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Agari Named "Cool Vendor" in Security for Technology and Service Providers by Gartner
[April 24, 2014]

Agari Named "Cool Vendor" in Security for Technology and Service Providers by Gartner


SAN MATEO, Calif. --(Business Wire)--

Agari, the leading provider of data-driven security solutions that detect and prevent advanced email cyberthreats, today announced that the company has been included in the list of "Cool Vendors" in the Security for Technology and Service Providers, 2014, report by Gartner (News - Alert), Inc. Each year, Gartner identifies a group of security technology and service providers who are leveraging innovations to grow business and move the security industry forward.

"As we see cyberattacks continually making headlines, we are challenging the security status quo with solutions that prevent attacks from getting through the most vulnerable entry point which is email," said Patrick Peterson, Founder & CEO of Agari. "Agari is pleased to be included in the Gartner Cool Vendor report and with the recent announcements of Agari PRO and newly appointed advisors, we continue to deliver the best solutions that help clients detect threats and proactively prevent cybercriminals from attacking through email."

Agari brings together customers, mail providers and technology partners to assess, visualize and protect the end-to-end email channel. By creating a level of visibility and control for managing email data in the cloud, Agari is able to create a connected community of participnts working to grow brand trust. Agari analyzes 4.5 billion emails every day, using the data to understand the origination of spoofed and malicious email.



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About Agari

Agari collects terabytes of email data from email receivers like Gmail and Yahoo! representing 85% of the email inboxes in the U.S., to provide global brands with a cloud-based SaaS (News - Alert) solution that eliminates email threats, protects customers and their personal data, and proactively guards brand reputation. Today, Agari has analyzed over a trillion emails, and has blocked over 2.5 billion malicious messages at a clip of over 200 per second. Founded by the thought leaders behind Cisco's (News - Alert) IronPort solutions, Agari, a recipient of the 2013 JPMorgan Chase Hall of Innovation Award, is headquartered in Silicon Valley. Learn more at http://www.agari.com.

1 Gartner "Cool Vendors in Security for Technology and Service Providers, 2014" by Ruggero Contu, Sid Deshpande, Lawrence Pingree, Eric Ahlm, April 11, 2014.


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