PRESS RELEASE | Dec 17, 2024

Forward Networks named Outperformer in 2024 GigaOm Radar for Network Validation for Third Consecutive Year

Forward Outranks All 14 Other Vendors, Achieving the Highest Scores for Key Features and Business Criteria and is considered an Innovator

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2025 Globee Golden Cybersecurity Award - Forward Networks

Forward Networks is once again recognized as an industry leader in network cybersecurity with the 2025 Globee Awards Winner for Cybersecurity.

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Forward Networks' digital twin technology is again recognized for delivering multi-layered benefits and substantial return on investment (ROI) to large enterprises. In the 2024 GigaOm Radar for Network Validation, Forward Enterprise is ranked an outperformer and positioned closest to the "bullseye" for the third consecutive year. The company is included in the Innovation/Platform Play quadrant, earning the highest scores for key features and business criteria, and is projected to continue to lead the network validation market over the next 12 - 18 months.

With today's highly complex network landscapes, automated network validation is increasingly critical to ensuring business continuity, maintaining network security compliance, and ensuring efficient and outage-free change windows. GigaOm expects significant growth in this area to manage multi-vendor environments, improve the efficiency of change windows, secure network devices and services, and meet compliance. GigaOm cites AI/ML and robotic process automation as additional contributing factors driving market growth.

Forward Networks excelled in the security category, earning a five-star rating for both compliance and security verification. The compliance verification score reflects the platform's ability to ensure that network configurations and operations align with industry best practices, organizational policies, and regulatory requirements such as ECA, GDPR, GLBA, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and SOX. Meanwhile, the security verification rating underscores the platform's effectiveness in evaluating network configurations and operations to meet stringent security standards, safeguarding against vulnerabilities and threats. These ratings reflect Forward Enterprise's ability to help organizations maintain a robust and secure network environment, reducing the risk of data breaches, cyberattacks, and reputational risks, attacks, and reputational harm.

"As enterprises increasingly adopt AI and automation, having precise and reliable network data is essential. Our network digital twin technology offers a comprehensive suite of capabilities, with network validation as a key component. By providing accurate, real-time insights into network compliance, behavior, and configuration, we enable administrators to confidently leverage AI and automation without the risk of unintended outcomes," said Chiara Regale, SVP of Product and UX at Forward Networks. "Being recognized by GigaOm as an outperformer in network validation for the third consecutive year is a testament to the advanced capabilities and value of our platform. We are committed to continued innovation."

Forward Enterprise creates an always-accurate digital twin of an organization's entire network infrastructure using a proprietary mathematical model. It documents, verifies, and analyzes network behavior across on-premises, cloud, and virtual overlay environments. The platform enables network operators to visualize network topology, perform end-to-end path analyses, verify behavior, ensure network compliance, and identify present security vulnerabilities. With features like automated auditing and customizable policy checks, Forward Enterprise helps network teams streamline operations, reduce errors, and enhance overall network security and performance.

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