Aqua Security Named “Cloud Security Platform of the Year” in 10th Annual CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards Program
Recognition highlights Aqua’s runtime intelligence and enforcement capabilities for protecting cloud native workloads
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BOSTON, Mass., Oct. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aqua Security, a leading provider of runtime security, today announced it has been selected as the winner of the “Cloud Security Platform of the Year” award in the 10th annual CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards program. Conducted by CyberSecurity Breakthrough, an independent market intelligence organization, the annual program recognizes the most innovative companies, products, and technologies driving progress in the global information security industry.
The Aqua Platform connects risks identified in code and images with activity inside running workloads, giving security teams the context to prioritize threats that matter in production. Aqua Enforcers apply policy locally inside the workload and, when configured in enforcement mode, can deny supported unauthorized actions at the point of execution. This gives teams a way to protect running applications while permanent remediation is underway.
Aqua Compass, a model context protocol (MCP) server, enables customers to build AI agents that use Aqua’s runtime intelligence and enforcement controls to investigate activity, recommend responses and generate targeted runtime policies, with human oversight. The platform also extends runtime protection to generative AI applications, through Aqua Secure AI, named CyberSecurity Solution of the Year for Artificial Intelligence in the 2025 CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards. Aqua provides visibility into how models are accessed and used, applies GenAI assurance policies, and detects risks, including prompt injection, model misuse, jailbreak attempts, and potential data exfiltration without changing the application code.
“Our industry has spent a decade refining how we identify risk. Now is the time to control it. Our customers need to stop attacks where their applications run, without disrupting the business,” said Mike Dube, CEO of Aqua. “For more than a decade, Aqua has built deep expertise in runtime protection, blocking exploitation and enforcing protection until the underlying risk is fixed. This recognition reflects that commitment and the team behind it. As AI accelerates attacks, the ability to act in real time matters more than ever.”
In its 10th year, the CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards recognizes innovation across the cybersecurity industry, including cloud security, threat intelligence, risk management, identity management and more. The program consistently shines a light on the solutions and organizations redefining how to safeguard the digital world. The 2026 program received thousands of nominations from organizations in more than 20 countries, ranging from startups to established global enterprises. This year’s winners embody the cutting edge of cybersecurity technology, delivering next-generation protection and resilience in today’s increasingly complex threat landscape.
“Aqua does so much more than just identifying cloud risk. Cyberattacks are outpacing traditional security and remediation processes. AI is accelerating vulnerability discovery and exploitation, yet vulnerabilities will still reach production, and attackers can act before security teams complete remediation,” said Steve Johansson, managing director, CyberSecurity Breakthrough. “Aqua is built for this reality. The platform’s deep runtime intelligence delivers visibility into what is happening in production, connects that context back to development, and helps organizations take immediate action against the risks that matter most.”
Aqua protects more than 1.5 million workloads for over 500 enterprise customers across 40 countries, including more than 40% of the Fortune 100. Visit the website to learn more about the platform and how Aqua protects at runtime.
About Aqua Security
Aqua Security controls what runs in the cloud. The Aqua Platform monitors the real behavior of running workloads to determine which vulnerabilities and actions actually impact live applications. It evaluates images before deployment, observes workloads in production and enforces policy at runtime to stop unsafe actions. Founded in 2015, Aqua is headquartered in Boston and Ramat Gan, Israel, and protects more than 500 of the world’s largest enterprises. For more information, visit https://www.aquasec.com.
About CyberSecurity Breakthrough
Part of Tech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence and recognition platform for global technology innovation and leadership, the CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards program is devoted to honoring excellence in information security and cybersecurity technology companies, products and people. The CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards provide a platform for public recognition around the achievements of breakthrough information security companies and products in categories including Cloud Security, Threat Detection, Risk Management, Fraud Prevention, Mobile Security, Web and Email Security, UTM, Firewall and more. For more information visit CyberSecurityBreakthrough.com.
Tech Breakthrough LLC does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in our recognition programs, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with award designations. Tech Breakthrough LLC recognition consists of the opinions of the Tech Breakthrough LLC organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Tech Breakthrough LLC disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this recognition program, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
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