<body>At RSAC 2026, Mike Shema speaks with Garrett Hamilton of Reach Security, winner of Best Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) Solution in the SC Awards Trust category. He shares how Reach is helping organizations continuously identify and reduce real-world risk.

The SC Awards recognize cybersecurity innovation, impact, and effectiveness, as judged by industry practitioners.

Segment Resources:

Website: reach.security

Video - Stop Configuration Drift - <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ce4btSIiaw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ce4btSIiaw</a>

Security Controls Optimization: <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.reach.security/security-controls-optimization">https://www.reach.security/security-controls-optimization</a>

Blog - A Comprehensive Guide to CTEM <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.reach.security/blog/a-comprehensive-guide-to-continuous-threat-exposure-management-ctem">https://www.reach.security/blog/a-comprehensive-guide-to-continuous-threat-exposure-management-ctem</a>

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SC Awards Winner: Best CTEM Solution – Reach Security – Garrett Hamilton – SCA26 #1

<body>At RSAC 2026, Mike Shema speaks with Steve Garrison of Stellar Cyber, finalist for Best SME Security Solution in the SC Awards Excellence category. Guha shares how Stellar Cyber is helping small and mid-sized organizations strengthen security and reduce risk.

The SC Awards recognize solutions delivering real-world impact in cybersecurity.

Segment Resources:

<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://stellarcyber.ai/platform/capabilities-autonomous-soc/">https://stellarcyber.ai/platform/capabilities-autonomous-soc/</a>

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SC Awards Finalist: Best SME Security Solution – Stellar Cyber – Steve Garrison – SCA26 #1

<body>At RSAC 2026, Mike Shema speaks with Troy Batterberry of EchoMark, finalist for Best Insider Threat Solution in the SC Awards Trust category. Batterberry shares how EchoMark helps organizations detect and reduce insider risk.

The SC Awards recognize cybersecurity solutions delivering real-world impact.

Segment Resources:

Video - <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.echomark.com/new-to-echomark">https://www.echomark.com/new-to-echomark</a>
The Leak Doom Loop - <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.echomark.com/post/the-leak-doom-loop">https://www.echomark.com/post/the-leak-doom-loop</a>
USA Today - <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnists/2024/10/09/apple-data-leaks-artificial-intelligence-solution/75519299007/">https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnists/2024/10/09/apple-data-leaks-artificial-intelligence-solution/75519299007/</a>
Recent appearance at GDC - <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.echomark.com/use-cases/gaming-entertainment">https://www.echomark.com/use-cases/gaming-entertainment</a> 

This segment is sponsored by EchoMark. Visit <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://securityweekly.com/echomarkrsac">https://securityweekly.com/echomarkrsac</a> to learn more about them!</body>

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SC Awards Finalist: Best Insider Threat Solution – EchoMark – Troy Batterberry – SCA26 #1

<body>At RSAC 2026, Mike Shema speaks with Saryu Nayyar of Gurucul, finalist for Best Threat Detection Technology in the SC Awards Trust category. Nayyar shares how Gurucul is advancing threat detection and helping organizations respond faster to risk.

The SC Awards recognize solutions delivering real-world impact in cybersecurity.

Segment Resources: 

<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://gurucul.com/">https://gurucul.com/</a>
<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://gurucul.com/press-releases/gurucul-research-demonstrates-ai-is-the-new-insider-threat-as-90-of-organizations-experience-incidents/">https://gurucul.com/press-releases/gurucul-research-demonstrates-ai-is-the-new-insider-threat-as-90-of-organizations-experience-incidents/</a>

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SC Awards Finalist: Best Threat Detection Technology – Gurucul – Saryu Nayyar – SCA26 #1

<body>At RSAC 2026, Mike Shema speaks with Murat Balaban of Zenarmor, finalist for Best SASE Solution in the SC Awards Trust category. Balaban shares how Zenarmor is helping organizations modernize network security and reduce risk.

The SC Awards recognize cybersecurity solutions delivering real-world impact.

