2025 Boston DEFEND Event Awards

Sponsor Awards
- Best in Show
  - Kaseya
- Best New Solution
  - Choice Cyber Solutions
    
    Choice Cyber Solutions, (formerly known as Choice CyberSecurity), www.choicecybersolutions.com, provides compliance, HIPAA, CMMC, NIST, ISO 27001, SOC2, GDPR and more, and security services to meet the needs of our MSP partners and their clients. Our one-of-a-kind model and customized blueprint breaks down actionable steps to meet compliance standards and remediate vulnerabilities prioritized by highest risk and maximum impact for compliance, saving time and money. Partner with us to achieve your client’s compliance and security roadmap peace of mind. For more information, visit: https://www.choicecybersecurity.com/.
- Best Distributor
  - Pax8
    
    Pax8 is a cloud commerce marketplace focused on the delivery of cloud-based solutions to a global network of channel partners and their customers.
- Best On-Stage Presentation
  - SonicWall
    
    SonicWall provides network, content, Web, and email security, as well as secure remote access and BC solutions.
- Best Break- Out Presentation
  - Kaseya
- Best Expo Hall Presentation- Premier Sponsor
  - RYTHMz
- Best Expo Hall Presentation- Silver Sponsor
  - NUSO
    
    NUSO is a multi-national communication focused Software as a Service (SaaS) provider. We deliver full stack solutions through authorized channel partners and regulated carriers.
    
    Our team is headquartered in University City, Missouri, USA with selling channels throughout the US, Canada and Western Europe. Our real-time service provisioning enables expedited and reliable customer experiences. Voice, Messaging (SMS), and complex communication and collaboration integrations are made possible using our "as a service" infrastructure: Communication Platform (CPaaS), Unified Communications (UCaaS), Contact Center (CCaaS).
    
    For more information, visit us at nuso.cloud, or follow NUSO on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.
- ROI Lightning Round Winner
  - Seceon
- Best Product or Platform
  - Kaseya
- Most Exciting Solution
  - Evo Security
- Best Security Solution
  - ThreatLocker
    
    Reduce your surface areas of attack with policy-driven endpoint security and change the paradigm from blocking known threats, to blocking everything that is not trusted.
- Best Cloud-Based Solution
  - SaaSAssure
    
    SaaSAssure is a differentiated platform for SaaS data protection ensuring the recovery, security and compliance of business-critical data. A game-changing solution for safeguarding cloud workloads, SaaSAssure is powered by Asigra, a trusted leader in backup and recovery software for 30+ years.
  - Timus
    
    Timus is a 100% MSP-focused, cloud native, zero-trust network security company, built from the ground up by firewall experts who know and understand network security deeply. With our multi-tenant MSP partner platform, MSPs can utilize a single pane of glass to manage, secure, and monitor their customers' corporate network and their users by creating a software-defined perimeter, protecting users at the edge, in as little as 15 minutes. Key Components include: Always-on VPN to connect to Timus dedicated gateway Dedicated gateway with a private, Static IP (Common for MSPs to whitelist the IP to lockdown access to internal RMM/PSA resources.) Identity-access based Firewall-as-Service Secure web gateway, DNS filtering, anti-malware and more Schedule time with us to discuss how you can deliver comprehensive network protection and peace of mind to your customers through a single pane of glass in just 15 minutes. For more information, visit: https://www.timusnetworks.com/.
- Best Hardware Solution
  - Alta Labs
    
    Alta Labs provides networking solutions to MSPs, offering easy-to-use products catering to business and home needs. Alta Labs’ full ecosystem includes WiFi 6 Access Points, managed switches, and a router, and all can be used with the Alta Control cloud management interface or a local controller (hardware and software versions available). Our products include game-changing features such as our patented AltaPass™ multi-password technology. Our access points even offer recurring income opportunities using carrier offloading functionality. Try our products today with a specially priced NFR Starter Kit at www.alta.inc/nfr-starter-kit-distributor
- Best Software Solution
  - Liongard
- Best Add-On Product
  - PayEm, Inc.
- Best Revenue Booster
  - Galactic Advisors
    
    Galactic Advisors empowers MSPs to generate high-margin recurring revenue with turnkey third-party security assessments—plus the training, tools, and support MSPs need to sell and deliver competitively differentiated security and cyber compliance services. If you’re an MSP looking for a clear path to scalable growth and greater profitability, reach out to Galactic Advisors today at galacticadvisors.com.
- Editor’s Choice
  - ExcelMicro
    
    Excel Micro is a distributor of cloud security and compliance solutions such as Proofpoint, FuseMail, and Webroot.
- ChannelPro Community Award
  - Avast Business
    
    Avast Business provides integrated, enterprise-grade endpoint and network security solutions for SMBs and IT service providers.