{"id":644,"date":"2015-08-18T10:54:22","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T14:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/?p=644"},"modified":"2015-11-18T14:12:56","modified_gmt":"2015-11-18T18:12:56","slug":"security-rankings-q3-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/security-rankings-q3-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 25 IAM Providers in the Cybersecurity 500 List for Q3 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Cyber security research and market intelligence firm\u00a0Cybersecurity Ventures\u00a0<\/a>has released the latest iteration of its Cybersecurity 500 list, a global compilation of innovative companies providing cyber security solutions and services.<\/p>\n

The list, which is updated quarterly, aims at creating \u201cawareness and recognition for the most innovative cyber security companies,\u201d according to a press release\u00a0<\/a>announcing the Q3 2015 update.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Unlike Gartner and Forrest reports, the Cybersecurity 500 list does not consider vendor revenue, employees, or annual growth in its rankings. \u201cWe do not think a list of the largest cyber security companies is useful to our target audience of cyber and IT security decision makers,\u201d says Steve Morgan, founder and CEO of Cybersecurity Ventures, and Editor-in-Chief of the Cybersecurity 500 list. \u201c[IT decision makers] already know who the biggest vendors are. Instead, we give a nod to the hottest and most innovative companies.\u201d<\/div>\n

Selection and ranking criteria are subjective and include some or all of the following when evaluating each company:<\/p>\n