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Explore Algosec's customer success stories to see how organizations worldwide improve security, compliance, and efficiency with our solutions. Energy supplier keeps the lights on with automated network change management Organization Energy Supplier Industry Utilities & Energy Headquarters International Download case study Share Customer
success stories "AlgoSec has saved us a lot of time in managing our rule base.” Large energy supplier empowers internal stakeholders and streamlines network security policy change process Background The company is the provider of electricity and gas for their country. They are responsible for the planning, construction, operation, maintenance and global technical management of both these grids and associated infrastructures. The Challenge In order to provide power to millions of people, the company runs more than twenty IT and OT firewalls from multiple vendors that are hosted in multiple data centers throughout the country. Some of the challenges included: Lack of visibility over a complex architecture – With multiple networks, IT managers needed to know which network is behind which firewall and connect traffic flows to firewall rules. Change management processes were being managed by network diagrams created in Microsoft Visio and Microsoft Excel spreadsheets – tools that were not designed for network security policy management. Thousands of rules – Each firewall may have thousands of rules each. Many of these rules are unneeded and introduce unnecessary risk. Managing the maze of rules was time consuming and took time away from other strategic initiatives. Unnecessary requests – Business stakeholders were requesting status information about network traffic and making duplicate and unnecessary change requests for items covered by existing rules. The Solution The company was searching for a solution that provided: Visibility into their network topology, including traffic flows. Optimization of their firewall rules. Alerts before time-based rules expire. Automatic implementation of their rule base onto their firewall devices. They implemented AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer and AlgoSec FireFlow, as well as AlgoBot, AlgoSec’s ChatOps solution. AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer ensures security and compliance by providing visibility and analysis into complex network security policies. AlgoSec FireFlow improves security and saves security staffs’ time by automating the entire security policy change process, eliminating manual errors, and reducing risk. AlgoBot is an intelligent chatbot that handles network security policy management tasks. AlgoBot answers business user’s questions, submitted in plain English, and automatically assists with security policy change management processes – without requiring manual inputs or additional research. The Results Some of the ways the company benefitted from using AlgoSec include: Visibility and topology mapping – They are able to get a picture of their entire network and view traffic flows to each network device. Optimized firewall rules – They are able to adjust the placement of their rules, placing their most used rules higher in the rule base, improving performance, and also checking for unused objects or rules to clean up, removing unused rules, improving firewall performance. Improved communication and transparency for time-based rules – Before time-based rules expire (rule with an expiration date), the requester is automatically notified and asked if the rule should be extended or removed. Better, more refined rule requests – By first gathering information from AlgoBot, rule requests are better focused. Internal customers are able to check if rules are already in place before making requests, therefore avoiding requests that are already covered by existing rules. Empower internal stakeholders – Able to save the IT team’s time by empowering internal stakeholders to use AlgoBot to get the answers themselves to traffic queries. Met change implementation SLAs – By implementing their rules with AlgoSec, the company meets their internal SLAs for change implementation. Streamlined auditing processes – By documenting the changes they made in the firewalls, who made them, and when, their audit processes are streamlined. Zero-touch automation – Automatically implementing rules in multiple firewalls simultaneously ensures policy consistency across multiple devices, while preserving staff resources. This also eliminates the need to use the management consoles from individual vendors, saving time and reducing misconfigurations. Staff efficiencies – Hundreds of monthly change requests are able to be managed by a single staff member. He would not be able to do it without AlgoSec. The company switched from a competing solution because it was more user-friendly and provided greater visibility than the competing solution they were previously using. They are also impressed with AlgoSec’s scalability. “The initial setup is really easy. It has been running flawlessly since installation. Even upgrades are pretty straightforward and have never given us problems,” they noted. Schedule time with one of our experts

