NOMINATION HIGHLIGHTS

TekStream, which celebrates its 15th anniversary this year, is a digital resilience firm that helps organizations modernize, secure and optimize their technology ecosystems.

In a market often defined by point solutions and alert volume, TekStream differentiates itself through its unified digital resilience framework, which integrates cloud modernization, managed detection and response, and co-managed SOC services and observability into a single, outcome-driven model. This unique approach helps public, private, and government organizations move beyond tool sprawl and reactive security toward measurable resilience, enabling them to operate, adapt, and recover with confidence.

Last year, TekStream was recognized as a Representative Vendor in the Gartner® Market Guide for Co-Managed Security Monitoring Services, highlighting its role as a leading provider of co-managed security operations. At a time when AI-driven threats, expanding attack surfaces and operational complexity are overwhelming traditional models, TekStream is redefining what a cybersecurity provider should deliver, not more alerts, but stronger outcomes. Its vendor-inclusive strategy allows organizations to operationalize platforms such as AWS, Splunk and Oracle without costly rip-and-replace initiatives. TekStream combines automation with expert-led governance to deliver faster detection and response, reduced attack surfaces and improved operational efficiency.

By simplifying complexity, strengthening existing investments, and building measurable digital resilience, TekStream is at the forefront of cybersecurity innovation and execution. The quality of its work is reflected in the level of customer trust it has earned, with a 98% customer retention rate and a 95+ Net Promoter score. Across the government, education, and commercial sectors, TekStream is actively reducing downtime, strengthening security posture, and modernizing legacy cybersecurity environments while maintaining on-time, on-budget delivery.

Its unique whole-of-state cybersecurity model further extends its impact in the public sector, combining co-managed security operations with workforce development and shared intelligence, enabling sustainable, long-term ownership of cybersecurity programs and establishing a much-needed pipeline of next-generation cybersecurity talent. This model is quickly spreading across some of the nation’s top higher education institutions, including Louisiana State, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Louisiana Tech, and the University of Alabama, to name a few.