Imperva Named Web Application Firewall Vendor of the Year at 2014 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT Awards

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Imperva Named Web Application Firewall Vendor of the Year

at 2014 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT Awards

Singapore, July 2, 2014 - Imperva, Inc. (NYSE: IMPV), pioneering the third pillar of enterprise security with a new layer of protection designed specifically for physical and virtual data centres, has been recognised as the Web Application Firewall Vendor of the Year at the 2014 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT Awards.

The award recognises Imperva's commitment to protecting web applications against advanced cyber attacks and is decided by an independent panel of judges comprising influential personalities, decision-makers and thought leaders from the ICT sector across Asia Pacific, including Frost & Sullivan analysts. Imperva was presented with the award at the 2014 Asia Pacific ICT Awards event held on 26 June in Singapore.

"Imperva has successfully leveraged its strong expertise and excellent branding in application and database security to provide its best-in-class Web Application Firewall solutions to customers in the Asia Pacific, and deserves to receive the award," said Vu Anh Tien, Senior Industry Analyst, ICT- Telecoms, Frost & Sullivan. " Besides an extensive product portfolio, the company has the necessary capabilities to manage and cater to the rising demand for emerging security threats such as DDoS, data centre security advanced malware attacks, information theft and risk mitigation. This has also enabled it to streamline compliance and gain greater mindshare among the local enterprises. These efforts have helped Imperva to solidify and extend its leadership in the marketplace in 2013."

Stree Naidu, Vice President for Asia Pacific and Japan at Imperva, said, "We are proud to be selected as the Web Application Vendor of the Year. Web application attacks are a high concern among organisations when it comes to data disclosure and unauthorised access. This award reinforces Imperva's position as a trusted security partner, helping organisations protect web applications, and more importantly, their critical data within the data centre."

With commercialised and organised hacking attacks, web applications and data are the main focus of modern cyber security threats. Imperva offers a comprehensive security solution including SecureSphere 10.5 and SecureSphere Web Application Firewall (WAF) for Amazon Web Services (AWS). Its recent acquisitions of cloud access security broker, Skyfence, and of the remaining shares that it did not own of cloud-based application security provider, Incapsula, further extends Imperva's comprehensive data centre security strategy across the cloud.

About Imperva

Imperva, pioneering the third pillar of enterprise security, fills the gaps in endpoint and network security by directly protecting high-value applications and data assets in physical and virtual data centers. With an integrated security platform built specifically for modern threats, Imperva data center security provides the visibility and control needed to neutralize attack, theft, and fraud from inside and outside the organization, mitigate risk, and streamline compliance. Over 3,100 customers in more than 75 countries rely on our SecureSphere® platform to safeguard their business. Imperva is headquartered in Redwood Shores, California. Learn more: www.imperva.com, our blog, on Twitter.

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