Embed Security Named Winner of the Coveted Top InfoSec Innovator Awards for 2026
Embed Security Named Top InfoSec Innovator In 14th Cyber Defense Magazine’s Annual InfoSec Awards during CyberDefenseCon 2026
ORLANDO, FL (CYBERDEFENSEWIRE) October 20, 2026 – Embed Security is proud to announce we have been named the winner for the following award from Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM), the industry’s leading electronic information security magazine:
Top Infosec Innovator
“We’re thrilled to be a member on this coveted group of winners in the 14th year of Cyber Defense Awards, during CyberDefenseCon 2026, where the Top Global CISOs exclusively gather by invitation only. We knew the competition would be tough and with top judges who are leading infosec experts from around the globe, we couldn’t be more pleased,” said Seth Summersett, CEO and Founder of Embed Security.
“Embed Security 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.
The full list of the Top InfoSec Innovators for 2026 is found here: https://cyberdefenseawards.com/top-infosec-innovators-for-2026/
About Embed Security
Embed Security is an AI SOC platform that serves as the trusted decision layer for the modern SOC. Founded in 2024 by cybersecurity and AI practitioners from Mandiant, Google, and the NSA, Embed turns down the security noise by scaling expert security reasoning across security operations, enabling teams to respond with speed and confidence.
The platform is built on two proprietary frameworks: iSteps™, structured investigation agents that show the reasoning behind every conclusion, and NoiseIQ™, the decision-control layer that lets teams shape how those conclusions get applied. The result is a SOC that catches more, misses less, and gets smarter with every case.
Embed is SOC 2 Type II compliant. Learn more at embedsecurity.com.
About Cyber Defense Awards
This is Cyber Defense Magazine’s 14th year of honoring cybersecurity innovators, in this case the Top Global CISOs for 2026, on our Cyber Defense Awards platform. In this competition, judges for these and other prestigious awards includes cybersecurity industry veterans, trailblazers and market makers Ron Gula of Gula Tech Adventures, Gary Miliefsky of CDMG, Dr. Lindsey Polley de Lopez of VentureScope, Katie Gray of In-Q-Tel, Robert R. Ackerman Jr. of DataTribe, Ira Winkler from CruiseCon, Dino Boukouris of AltitudeCyber and with much appreciation to emeritus judges Robert Herjavec of Cyderes, Dr. Peter Stephenson of CDMG and David DeWalt of NightDragon. Top InfoSec Innovators for 2026 is found here: https://cyberdefenseawards.com/top-infosec-innovators-for-2026/ and download The Black Unicorn Report for 2026: https://cyberdefenseawards.com/the-black-unicorn-report-for-2026/ and Top Global CISOs Winners for 2026, here: https://cyberdefenseawards.com/top-global-cisos-winners-for-2026/.
About Cyber Defense Magazine
Cyber Defense Magazine was founded in 2012 by Gary S. Miliefsky, globally recognized cyber security thought leader, inventor and entrepreneur and continues to be the premier source of IT Security information. 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 limited special editions exclusively for the RSAC, BlackHat and Cyber Defense Conferences. Learn more about us at http://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com. Cyber Defense Magazine is a proud member of the Cyber Defense Media Group.
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