Penta Security is Named Frost & Sullivan 2026 Company of the Year in the WAF Industry
Penta Security has been named as the recipient of Frost & Sullivan’s 2026 South Korea Company of the Year Recognition in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) industry. The award signifies the company’s innovation, execution strategy, and commitment to customers. In addition, it indicates Penta Security’s capability of generating measurable results in the emerging field of cybersecurity.
In evaluating the companies, Frost & Sullivan considered their execution strategy performance. Penta Security has achieved high scores in both criteria. Thus, the company proved its capability of meeting the demands of the market.
“Penta Security exemplifies the qualities that define market leadership in today’s rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape. The company combines advanced technological capabilities, forward-looking strategic direction, and a strong commitment to customer success to create a compelling competitive advantage,” said Ying Ting Neoh, Industry Analyst, Frost & Sullivan.
Innovation Makes Penta Security a Strong Cybersecurity Leader
Penta Security continues to innovate in cloud-native security, AI-powered threat detection, and other cybersecurity technologies. Besides that, Penta Security has moved from the regular Web Application Firewall (WAF) protection solutions to include protection of APIs, cloud-native applications, and distributed environments.
“We are honored to receive this recognition from Frost & Sullivan, which reflects Penta Security’s long-standing commitment to innovation, execution, and customer value in the cybersecurity market. As security requirements expand across cloud-native environments, APIs, and AI-driven threat landscapes, we remain focused on delivering practical, high-performance security solutions that enable our customers to operate with confidence” said Jihae Lee, CCO (Chief Compliance Officer) of Penta Security.
WAPPLES, the core product of Penta Security, utilizes the COCEP™ engine for semantic and logical traffic analysis. Moreover, the platform also allows for AI-powered traffic analysis, handling of encrypted traffic, modern security protocols, and advanced policy testing. This allows for better threat detection with fewer false positives.
Moreover, Penta Security offers deployment options for its products as appliances, software, cloud solutions, and SaaS. A customer-centric approach allows for serving the needs of government, healthcare, financial services, and enterprise customers. In 2025, Penta Security also reported double-digit revenue growth in the WAF business segment.
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News Source: PRNewswire.com
