Abnormal Security was founded in 2018 and launched the Inbound Email Security product in 2019, designed to prevent business email compromise and other advanced attacks from reach end users. Since that time, we have continued to experience massive growth both in customers and employees. In addition to the core platform, Abnormal now has four add-on products available designed to automate abuse mailbox submissions, remediate compromised accounts, increase end-user productivity, and enable better posture management.
The company now protects hundreds of global enterprises including more than 10% of the Fortune 500. Over the past two fiscal years, Abnormal has experienced over 700% growth in ARR and nearly 400% growth in the number of full-time employees. In the last two quarters alone, Abnormal experienced an 84% increase in customer logos. This growth comes alongside continued product expansion and platform enhancements.
In the most recent Series C funding round, announced in May 2022, Abnormal raised $210M at a valuation of $4 billion—one of the largest cybersecurity valuations of its size.
How we are different
- Enterprises across all industries trust Abnormal. Key customers include Xerox, Liberty Mutual, Foot Locker, Mattel, Boston Scientific, AAA, the NFL, and the University of Kentucky. We have hundreds of customers in nearly every industry and protect end users in more than 30 countries.
- Part of our success is due to our partnership with Microsoft. As a Microsoft Partner of the Year Award winner and a Security Excellence Award finalist, Abnormal has a trusted partnership with Microsoft to bring the best in email security to joint customers. The behavioral AI approach from Abnormal combines with the threat intelligence-based approach from Microsoft to form a powerful defense-in-depth solution that solves the most critical email security challenges. Designed to work in conjunction with native Microsoft functionality, Abnormal is the preferred choice for customers who wish to protect their Microsoft 365 environment—with or without their secure email gateway.
- The product works and our customers love us. We have more than 125 reviews on Gartner Peer Insights, with a 4.8 rating and 99% recommendation rate. As one customer says, "Abnormal Security provides our organization with a robust and highly automated email security solution. This was proven when we went from having hundreds of spam/phishing campaigns hit our organization a year to near zero after deployment. As an administrator, Abnormal has removed tasks from our daily workload, including abuse mailbox review and intervention. This is thanks to its AI automation and high effectiveness of detecting/resolving potential threats. Saving us time, money and giving all in the company peace of mind."
About this category: Fastest Growing Cybersecurity Company
The Cybersecurity Excellence Awards recognize cybersecurity companies that are growing fast and can show it with figures. The award is open to vendors and service providers at any stage, from young companies to established ones.
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 2023 season closed on July 10, 2023.
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2027 award season
Nominations closeFebruary 27, 2027
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Community Choice voting closesJuly 10, 2027
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