London, UK: PhishMe Inc. has announced that CEO and co-founder Rohyt Belani has been honored as a "CEO of the Year" category winner of the 2016 Info Security Products Guide Global Excellence Awards. These prestigious global awards, put on by the industry's leading information security research and advisory guide, recognise security and IT vendors with advanced, ground-breaking products and solutions that are helping set the bar higher for others in all areas of security and technologies.
"I am honoured to be recognised as a CEO of the Year by Info Security Products Guide," said Belani. "This accomplishment is a tribute to the hard work and dedication of every member of the PhishMe team. Furthermore, the award is testament to our laser focus on excellence in serving our customers as they endeavour to combat the growing threat of spear phishing attacks by organised crime groups, nation-state actors, and hacktivists. I look forward to building on our strong momentum in 2016 and beyond."
As CEO of PhishMe, Belani has led PhishMe from its infancy to a company with over 200 employees and 892 percent growth in just 3 years, establishing himself along the way as a thought leader in the cybersecurity industry. Over the last 5 years, his leadership has been instrumental in securing over $15 million in institutional capital from reputed investors like Paladin Capital Group and Aldrich Capital Partners.
After a record-breaking year that included 105 percent year-over-year growth and several other major industry accolades including recognition in the 2016 SC Magazine Awards, Inc 5000 and the Deloitte Fast 500, PhishMe's world-class solution has emerged as a dominant force in the phishing threat management space, with almost half of the Fortune 100 using its platform for attack identification, human-verified intelligence and incident response. The company's achievements in 2015 have cemented its position as an innovator at the forefront of phishing defence technologies and laid the groundwork for further innovation in the coming years.
A broad spectrum of more than 50 industry judges from around the world determined the 2016 Global Excellence Awards Finalists and Winners. Category winners were announced during RSA 2016 on February 29, 2016 in San Francisco at a presentation attended by the finalists, judges and industry peers.
While at RSA, PhishMe announced the launch of its PhishMe Channel Alliance and Technology Alliance Program, as well as the full integration of its phishing defence solution