Vectra AI recognized as a Microsoft Security Excellence Awards finalist

Vectra AI has announced that it has been named a finalist in the Microsoft Security Excellence Awards’ Security Independent Software Vendor (ISV) of the Year category. Vectra was recognized as one of the global fields of industry leaders who demonstrated success across the security landscape in the previous year.

Vectra enables Microsoft customers to complement their Microsoft 365 protection beyond the Defender Secure Score, enhance their Security Operations Center (SOC) capabilities and prevent attackers from establishing a foothold with its platform’s deep integration with both Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Microsoft Azure Sentinel.

“Millions of organizations utilize Microsoft and its suite of productivity and collaboration tools daily, making them an incredibly rich, high value target for attackers,” said Michael Porat, Senior Vice President, Corporate & Business Development at Vectra. “Over the last few years, we have launched several deep product integrations that provide Microsoft customers with in-depth protection guidance, greater visibility into and control over their cloud, data center, Azure AD, and M365 environments, helping security teams block and isolate attacks in the most-efficient way possible. We are honored to be recognized by Microsoft as a finalist in their security excellence awards, as we continually work together with one common goal – preventing and stopping malicious activity.”

Microsoft will honor finalists in ten award categories at the Microsoft Security Excellence Awards on June 5, 2022, honoring partner trailblazers, solution innovators, customer and technology champions, and changemakers. This is the third year for the Microsoft Security 20/20 Awards, which recognize Microsoft partners for outstanding work in the security landscape. All finalists are members of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA), which is an ecosystem of independent software vendors and managed security service providers (MSSPs) who have integrated their security products and services with Microsoft’s security technology.

“The Microsoft Intelligent Security Association has grown into a vibrant ecosystem comprised of the most reliable and trusted security software vendors across the globe”, said Maria Thomson, Microsoft Intelligent Security Association Lead. “Our members share Microsoft’s commitment to collaboration within the cybersecurity community to improve our customers’ ability to predict, detect, and respond to security threats faster. We’re thrilled to honor our incredible finalists in the Microsoft Security Excellence Awards and recognize their achievements during the past year.”

MISA was formed to bring together Microsoft executives, ISVs, and MSSPs to collaborate in order to defeat security threats and make the world a safer place. MISA and Microsoft industry veterans will vote to determine the winners of the Microsoft Security Excellence Awards, providing an opportunity for colleagues to recognize their peers for delivering exceptional work to our shared customers.