Accuvant Named Top Company in Colorado

DENVER, Nov. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Accuvant, a leading provider of information security, risk and compliance management consulting services, has received ColoradoBiz Magazine's Top Company distinction in the Technology/Media category.

Top Company is Colorado's most competitive business awards program, judged on the basis of sustained financial performance, operational excellence and community involvement. International consulting and accounting firm Deloitte selected finalists after rigorous evaluations, and then a panel of professionals and leading policy officials convened to determine the winners in each of 10 categories.

"We are honored to receive this prestigious award, which is a tribute to the efforts of the entire Accuvant team," said Ed Wittman, vice president of operations for Accuvant. "Accuvant's culture has kept us at the forefront of the industry, and allowed us to outperform the market during a difficult time. Our ability to efficiently respond to information security trends and diverse client needs has enabled us to expand from a boutique security consultancy to one of the nation's largest and most respected security and compliance providers in a short period of time."

Accuvant experienced an impressive growth rate of nearly 740 percent from 2005 to 2009, and was recently named one of America's fastest growing private companies by Inc. Magazine for the fourth year in a row. Accuvant currently serves 65 of the Fortune 100, 20 major federal agencies, and thousands of mid-market businesses by providing comprehensive, strategic consulting services that protect data assets across the enterprise while minimizing security risk.

Accuvant helps their client base navigate the increasingly complex security landscape and continually evolves their capabilities to respond to changing market requirements. In 2010 Accuvant introduced several key offerings including information security risk assessments, secure software development, data leak protection, on-demand consulting, product training, managed security, and security enablement services.

About Accuvant

Accuvant is the only research-driven information security partner delivering alignment between IT security and business objectives, clarity to complex security challenges and confidence in enterprise security decisions.

Accuvant delivers these solutions through three practice areas: Risk and Compliance Management, Accuvant LABS and Technology Solutions. Based on our clients' unique requirements, Accuvant assesses, architects and implements the policies, procedures and technologies that most efficiently and effectively protect valuable data assets.

Since 2002, more than 3,900 organizations, including 65 of the Fortune 100, have trusted Accuvant with their data security challenges. Headquartered in Denver, Accuvant has offices in 37 cities across the United States, Europe, and Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit www.accuvant.com, follow us on Twitter: @Accuvant, or keep in touch via Facebook: http://tiny.cc/facebook553.

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