This segment is sponsored by Zenarmor. Visit <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://securityweekly.com/zenarmorrsac">https://securityweekly.com/zenarmorrsac</a> to learn more about them!</body>

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SC Awards Finalist: Best SASE Solution – Zenarmor – Murat Balaban – SCA26 #1

<body>At RSAC 2026, Mike Shema speaks with Mark Wojtasiak of Vectra AI, finalist for Best Insider Threat Solution in the SC Awards Trust category. Wojtasiak shares how Vectra AI helps organizations detect and respond to insider threats.

The SC Awards recognize cybersecurity solutions delivering real-world impact.

Segment Resources:

Woj’s recent bylines: 
<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://vmblog.com/archive/2026/01/15/cybersecurity-s-next-chapter-how-attackers-defenders-and-ai-will-evolve.aspx">https://vmblog.com/archive/2026/01/15/cybersecurity-s-next-chapter-how-attackers-defenders-and-ai-will-evolve.aspx</a>
<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://ai-techpark.com/aitech-interview-with-mark-wojtasiak/">https://ai-techpark.com/aitech-interview-with-mark-wojtasiak/</a> 

Recent company press releases:
<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.vectra.ai/about/news/vectra-ai-appoints-chad-reese-as-senior-vice-president-global-channel-chief-to-accelerate-partner-led-growth">https://www.vectra.ai/about/news/vectra-ai-appoints-chad-reese-as-senior-vice-president-global-channel-chief-to-accelerate-partner-led-growth</a> 
<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.vectra.ai/about/news/new-vectra-ai-research-finds-cyber-resilience-lagging-in-the-ai-era">https://www.vectra.ai/about/news/new-vectra-ai-research-finds-cyber-resilience-lagging-in-the-ai-era</a>
<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.vectra.ai/about/news/vectra-ai-launches-next-generation-platform">https://www.vectra.ai/about/news/vectra-ai-launches-next-generation-platform</a>

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SC Awards Finalist: Best Insider Threat Solution – Vectra AI – Mark Wojtasiak – SCA26 #1

<body>At RSAC 2026, Mike Shema speaks with Michael Leland of Island, finalist for Best Enterprise Security Solution in the SC Awards Excellence category. Leland shares how Island is helping organizations strengthen enterprise security and reduce risk.

The SC Awards recognize solutions delivering real-world impact in cybersecurity.

Segment Resources:

<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://tei.forrester.com/go/Island/IslandTEI/index.html?lang=en-us">https://tei.forrester.com/go/Island/IslandTEI/index.html?lang=en-us</a>

<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://tei.forrester.com/go/Island/IslandTEI/index.html?lang=en-us">https://tei.forrester.com/go/Island/IslandTEI/index.html?lang=en-us</a>

<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.island.io/press/island-rebuilds-sase-for-the-age-of-modern-work">https://www.island.io/press/island-rebuilds-sase-for-the-age-of-modern-work</a>

<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.island.io/press/new-island-enterprise-platform">https://www.island.io/press/new-island-enterprise-platform</a>

This segment is sponsored by Island. Visit <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://securityweekly.com/islandrsac">https://securityweekly.com/islandrsac</a> to learn more about them!</body>

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SC Awards Finalist: Best Enterprise Security Solution – Island – Michael Leland – SCA26 #1

<body>Coming Soon!
At RSAC 2026, Mike Shema speaks with Diana Jovin of Teleport, finalist for Best Identity Management Solution in the SC Awards Trust category. Jovin shares how Teleport is helping organizations strengthen identity security and access control.

The SC Awards recognize cybersecurity solutions delivering real-world impact.

Segment Resources:

Our latest launch: Beams
<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://goteleport.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/teleport-launches-beams-trusted-agent-runtimes-for-infrastructure/">https://goteleport.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/teleport-launches-beams-trusted-agent-runtimes-for-infrastructure/</a>

Generally:
Teleport unifies identities — humans, machines, and AI — with strong identity implementation to speed up engineering, improve resiliency against identity-based attacks, and control AI in production infrastructure.

