Cloudflare’s deep relationship with Microsoft helps organizations seamlessly enhance their enterprise security and take the next step in their Zero Trust journey
SAN FRANCISCO, June 22, 2022–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the security, performance and reliability company helping build a better Internet, today announced it has won the Security Software Innovator award at the Microsoft Security Excellence Awards ceremony. Cloudflare’s achievements have helped it rise to the top of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA), an ecosystem of independent software vendors and services that have integrated their security products and services with those of Microsoft. Award winners have demonstrated excellence in security, compliance, identity, management and privacy over the past 12 months.
Cloudflare has partnered with Microsoft since 2018 to provide mutual customers with an enhanced web experience by securing web applications and protecting employees with identity and device security. Cloudflare’s deep integrations into Microsoft 365 and Azure have supported many of the largest Fortune 500 companies on their Zero Trust journey, enabling customers to easily and easily support security and performance needs with faster performance.
“We are honored to be recognized by Microsoft as Security Software Innovator of the Year,” said Alex Dyner, SVP of Special Projects at Cloudflare. “It was a pleasure to work with the Microsoft team to ensure our mutual enterprise customers are seamlessly able to take the next step in their digital transformation and Zero Trust journeys.”
At the Microsoft Security Excellence 2022 Awards on June 6, 2022, Microsoft announced award winners in 10 categories honoring partner pioneers, solution innovators, customer and technology champions, and changemakers. Formerly known as the Microsoft Security 20/20 Awards, the awards were presented to Microsoft partners for the second year. The Security Software Innovator Award, given to Cloudflare, celebrates an independent software vendor (ISV) who, in partnership with Microsoft, has developed innovative solutions using disruptive and transformative technology.
“I am so honored to recognize this year’s award winners. MISA members regularly impress us with their shared vision to help create a safer world,” said Vasu Jakkal, CVP, Microsoft Security. “They support this mission with their solutions and services, their commitment to innovation and their commitment to customers. Security is a team sport and we are so proud to champion alongside our MISA community. Congratulations to all this year’s winners.”
MISA was founded to bring together Microsoft leaders, ISVs and MSSPs to work together to defeat security threats and make the world a safer place. MISA members voted on the winners of the Microsoft Security Excellence Awards, giving them a chance to recognize their peers’ efforts and commitment to making the world a safer place.
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Cloudflare, Inc. (www.cloudflare.com / @cloudflare) is on a mission to help build a better internet. Cloudflare’s suite of products protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare have rerouted all web traffic through the intelligent global network, getting smarter with every request. As a result, they see a significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures 2018 list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company in 2019. Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Cloudflare has offices in Austin, TX; Champaign, IL; New York, NY; San Jose, California; Seattle, WA; Washington, D.C.; Toronto; dubai; Lisbon; London; Munich; Paris; Beijing; Singapore; Sydney; and Tokyo.
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