One of my favorite books is ¡°¡± by Alfred Lansing.
I encourage you to read it if you haven¡¯t. Here is a brief synopsis?of the true-to-life story:
In August 1914, polar explorer Ernest Shackleton boarded?his ship,?the?Endurance,?and set sail for Antarctica, where he planned to cross the last uncharted continent on foot.?As part of the?voyage,?Shackleton and his 27-person crew attempted a near-impossible journey over 850 miles of the South Atlantic’s heaviest seas.
Earlier this year at our company¡¯s annual?kick-off, I?compared Arctic Wolf¡¯s journey to Shackleton¡¯s. Now,?it¡¯s obvious?that?the team at Arctic Wolf doesn¡¯t face?life-or-death?survival experiences in sub-zero conditions (although?a large portion of our team is based in Minnesota and Canada), but we are?still undertaking?an?incredible voyage as we disrupt?the cybersecurity industry with our?unique?approach to security operations.
One of?Ernest?Shackleton¡¯s most?well-known?quotes is?¡°Superhuman effort isn’t worth a damn unless it achieves results,¡±?and over the past few months as our team has performed with a superhuman effort?to scale our business,?we are fortunate that our approach has been validated?by?numerous trusted sources. Some of?my personal favorites include:
Ranking 159th?in?Deloitte¡¯s?Technology Fast 500
Being?named to the?list for the third-consecutive year?underscores Arctic Wolf¡¯s continued commitment to delivering cloud-native security operations at scale.?Only a handful of security vendors on the?2021?list?have been included?for three or more?years,?and?being in the top-third of the list?once again?demonstrates?Arctic Wolf¡¯s?ability to?achieve?durable growth?as a business.
Winning the?Data Security Award at?the?2021 Minnesota Tekne Awards
The??recognize Minnesota-based organizations that create and support science and technology innovation within the state. So, we are proud to win the data security?award in the first full year we called the state home. Since relocating Arctic Wolf¡¯s headquarters to Eden Prairie?in October 2020,?we¡¯ve helped create over 250 high-tech jobs?in?Minnesota?and are?now?responsible for protecting?the data of?over?100,000 users in the state.
Being Named?a?Partner of the Year?Finalist?by CDW
Last?week at?, Arctic Wolf?was named a finalist for the?Partner of the Year?award. This award recognizes CDW¡¯s top-performing partners that provide exemplary support of CDW teams,?which?ultimately enable?industry-leading solutions for customers.?CDW has over 1,800 partners, so to be named a finalist?in only our second year working together is an amazing testament to?the value Arctic Wolf provides to?our partner?community.
Recognition as?the Legal Industry¡¯s?Leading Security Provider
The legal community has always been a big supporter of Arctic Wolf, so we¡¯re always eager to read the International?Legal Technology Association¡¯s?(ILTA)?annual technology?survey. While the full?2021?results aren¡¯t yet released, ILTA did publish an?.?The key takeaway? ¡°The number of firms using a Managed Security Service provider is rising, now at 66%. Again, there are lots of providers in this space,?the largest is Arctic Wolf at 10%.¡±
Continued?Validation from the Analyst Community
As the analyst community continues to define?and evaluate?elements of the security operations?market, Arctic Wolf?is accelerating its number of?appearances in independent third-party research. Some recent highlights include:
- Being named a ¡°Leader¡± in?IDC¡¯s?Managed Detection and Response MarketScape
- Arctic Wolf Managed Security?Awareness¡¯s inclusion??research as a solution that addressed both ¡°Comprehensive Security Awareness and Training (SA&T)¡± and ¡°Human Risk Quantification¡± functionality segments
- Having?ESG?validate from a technical perspective?Arctic Wolf¡¯s ability to reduce risk and increase security operations efficiency
- Having?Forrester validate from a business perspective?Arctic Wolf¡¯s ability?to provide a 411% ROI and eliminate 60% of the ¡°noise¡± resulting from security alerts.
The?above results are?all?thanks?to?tremendous?support?and hard work?of Arctic Wolf employees, partners, and customers so far this year.?Although the?holiday season?is?starting to?begin, we?have no intention of taking our foot off the gas pedal.
The bold investments we made?this year?in new markets, new?verticals, and new solutions,?which include?the recent launch?of the?Arctic Wolf?Security Operations Cloud?and?Arctic Wolf?Managed?Security Awareness, will only continue. Shackleton himself said it best,?¡°the?only true failure would be not to?explore?at all.¡±
