Wurldtech Selected as Finalist in Info Security Products Guide's Global Excellence Awards

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Wurldtech Security Technologies, leaders in protecting mission-critical connected systems and devices, today announced that Info Security Products Guide, the industry's leading information security research and advisory guide, has chosen Wurldtech's Achilles™ Product Portfolio as a finalist for the 2013 Global Excellence Awards in the Vulnerability Assessment, Remediation and Management category. These prestigious global awards recognize security and IT vendors with advanced, groundbreaking products and solutions that set the bar higher for all areas of security and technologies.

"With the increasing number of cyber attacks on critical infrastructure, protecting mission-critical connected devices from persistent cyber security threats is paramount," said Wurldtech CEO, Neil McDonnell. "We are proud to have our Achilles Portfolio recognized by Info Security Products Guide as an important and unique vulnerability assessment tool for protecting equipment manufacturers and owner/operators of industrial control devices and systems."

Wurldtech's Achilles Product Portfolio provides a suite of analysis, software, hardware and certification products that provide both operators and manufacturers of mission critical control systems with a set of tools to protect and mitigate against Zero-Day threats, malware and cyber attacks. The Achilles Test Platform is a cyber security and communications robustness-testing appliance.  Designed as a universal test bench, it allows equipment manufacturers of all sizes to conduct comprehensive security and robustness testing throughout the product development lifecycle.

About Wurldtech Security Technologies

Wurldtech provides protection for mission critical connected systems and devices against the persistent and dynamic threat of cyber attack. Wurldtech follows our customers' security lifecycle to help industrial stakeholders identify and mitigate cyber security vulnerabilities to reduce the risk and cost of attacks. Customers worldwide spanning Oil & Gas, Electric Power, Medical, Nuclear, Chemical and Water Treatment markets currently use Wurldtech solutions including our Achilles Test Platform and Certification. Visit wurldtech.com for more information.

About Info Security Products Guide Awards

SVUS Awards organized by Silicon Valley Communications are conferred in four annual award programs: The Info Security's Global Excellence Awards, The IT Industry's Hot Companies and Best Products Awards, The Golden Bridge Business and Innovation Awards, and Consumer Products Guide's Best Choice Awards. These premier awards honor organizations of all types and sizes from all over the world including people behind them, the products, performance, PR and marketing. To learn more, visit www.svusawards.com

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