In the age of digital revolution, the advances in technologies continue to increase, leading innovation to the new level. As breakthroughs in technology will rise, they will also draw significant cyber risks and will create an attack surface where malicious actors can easily find breaches. In this case, businesses require to leverage effective cybersecurity tools that can protect their sensitive information and customer data from cyberattacks.

Undeniably, the significance of cybersecurity is a growing interest of public concern. Furthermore, as the world becomes more and more connected, the opportunities for inferior actors to capitalize on profit or political ends inevitably increase.

Here’re the top 7 cybersecurity companies that have made considerable strides in the past few years and are leading the position within the cybersecurity arena.

Okta 

Founded: 2009

Headquarter: San Francisco, California

Okta is the provider of cloud software that assists companies to manage and protect user authentication into modern applications. The company’s products allow developers to build identity controls into applications, website web services and devices. While businesses these days are seeking cloud-based security, they also look for adopting Zero Trust principles as well as focusing on identity and access management across both workforce and customer environments. Okta securely connects enterprises to their partners, suppliers, and customers.

Cisco

Founded: 1984

Headquarter: San Jose, California

Cisco is a networking hardware giant which builds, manufactures, and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and other high-tech services and products. The company enables enterprises to make powerful connections whether in business, education, philanthropy, or creativity. Its hardware, software, and service offerings are leveraged in creating Internet solutions that make networks possible, delivering easy access to information anywhere, at any time. Over the years, Cisco has developed a wide array of security products, such as firewalls, intrusion prevention systems (IPS), UTM, malware protection and cloud protection.

Microsoft

Founded: 1975

Headquarter: Redmond, Washington

As an American multinational tech giant, Microsoft develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a broad range of software products and services. The company has quietly built up a large number of security portfolios, including Active Directory for identity and access management, Windows Defender, Azure cloud security services such as Security Center, Key Vault, Azure DDoS Protection, Azure Information Protection and Application Gateway for protecting Web applications. In making a powerful move, Microsoft acquired BlueTalon, a leading provider of unified data access control solutions for modern data platforms, and invested US$1B in OpenAI, an AGI research lab.

McAfee

Founded: 1987

Headquartered: Santa Clara, California

McAfee, a leading-edge cybersecurity company, provides advanced security solutions to consumers, small and large businesses, enterprises, and governments. The company’s security technologies leverage a unique, predictive capability, powered by McAfee Global Threat Intelligence, which enables home users and businesses to stay ahead of the next wave of viruses, malware, and other online threats. McAfee has put together a wide cybersecurity platform that involves endpoint, edge and cloud security.

IBM 

Founded: 1911

Headquarter: Armonk New York

As an IT technology and consulting firm, IBM offers myriad of cybersecurity solutions, such as Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), orchestration and incident response platform, cloud security, among others. The company offers plenty of cybersecurity solutions, including Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), orchestration and incident response platform, cloud security and more. The company invests over US$6 billion a year in R&D, just completing its 21st year of patent leadership. Its research has gained recognition beyond any commercial technology research organization.

Deloitte

Founded: 1845

Headquarter: New York

Deloitte offers advisory services, assists businesses to deploy their cybersecurity strategy and delivers managed security services. The company has acquired Converging Data, which specializes in making use of data analytics for enterprise-level risk and operational management, security orchestration and response, application analytics, cybersecurity and IoT monitoring. It has also launched Fusion, a managed service for threat detection and response.

Palo Alto Networks

Founded: 2005

Headquarter: Santa Clara, California

Palo Alto Networks, a cybersecurity company, which leads cybersecurity landscape by safely enabling applications and thwarting cyber breaches for thousands of organizations across the globe. The company shifted the enterprise security needle by introducing the next-generation firewall. Driven by an innovative approach and highly distinguished cyber threat prevention capabilities, Palo Alto’s security platform offers security far better to legacy or point products, safely enables routine business operations, and safeguards enterprises’ most valuable assets.