SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — April 9, 2025 — NightDragon is proud to announce that it has been named a finalist in the prestigious 2025 SC Awards as Investor of the Year in the Excellence category. Now in its 28th year, the SC Awards recognize the solutions, organizations, and individuals that have demonstrated outstanding achievement in advancing the security of information systems.
This recognition underscores NightDragon’s commitment to investing in and accelerating innovative SecureTech companies that are redefining the future of cybersecurity. It also reflects the firm’s broader mission to build a safer, more resilient digital world—through strategic partnerships, unmatched industry expertise, and a relentless drive to scale solutions that matter.
“We are honored to be recognized by SC Media for our work as an investor empowering the next generation of cyber innovators,” said Dave DeWalt, Founder and CEO of NightDragon. “This nomination is a testament to the teams and technologies we back, the strategic value we bring, and our belief that the SecureTech ecosystem can rise to meet today’s most urgent security challenges.”
Find the full list of 2025 finalists on SC Media’s website: www.scworld.com/sc-awards.
The 2025 SC Awards entries were evaluated across 33 specialty categories by a distinguished panel of judges, comprised of cybersecurity professionals, industry leaders, and members of the CyberRisk Alliance CISO community, representing sectors such as healthcare, financial services, education, and technology.
“From the rise of generative AI attacks to breaches exploiting third-party access and non-human credentials, the past year has reminded us that cybersecurity needs to be about innovations that help enterprises pivot, adapt, and thrive in a threat landscape that changes by the hour,” said Tom Spring, Senior Editorial Director, SC Media.
“Being named an SC Awards finalist is a recognition not only of technical innovation, but of a shared commitment to making the digital world safer,” Spring said. “It’s inspiring to see how this year’s community of finalists—across identity, cloud, data protection, and beyond—is pushing forward together, united by purpose.”
About CyberRisk Alliance (CRA)
CyberRisk Alliance provides business intelligence that helps the cybersecurity ecosystem connect, share knowledge, accelerate careers, and make smarter and faster decisions. Through our trusted information brands, network of experts, and more than 250 innovative annual events we provide cybersecurity professionals with actionable insights and act as a powerful extension of cybersecurity marketing teams. Our brands include SC Media, the Official Cybersecurity Summits, Security Weekly, InfoSec World, Identiverse, CyberRisk Collaborative, ChannelE2E, MSSP Alert, LaunchTech Communications, TECHEXPO Top Secret and CyberRisk TV.
Learn more at www.cyberriskalliance.com.