RapidFort, the leader in Software Supply Chain Security with the largest distribution of curated truly open-source software, has announced it has been named the Market Leader in Software Supply Chain Security and winner of the Top InfoSec Innovator Award for 2026 by Cyber Defense Magazine.
RapidFort has been named Market Leader in Software Supply Chain Security and winner of Cyber Defense Magazine's Top InfoSec Innovator Award for 2026.
The award recognizes RapidFort for delivering an end-to-end software supply chain security solution from intake to runtime.
This is CDM's 14th year of honoring cybersecurity innovators, with winners determined by a judging panel of industry experts.
RapidFort integrates smart profiling, near-zero CVE images, code reduction, malware scanning and production runtime protection.
The platform enables organizations to eliminate up to 99.9% of security vulnerabilities.
RapidFort is recognized in the inaugural Gartner Magic Quadrant for Software Supply Chain Security and named a Gartner Cool Vendor.
"We scoured the globe looking for cybersecurity innovators that could make a huge difference and potentially help turn the tide against the exponential growth in cyber-crime," said Yan Ross, Editor of Cyber Defense Magazine. "RapidFort is worthy of being named a winner of these coveted awards and consideration for deployment in organizations' environments."
"It's rewarding to be validated as the market leader in Software Supply Chain Security in one of the world's most prestigious cybersecurity awards programs from Cyber Defense Magazine," said Michael Wood, RapidFort CMO. "This award stands out in the industry because winners are determined by a judging panel of leading experts, not vendor content submissions. 2026 has been a record-setting year for RapidFort as organizations across the globe turn to us to best protect themselves from SSCS threats and secure their development operations."
RapidFort is a comprehensive, end-to-end platform that secures the entire software lifecycle from intake to runtime. RapidFort integrates smart profiling, near-zero CVE images, code reduction, malware scanning, and production runtime protection, enabling organizations to eliminate up to 99.9% of security vulnerabilities. RapidFort empowers development teams to innovate quickly with industry-standard open-source and AI technologies while abiding by organizations' security requirements, providing continuous security and compliance without vendor lock-in or operational bottlenecks.
About RapidFort
RapidFort leads the Software Supply Chain Security market with the largest distribution of curated, genuinely open-source software. Its platform enables organizations to eliminate risk at scale through hardened near-zero CVE container images, runtime profiling, attack surface management, and the industry's first independently malware-scanned open-source images – cutting CVE exposure by up to 99.9% without code changes or platform migration. RapidFort is recognized in the inaugural Gartner Magic Quadrant for Software Supply Chain Security, named a Gartner Cool Vendor, and honored as a Nutanix .Next Partner of the Year. The company is backed by Blue Cloud Ventures and Forgepoint Capital and headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif.