A gross dollar retention rate of over 90% and 36% year-over-year new business growth highlight adoption across industries AlgoSec’s Horizon Platform Fuels Company Growth and Global Application-Centric Security A gross dollar retention rate of over 90% and 36% year-over-year new business growth highlight adoption across industries September 9, 2025 Speak to one of our experts RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ, September 9, 2025 – AlgoSec , a global cybersecurity leader, today announced a gross dollar retention rate of over 90% in the first half of 2025, following the launch of its AlgoSec Horizon platform. Since its release, the Horizon platform has gained adoption across industries, underscoring the market need for convergence of cloud and on-premises networks. This widespread adoption has driven a 36% increase in new annual recurring revenue (ARR) in the first half of 2025 compared to 2024. The Horizon platform utilizes advanced AI capabilities to automatically discover and identify an organization’s business applications across complex hybrid networks, and remediate risks more effectively. Its Intelligent automation minimizes misconfigurations and enhances operational resilience to accelerate application delivery from weeks to hours. In one such example, one of the largest financial institutions in the U.S. uncovered 1,800 applications and their connectivity requirements within the first two weeks of using Horizon. Throughout September and October, AlgoSec is running the Horizon Tour, a series of sessions showcasing the platform’s capabilities and expert insights for enterprise security teams across EMEA and the U.S. “Security teams today are being asked to protect applications in a hybrid world, from multi-clouds to datacenters globally,” said Chris Thomas , Chief Revenue Officer at AlgoSec. “We’re excited about our early 2025 successes and our evolving AlgoSec solutions which will help us meet our mission to enable the world’s most complex organizations to gain visibility, reduce risk and process changes. To hear first-hand AlgoSec’s strategic direction and product innovation roadmap, join us for our annual virtual AlgoSummit event on September 30.” To learn why over 2,200 of the world's most complex organizations trust AlgoSec to help secure their most critical workloads, visit www.algosec.com . About AlgoSec AlgoSec, a global cybersecurity leader, empowers organizations to securely accelerate application delivery up to 10 times faster by automating application connectivity and security policy across the hybrid network environment. With two decades of expertise securing hybrid networks, over 2200 of the world's most complex organizations trust AlgoSec to help secure their most critical workloads. AlgoSec Horizon platform utilizes advanced AI capabilities, enabling users to automatically discover and identify their business applications across multi-clouds, and remediate risks more effectively. It serves as a single source for visibility into security and compliance issues across the hybrid network environment, to ensure ongoing adherence to internet security standards, industry, and internal regulations. Additionally, organizations can leverage intelligent change automation to streamline security change processes, thus improving security and agility. Learn how AlgoSec enables application owners, information security experts, SecOps and cloud security teams to deploy business applications faster while maintaining security at www.algosec.com . MEDIA CONTACT: Megan Davis Alloy, on behalf of AlgoSec [email protected]

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New appointments from well-established cybersecurity companies underscore AlgoSec’s mission to be the global leader in securing application connectivity AlgoSec Names Rafi Kretchmer as Chief Marketing Officer, and Mike Danforth as New Regional Vice President of Sales New appointments from well-established cybersecurity companies underscore AlgoSec’s mission to be the global leader in securing application connectivity May 30, 2024 Speak to one of our experts RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ, May 30, 2024 – AlgoSec , a global cybersecurity leader, today announced the appointment of two senior executives: Rafi Kretchmer will serve as Chief Marketing Officer, and Mike Danforth will assume the role of Regional Vice President of Sales for the America’s. Together these new leaders will further support AlgoSec in enabling the world’s most complex organizations to secure their business-critical applications across the public clouds, private clouds, containers, and on-premises networks; ensuring application uptime, risk management and continuous compliance. “The addition of Rafi Kretchmer and Mike Danforth to our executive team marks a significant milestone in establishing AlgoSec as a leading global cybersecurity company,” said Yuval Baron, Chairman and CEO of AlgoSec . “With their deep expertise and tenure in the cybersecurity industry, Kretchmer and Danforth will be instrumental in leveraging their expertise to provide customers with the solutions they need to deliver business applications faster while achieving a heightened security posture.” Combined, Kretchmer and Danforth have over 40 years of cybersecurity experience, including senior leadership roles at globally-recognized cybersecurity organizations. ● Rafi Kretchmer , Chief Marketing Officer – Rafi Kretchmer has more than two decades of extensive experience heading marketing and strategy for leading global B2B enterprises, with a proven track record of driving strategic business growth across global markets. Prior to joining AlgoSec, Rafi Kretchmer served as Vice President of Marketing at Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. Prior to that, he held multiple senior marketing leadership roles in the SaaS market, including Chief Marketing Officer at Panaya, and Head of Marketing at Nice Systems and Amdocs. ● Mike Danforth , Regional Vice President of Sales, America’s – Mike Danforth brings 20 years of sales experience across the cybersecurity landscape. He has comprehensive experience with direct sales, channel sales and strategic