Scottsdale, AZ — October 2026 — Bloom Security has been named the winner of the Best Emerging Technology Award at this October’s Innovate Cybersecurity Summit Scottsdale. Going up against 10 fellow startups, Bloom earned first place in a vote cast entirely by 160 CISOs and security executives in attendance. Pluto Security was also recognized as a finalist.
Championing the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Innovation
In an industry where threats evolve rapidly, fresh perspectives and new technologies are essential to staying ahead. Yet early-stage companies often face the challenge of gaining visibility in a market dominated by established players.
The Best Emerging Technology Award is part of Innovate Cybersecurity’s ongoing dedication to highlighting promising new technologies. By bringing early-stage companies directly in front of leading cybersecurity executives, the Summit gives emerging solutions an opportunity to be discovered, evaluated, and recognized by the people they are built to serve.
What makes this recognition especially meaningful is that it is 100% practitioner-voted. Winners are selected entirely by CISOs and senior security executives who understand today’s cybersecurity challenges firsthand and are responsible for evaluating technologies in the real world.
About Bloom
Bloom Security – the endpoint security platform purpose-built for the AI era
Bloom Security gives security teams precise control over every AI tool and the software ecosystem it brings with it, assessed against asset intelligence and the full context of each endpoint: who’s using it, what else is running, and what data it can reach. Bloom prevents risky installations, fixes misconfigurations, and enforces context-aware runtime policies fleet-wide.
Industry Recognition
“Bloom Security’s Best Emerging Technology Award win at the Innovate Cybersecurity Summit in Scottsdale embodies what Innovate Cybersecurity stands for: recognizing and elevating the ideas that are already redefining our defensive landscape. The Best Emerging Technology award was built to give early‑stage innovators a clear, respected platform where the community can see their work, assess its impact, and help accelerate adoption. Bloom’s win tells the industry that its solution resonates with practitioners today and signals a broader shift toward more contextual, AI‑aware security controls—exactly the kind of forward‑thinking progress this award is meant to celebrate.”
— Chuck Markarian, Innovate Advisory Board Member and Former CISO at PACCAR
A Word from Bloom’s CEO
“We’re honored that the CISOs at Innovate chose Bloom. There’s no stronger validation than being recognized by the people you build for. They know their endpoints have changed faster than their security tools, and their trust means everything to our team. Thank you to the Innovate community, and to the customers who trust Bloom to secure their endpoints every day.”
— Itay Keren, Co-Founder and CEO, Bloom Security
Continuing to Elevate Cybersecurity Innovation
Innovate Cybersecurity is dedicated to bringing together the security community’s best leaders and recognizing the technologies moving the industry forward. The Best Emerging Technology category is a natural extension of that mission and ensuring that the startups reshaping cybersecurity get the visibility they deserve.
