PRE Security is revolutionizing the approach to cybersecurity operations with its innovative AI Native Predictive SecOps platform.
AI Native means using generative, predictive, and agentic AI to solve real world challenges and pain points that have plagued traditional SIEM and XDR SOC based architectures for years with a unique, AI first approach.
Combining generative and agentic security operations with predictive analytics results in higher efficacy, lower cost SOCs that can now also start to be more proactive in preventing attacks instead of just waiting to detect after the fact.
Founded by Paul Jespersen and John Peterson, both veterans of multiple startups and extensive cybersecurity experience, the company was founded on the question: What if we could predict attacks before they happened.
Now, with PRE Security, you can. Quit chasing alerts and start solving the problem with a proactive approach to cybersecurity.
About this category: Best Cybersecurity Startup
The Cybersecurity Excellence Awards recognize young cybersecurity companies with early proof that their product or service works. There is no limit on age or funding: any company that considers itself a startup can enter.
An independent jury of security practitioners, analysts and CISOs scores each nomination on leadership, innovation and impact. Each nomination competes in its category against organizations of similar size and region. Entry packages, sponsorship and public votes do not affect the jury's scores.
Community Choice voting for the 2026 season closed on July 10, 2026.
What is the Community Choice Award?
A separate award decided by public vote, independent of the jury awards. Each completed share of a profile on LinkedIn, Facebook or X counted as one vote.
2027 award season
Nominations closeFebruary 27, 2027
Jury winners announcedWeek of March 22
Community Choice voting closesJuly 10, 2027
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Votes cast by July 10, 2027 will determine the Community Choice winners (independent of the jury awards). Winners will be announced before Black Hat USA.
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Community Choice is a separate award track from the jury-selected Cybersecurity Excellence Awards. Jury winners are chosen by expert judges, while Community Choice winners are determined by public voting. A nominee may be honored by the jury, the community, or both.
2026 winners in Best Cybersecurity Startup
To keep judging fair, each entry is judged against peers in its segment, so a category can have more than one Gold winner.