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The 2020 Tech Innovator Awards
Kyle Alspach
The delivery of truly differentiated offerings that create opportunities for partners during this unprecedented period is the crowning achievement of our 2020 Tech Innovators.

Security-Internet of Things
Winner:
WatchGuard Firebox T35-R
With its Firebox T35-R network security appliance, WatchGuard Technologies brings protection against threats such as malware and intrusions even in harsh environments located far beyond the data center—with features that provide ruggedization and strong performance. Main features include an IP64-rated industrial enclosure, delivering protection against splashes, dust and temperatures ranging from -40 degrees to 60 degrees Celsius; DC Power, with the ability to operate on 12v to 48v DC power; simplified, manageable and reliable site-to-site VPN connectivity; and enablement for key WatchGuard security offerings (without reduced network speeds) such as APT Blocker, DNSWatch, Threat Detection and Response, Gateway AntiVirus and Intrusion Prevention Service.
Finalists:
ExtraHop Reveal(x) 360
ExtraHop Reveal(x) 360 offers network detection and response for cloud-native security across edge IoT devices, data centers and cloud in a single solution. ExtraHop sensors deployed in locations including remote sites provide decryption and processing of network data, extracting records and de-identified metadata.
Forescout eyeSegment
Driven by the need to secure critical applications, mitigate increased exposure to IoT devices and limit the impact of threats across flat networks, Forescout eyeSegment enables organizations to accelerate network segmentation with a scalable approach. The offering provides rapid designing, planning and deployment of dynamic segmentation across the extended enterprise.
Microsoft - CyberX for Azure Security Center for IoT
CyberX’s API-level integration this year with Microsoft Azure Security Center for IoT enables clients to gain a unified view of security across all their managed and unmanaged IoT devices within Azure environments. The combination of CyberX’s agentless security platform and Azure Security Center for IoT provides comprehensive IoT device protection and zero-trust security, for battling threats to targets such as enterprise IoT and industrial IoT systems.