RapidFort, the leader in Software Supply Chain Security (SSCS) with the largest distribution of curated truly open-source software, today announced it has been recognized as a Top InfoSec Innovator for 2026, and a finalist in the Software Supply Chain Security category by Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM), the industry’s leading electronic information security magazine.
“RapidFort 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.
RapidFort will showcase its award-winning solution at Black Hat USA 2026 in its Booth #5704, as well as launch industry-first advancements to help protect organizations through the entire SSCS lifecycle. Visitors will see the demo of the RapidFort continuous threat elimination model which spans intake to build to runtime and includes integrated malware-scanning and tamper-scanning for images and libraries.
“It’s validating to be recognized leading up to Black Hat in one of the most prestigious cybersecurity awards programs in the world from Cyber Defense Magazine, during their 14th anniversary as an independent cybersecurity news and information provider,” said Michael Wood, RapidFort CMO. “Black Hat is the perfect venue to make our significant announcement in the cybersecurity industry, including advancements no one has ever seen before that will best protect organizations from SSCS threats and extend RapidFort leadership ahead of the competition.”
Judging of the award finalists continues through October, when winners will be announced online, in print and during CyberDefenseCon 2026, taking place October 20-21 at The Ritz-Carlton in Orlando. There a select group of winners will showcase their innovative solutions to the Top Global CISOs during the invitation-only conference at https://www.cisoconference.com.
About Cyber Defense Awards
This is Cyber Defense Magazine’s thirteenth year of honoring InfoSec innovators from around the globe. Submission requirements are for any startup, early stage, later stage, or public companies in the information security space who believe they have a unique and compelling value proposition for their product or service. Learn more at www.cyberdefenseawards.com.
About Cyber Defense Magazine
Cyber Defense Magazine is the premier source of cyber security news and information for InfoSec professions in business and government. We are managed and published by and for ethical, honest, passionate information security professionals. Our mission is to share cutting-edge knowledge, real-world stories and awards on the best ideas, products, and services in the information technology industry. We deliver electronic magazines every month online for free, and special editions exclusively for the RSAC Conferences, Black Hat Conferences and Cyber Defense Conferences. CDM is a proud member of the Cyber Defense Media Group. Learn more at https://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com and visit https://www.cyberdefensetv.com and https://www.cyberdefenseradio.com to see and hear some of the most informative interviews of many of these award-winning company executives.
About RapidFort
RapidFort leads the Software Supply Chain Security market with the largest distribution of curated, genuinely open-source software. Its platform enables organizations to eliminate risk at scale through hardened near-zero CVE container images, runtime profiling, attack surface management, and the industry’s first independently malware-scanned open-source images – cutting CVE exposure by up to 99.9% without code changes or platform migration. RapidFort is recognized in the inaugural Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Software Supply Chain Security, named a Gartner® Cool Vendor™, and honored as a Nutanix .Next Partner of the Year. The company is backed by Blue Cloud Ventures and Forgepoint Capital and headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif. Visit www.RapidFort.com.
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