partnerships. Throughout his tenure, Danforth has held several key leadership positions at start-ups and large public companies. Most recently, he served as Vice President of Sales for Palo Alto Networks, helping to build the Cortex product line to a billion-dollar business unit across every major sales vertical in the U.S., Canada, and LATAM. Before his career in cybersecurity, Mike also served 10 years in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division and later as a Leader in the prestigious 75th Ranger Regiment. Today’s security leaders must maintain a strong security posture against the increase in and constantly evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats , while also maintaining business continuity. The appointments of Kretchmer and Danforth will advance AlgoSec’s commitment to ensuring customers have the tools they need to securely accelerate business application deployment and accelerate digital transformation projects. For more information about AlgoSec and its leadership team, please visit algosec.com/company/management/ and follow the company on Twitter , LinkedIn and Facebook . About AlgoSec AlgoSec, a global cybersecurity leader, empowers organizations to secure application connectivity and cloud-native applications throughout their multi-cloud and hybrid network. Trusted by more than 1,800 of the world’s leading organizations, AlgoSec’s application-centric approach enables to securely accelerate business application deployment by centrally managing application connectivity and security policies across the public clouds, private clouds, containers, and on-premises networks. Using its unique vendor-agnostic deep algorithm for intelligent change management automation, AlgoSec enables acceleration of digital transformation projects, helps prevent business application downtime and substantially reduces manual work and exposure to security risks. AlgoSec’s policy management and CNAPP platforms provide a single source for visibility into security and compliance issues within cloud-native applications as well as across the hybrid network environment, to ensure ongoing adherence to internet security standards, industry, and internal regulations. Learn how AlgoSec enables application owners, information security experts, DevSecOps and cloud security teams to deploy business applications up to 10 times faster while maintaining security at https://www.algosec.com .

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A Decoy Network The strategy behind Sun Tzu’s ‘Art of War’ has been used by the military, sports teams, and pretty much anyone looking... Cyber Attacks & Incident Response How to Use Decoy Deception for Network Protection Matthew Pascucci 2 min read Matthew Pascucci 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 6/30/15 Published A Decoy Network The strategy behind Sun Tzu’s ‘Art of War’ has been used by the military, sports teams, and pretty much anyone looking for a strategic edge against their foes. As Sun Tzu says “All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.” Sun Tzu understood that to gain an advantage on your opponent you need to catch him off guard, make him believe you’re something you’re not, so that you can leverage this opportunity to your advantage. As security practitioners we should all supplement our security practices with this timed and tested decoy technique against cyber attackers. There are a few technologies that can be used as decoys, and two of the most common are honeypots and false decoy accounts: A honeypot is a specially designed piece of software that mimics another system, normally with vulnerable services that aren’t really vulnerable, in order to attract the attention of an attacker as they’re sneaking through your network. Decoy accounts are created in order to check if someone is attempting to log into them. When an attempt is made security experts can then investigate the attackers’ techniques and strategies, without being detected or any data being compromised. Design the right decoy But before actually setting up either of these two techniques you first need to think about how to design the decoy in a way that will be believable. These decoy systems shouldn’t be overtly obvious, yet they need to entice the hacker so that he can’t pass up the opportunity. So think like an attacker: What would an attacker do first when gaining access to a network? How would he exploit a system? Will they install malware? Will they perform a recon scan looking for pivot points? Figuring out what your opponent will do once they’ve gained access to your network is the key to building attractive decoy systems and effective preventive measures. Place it in plain sight You also need to figure out the right place for your decoys. You want to install decoys into your network around areas of high value, as well as systems that are not properly monitored with other security technologies. They should be hiding in plain sight and mimicking the systems or accounts that they’re living next to. This means running similar services, have hostnames that fall in line with your syntax, running on the same operating systems (one exception is decoys running a few exploitable services to entice the attacker). The goes the same for accounts that you’ve seeded in applications or authentication services. We decided that in addition to family photos, it was time to focus on couples photoshoot ! Last fall we aired our popular City Photoshoot Tips & Ideas and as a result, gave you TONS of ideas and inspiration. And last but not least, you need to find a way to discretely publicize your applications or accounts in order to attract the attacker. Then, when an attacker tries to log in to the decoy