable to many cyberthreats, including malware, ransomware, and insider threats. Threat actors may also exploit the vulnerabilities caused by misconfigurations to access enterprise networks, compromise assets, or exfiltrate sensitive data. So why are cloud misconfigurations such a serious threat in cloud environments? And, how can your organization avoid these errors and keep your cloud environment safe from the bad guys? Jarring Data Breaches Resulting from Cloud Misconfigurations: More than Food for Thought In 2018 and 2019 , misconfigurations caused hundreds of data breaches that cost companies a whopping $5 trillion. Threat actors also took advantage of misconfigurations to attack many organizations in 2020. An exposed database is a perfect example of how misconfiguration errors like forgetting to password-protect critical cloud assets can create huge security risks for companies. In early 2020, a database belonging to cosmetics giant Estée Lauder that contained over 440 million records ended up online – all because it was not password-protected. How bad was this oversight? It allowed malicious actors to access its sensitive contents, such as email addresses, middleware records, references to internal documents, and information about company IP addresses and ports. And misconfiguration-related breaches didn’t stop in 2021. In May of that year, Cognyte left a database unsecured, leading to the online exposure of 5 billion records, including names, passwords, and email addresses. The incident is particularly ironic because Cognyte is a cyber-intelligence service that alerts users to potential data breaches. So how can your organization avoid suffering the same fates as Estée Lauder and Cognyte? By preventing misconfiguration errors. How to Eliminate Common Misconfiguration Errors? 1) One of the most common cloud misconfiguration errors is not implementing monitoring . A failure to monitor the cloud environment creates huge security risks because the organization can’t even know that there’s a threat, much less mitigate it. Solution: By integrating monitoring and logging tools into your entire cloud estate, you can keep an eye on all the activity happening within it. More importantly, you can identify suspicious or malicious actions, and act early to mitigate threats and prevent serious security incidents. An example of a monitoring tool is CloudTrail in the AWS Cloud. 2) The second-biggest misconfiguration risk stems from overly permissive access settings. Enterprise teams frequently forget to change the default settings or make the settings overly-permissive, resulting in critical assets being exposed to the Internet and to threat actors lurking in cyberspace. 3) Another misconfiguration mistake is mismanaging identity and access management (IAM) roles and permissions. Unrestricted access, particularly admin-level access, significantly increases the probability of breaches. The compromise of this user could allow a malicious actor to exploit the entire network and its sensitive data. 4) Mismanaged secrets are another common misconfiguration mistake that can lead to attacks and breaches. Secrets like passwords, API keys, encryption keys, and access tokens are the keys to your (cloud) kingdom, and their compromise or theft can severely damage your enterprise. Solution: You can avoid mistakes #2, #3 and #4 by granting least-privilege access (also known as the principle of least privilege) and implementing detailed security policies, standards, and procedures for IAM, secrets management, remote access, etc. 5) The fifth misconfiguration error is not patching vulnerabilities. Patch management pitfalls include pushing out updates too quickly and devices going offline. But the most significant risk when patch management doesn’t take place, not surprisingly, is leaving a system vulnerable to malicious actors. Solution: Proactively scanning your cloud environment is vital to find the vulnerabilities that can be exploited by threat actors to elevate their privileges in your network and execute remote attacks. Conclusion and Next Steps Cloud misconfigurations are the most common cause of security incidents in the cloud. Fortunately, most of them are avoidable. If you’ve found this action-packed guide a valuable read, then you’re on the right path to reaching a solution that includes protecting your most valuable assets, securing the connectivity of your most critical business applications, and streamlining the management of your entire multi cloud environment. Horizon ACE can help you get there faster. Schedule a demo Related Articles Speak to one of our experts Speak to one of our experts Work email* First name* Last name* Company* country* Select country... Short answer* By submitting this form, I accept AlgoSec's privacy policy Schedule a call