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2025 Awards including JP as Security Innovator of the Year PRESS RELEASE

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Excited to share our press release announcing our 2025 awards, including JP being named the 2025 Security Innovator of the Year.

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — PRE Security, the world’s first AI Native Predictive Security Operations (SecOps) company, has been recognized with multiple Cybersecurity Excellence Awards, further cementing its leadership in AI-driven security innovation. Among the prestigious honors, co-founder John “JP” Peterson has been named the AI Security Innovator of the Year for 2025.

AI Security Innovator of the Year:

John "JP" Peterson" - With PRE Security being one of the pioneering companies leading cybersecurity into the AI era, it's no surprise that John has been recognized as the AI Security Innovator of the Year," said Paul Jespersen, co-founder of PRE Security. "JP has a proven track record of innovation, technical leadership, and transforming cutting-edge security product concepts into market-ready solutions—culminating in his work here at PRE Security."

Holger Schulze, founder of Cybersecurity Insiders and organizer of the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards, extended his congratulations as well: "As we celebrate a decade of recognizing excellence in cybersecurity, we are proud to honor John Peterson for his innovation, commitment, and leadership. His contributions set a powerful example for the entire industry."

Additional Cybersecurity Excellence Awards for PRE Security:

Beyond Peterson’s individual recognition, PRE Security was also awarded in the following categories:

  • Most Innovative Cybersecurity Company (10-49 Employees)
  • Best AI SecOps Solution
  • Excellence in Cybersecurity Innovation

These awards validate our leadership in AI-driven cybersecurity, particularly in Generative and Agentic AI," said Peterson. "Our patent-pending technologies, such as Parserless™ data ingestion and Next Alert Prediction, and our industry first CyberLLM™ are pushing SecOps into the future. While I am honored to receive the AI Security Innovator of the Year award, this recognition truly reflects the dedication and ingenuity of our entire PRE Security team."

PRE Security's Continued Growth and Leadership Expansion

PRE Security’s rapid growth has been fueled by significant product advancements and the growing world class team. To build on this momentum, the company has made key leadership appointments:

  • Leo Versola has been promoted to Chief Product Officer, responsible for driving product vision and development.
  • Jens Andreassen has joined as Vice President of International to help lead the expansion of our international teams. Prior to this, Andreassen served as Vice President of International at Fortinet and later as CEO of Lastline (which was acquired by VMware,) among other leadership roles in the cybersecurity industry.

Over the years I've been involved with numerous companies and startups," Andreassen shared. "However, it's rare to see the channel community respond so overwhelmingly positively to a new technology as we've seen with PRE. I'm excited to be part of the team as we lead cybersecurity into the AI era."

About PRE Security

PRE Security is redefining cybersecurity with its AI Native SecOps solutions, delivering advanced detection, predictive security analytics, and automation. Built on Generative, Predictive, and Agentic AI innovations, PRE Security eliminates the pain points and shortcomings of traditional SIEM and XDR solutions. Founded by cybersecurity veterans John “JP” Peterson and Paul Jespersen, PRE Security is headquartered in Silicon Valley.

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