During the past year, Hicks has worked closely with Prevalent’s co-founders to accelerate the company’s growth by establishing new OEM partnership opportunities and strategic channel alliances.

Warren, New Jersey –– Feb. 24, 2015 –– Prevalent, the third-party risk and vendor threat intelligence innovators, today announced that its Chief Strategy Officer, Matthew Hicks has been named to the prestigious list of 2015 CRN Channel Chiefs. Click here to view Hick’s 2015 Channel Chiefs profile.

The 2015 CRN Channel Chiefs represent the most powerful leaders in the IT channel who hold direct responsibility for driving growth and revenue for their organizations through their indirect channel partners. Individuals are selected for inclusion based on their record of channel accomplishments, standing in the industry, dedication to the partner community, and plans for driving future business innovation and channel growth.

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Marketing Professional Mike Mitchell to Lead the IT Security Visionary’s Strategic Marketing Efforts  

Warren, New Jersey –– Feb. 3, 2015 –– Prevalent, the third-party risk and vendor threat intelligence innovators, today announced that Mike Mitchell has joined the company as Vice President of Marketing.

With over a decade of marketing leadership at software and technology organizations, Mitchell will lead Prevalent’s strategic marketing, focusing the company’s efforts on raising its brand awareness among organizations in key vertical industries throughout the U.S. Simultaneously, his team will work to develop the sales tools and marketing resources needed to make the business case for third-party risk management and vendor threat intelligence services.

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Prevalent Cloud ID™ Captures Data on Third-Party Vendors Through Analysis of Internet Activity Logs, Providing Organizations with Comprehensive Vendor Risk Assessment Capabilities

Warren, New Jersey –– February 2, 2015 –– Prevalent, the third-party risk and vendor threat intelligence innovators, today announced the introduction of Prevalent Cloud ID™. Available now in the U.S., Prevalent Cloud ID is a cloud-based discovery service that helps organizations identify third-party vendors by analyzing Internet activity logs.

“The number of cloud and SaaS-based applications and services being used to drive efficiencies in accounting and human resources departments, streamline data storage and business continuity, and support anywhere, anytime availability of productivity and CRM tools is on the rise,” says Norman Menz, CTO and Co-Founder of Prevalent. “This presents significant challenges for enterprises to manage while increasing the threat of exposure to data breach and loss. In many cases, deployment of these applications and services is being done on an ad-hoc basis without enterprise IT visibility, leaving the organization without a comprehensive view of which applications and services are being used.”

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Experienced Sales Leader Dave McNamara Joins IT Security Visionary to Expand High-Performance Sales Team and Enhance Customer Relationships  

Warren, New Jersey –– January 7, 2015 –– Prevalent, the third-party risk and vendor threat intelligence innovators, today announced Dave McNamara as Vice President of Software Sales.

In this newly created role, McNamara will lead and grow Prevalent’s sales efforts by building on its customer success, introducing best practices, and establishing new relationships with midmarket and enterprise organizations across the U.S.

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Evaluation based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute

Warren, New Jersey –– Nov. 4, 2014 –– Prevalent, the vendor and cyber threat intelligence innovators, today announced that Gartner, Inc. has named the company the only “Visionary” in the inaugural Magic Quadrant for IT Vendor Risk Management.

“Prevalent is leading the way in developing innovative solutions to help companies identify and manage the risks associated with third-party vendors, and we are proud to be recognized by Gartner as a ‘Visionary’ in the inaugural IT Vendor Risk Management Magic Quadrant,” says Norman Menz, CTO and Co-Founder of Prevalent. (more…)

Brad Keller to Lead Product Management for Cyber Risk Innovator’s Vendor Risk Manager™(VRM) Product

Warren, New Jersey –– Oct. 8, 2014 –– Prevalent, the third-party risk and vendor threat intelligence innovators, today announced Brad Keller has been hired as Director of Third-Party Risk and Compliance.

In this role, Keller will be responsible for overseeing product management and the development of strategic alliances for Prevalent’s Vendor Risk Manager™ (VRM).
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