Research and market intelligence firm Cybersecurity Ventures recently released the results of the “CyberSecurity 500, Hot Cybersecurity Companies to Watch in 2015”.
The Cybersecurity 500 is an impartial list that ranks security company’s based on merit according to the selection criteria.
Criteria include customer base, company growth, product reviews, media coverage and event attendance.
Top international company
With headquarters in Amsterdam, AVG was the top ranked security company in a growing international field. With 22% of the Cybersecurity 500 listed companies based outside of the US the cybersecurity industry is continuing to show strong growth.
According to the latest Cybersecurity Market Report, The Cybersecurity industry is growing from $71 Billion in 2014 to $155+ Billion in 2019.
With 200 million active users and counting, it’s clear that AVG is in a very strong position to help secure devices, data and people across the globe.
The importance of mobile
Founder and CEO of Cybersecurity Ventures Steve Morgan explained that AVG’s mobile user base was a major factor in achieving such a high ranking.
“Half of AVG’s active customers are using their software on mobile devices. That’s 100 million mobile users, which makes AVG a top competitor in an exploding market for iOS and Android security.”
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