<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://goteleport.com/">https://goteleport.com/</a>

This segment is sponsored by Teleport. Visit <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://securityweekly.com/teleportrsac">https://securityweekly.com/teleportrsac</a> to learn more about them!</body>

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SC Awards Finalist: Best Identity Management Solution – Teleport – Diana Jovin – SCA26 #1

<body>At RSAC 2026, Mike Shema speaks with Ankur Shah, CEO of Straiker.ai and a finalist for SC Awards Security Executive of the Year. Shah shares his leadership approach and perspective on today’s evolving cybersecurity landscape.

The SC Awards recognize leaders driving real-world impact across the industry.

Segment Resources:

<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.straiker.ai/">https://www.straiker.ai/</a>
<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankur-shah-aisec/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankur-shah-aisec/</a>

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SC Awards Finalist: Security Executive of the Year – Ankur Shah – SCA26 #1

<body>At RSAC 2026, Mike Shema speaks with Gene Fay of RoonCyber, finalist for Best Application Security Solution in the SC Awards Trust category. Fay shares how RoonCyber is helping organizations secure applications and reduce risk.

The SC Awards recognize cybersecurity solutions delivering real-world impact.

Segment Resources:

<ol>
<li>RoonCyber AI Workloads 1-Pager (Quick Overview)
<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://2187797.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/2187797/RoonCyber_AI_Workloads_One-Page.pdf">https://2187797.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/2187797/RoonCyberAIWorkloads_One-Page.pdf</a></li>
<li>Press Release – AI Runtime Security Launch
<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.rooncyber.com/resource/rooncyber-introduces-ai-runtime-security-to-protect-ai-driven-workloads-in-the-cloud">https://www.rooncyber.com/resource/rooncyber-introduces-ai-runtime-security-to-protect-ai-driven-workloads-in-the-cloud</a></li>
<li>Blog – Why Securing AI Workloads Requires Runtime Visibility
<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.rooncyber.com/resource/why-securing-ai-workloads-requires-runtime-visibility">https://www.rooncyber.com/resource/why-securing-ai-workloads-requires-runtime-visibility</a></li>
<li>YouTube Demo – Unifying Runtime, Cloud, and Business Risk
<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgoHF11dSSM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgoHF11dSSM</a></li>
</ol>

This segment is sponsored by RoonCyber. Visit <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://securityweekly.com/rooncyberrsac">https://securityweekly.com/rooncyberrsac</a> to learn more about them!</body>

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SC Awards Finalist: Best Application Security Solution – RoonCyber – Gene Fay – SCA26 #1

<body>At RSAC 2026, Mike Shema speaks with Mary Carmichael of ISACA, finalist for Best Professional Certification Program in the SC Awards Excellence category. Carmichael discusses the role of certifications in building a stronger cybersecurity workforce.

The SC Awards recognize excellence and impact across the cybersecurity community.

Segment Resources:

<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.isaca.org/credentialing/cisa">https://www.isaca.org/credentialing/cisa</a>
<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.isaca.org/credentialing/cism">https://www.isaca.org/credentialing/cism</a>
<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.isaca.org/credentialing/aaia">https://www.isaca.org/credentialing/aaia</a>
<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.isaca.org/credentialing/aaism">https://www.isaca.org/credentialing/aaism</a>
<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.isaca.org/credentialing/aair">https://www.isaca.org/credentialing/aair</a>
<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.isaca.org/resources/artificial-intelligence">https://www.isaca.org/resources/artificial-intelligence</a>

This segment is sponsored by ISACA. Visit <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://securityweekly.com/isacarsac">https://securityweekly.com/isacarsac</a> to learn more about them!</body>

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SC Awards Finalist: Best Professional Certification Program – ISACA – Mary Carmichael – SCA26 #1

<body>At RSAC 2026, Mike Shema speaks with Terence Liu of TXOne Networks, finalist for Best Endpoint Security Solution in the SC Awards Trust category. Liu shares how TXOne is helping organizations protect endpoints and reduce cyber risk.

The SC Awards recognize cybersecurity solutions delivering real-world impact.

This segment is sponsored by TXOne Networks. Visit <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://securityweekly.com/txonersac">https://securityweekly.com/txonersac</a> to learn more about them!</body>

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