applications or accounts (which should be disabled) you should immediately and automatically start tracking and investigating the attack path. Watch and learn Another important point to make is that once a breach attempt has been made you shouldn’t immediately cut off the account. You might want to watch the hacker for a period of time to see what else that he might access on the network. Many times tracking their actions over a period of time will give you a lot more actionable information that will ultimately help you create a far more secure perimeter. Think of it as a plainclothes police officer following a known criminal. Many times the police will follow a criminal to see if he will lead them toward more information about their activities before making an arrest. Use the same techniques. If an attacker trips over a few of carefully laid traps, it’s possible that he’s just starting to poke around your network. It’s up to you, while you have the upper hand, to determine if you start remediation or continue to guide them under your watchful eye. Schedule a demo Related Articles 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 5 Multi-Cloud Environments Cloud Security 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

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Linux containers aren’t new. In fact, this technology was invented 20 years ago. In 2013, Docker entered the scene and revolutionized... Cloud Security Operation “Red Kangaroo”: Industry’s First Dynamic Analysis of 4M Public Docker Container Images 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. Tags Share this article 12/1/20 Published Linux containers aren’t new. In fact, this technology was invented 20 years ago. In 2013, Docker entered the scene and revolutionized Linux containers by offering an easy-to-use command line interface (CLI), an engine, and a registry server. Combined, these technologies have concealed all the complexity of building and running containers, by offering one common industry standard . As a result, Docker’s popularity has sky-rocketed, rivalling Virtual Machines, and transforming the industry. In order to locate and share Docker container images, Docker is offering a service called Docker Hub . Its main feature, repositories , allows the development community to push (upload) and pull (download) container images. With Docker Hub, anyone in the world can download and execute any public image, as if it was a standalone application. Today, Docker Hub accounts over 4 million public Docker container images . With 8 billion pulls (downloads) in January 2020 and growing , its annualized image pulls should top 100 billion this year. For comparison , Google Play has 2.7M Android apps in its store, with a download rate of 84 billion downloads a year. How many container images currently hosted at Docker Hub are malicious or potentially harmful? What sort of damage can they inflict? What if a Docker container image downloaded and executed malware at runtime? Is there a reliable way to tell that? What if a compromised Docker container image was downloaded by an unsuspecting customer and used as a parent image to build and then deploy a new container image into production, practically publishing an application with a backdoor built into it? Is there any way to stop that from happening? At Prevasio, we asked ourselves these questions multiple times. What we decided to do has never been done before. The Challenge At Prevasio, we have built a dynamic analysis sandbox that uses the same principle as a conventional sandbox that ‘detonates’ malware in a safe environment. The only difference is that instead of ‘detonating’ an executable file, such as a Windows PE file or a Linux ELF binary, Prevasio Analyzer first pulls (downloads) an image from any container registry, and then ‘detonates’ it in its own virtual environment, outside the organization/customer infrastructure. Using our solution, we then dynamically analyzed all 4 million container images hosted at Docker Hub. In order to handle such a massive volume of images, Prevasio Analyzer was executed non-stop for a period of one month on 800 machines running in parallel. The result of our dynamic scan reveals that: 51 percent of all containers had “critical” vulnerabilities, while 13 percent were classified as “high” and four percent as “moderate” vulnerabilities. Six thousand containers were riddled with cryptominers, hacking tools/pen testing frameworks, and backdoor trojans. While many cryptominers and hacking tools may not be malicious per se, they present a potentially unwanted issue to an enterprise. More than 400 container images (with nearly 600,000 pulls) of weaponized Windows malware crossing over into the world of Linux. This crossover is directly due to the proliferation of cross-platform code (e.g. GoLang, .NET Core and PowerShell Core). Our analysis of malicious containers also shows that quite a few images contain a dynamic payload. That is, an image in its original form does not have a malicious binary. However, at runtime, it might be scripted to download a source of a coinminer, to then compile and execute it. A dynamic analysis sandbox, such as Prevasio Analyzer, is the only solution that provides a behavioral analysis of Docker containers. It is built to reveal malicious intentions of Docker containers by executing them in its own virtual environment, revealing a full scope of their behavior. The whitepaper with our findings is available here . Schedule a demo Related Articles 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 5 Multi-Cloud Environments Cloud Security 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

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