SANTA CLARA, Calif.,
Nov. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Shape
Security, maker of the leading platform for bot and online fraud
mitigation for the world's largest companies, will receive the
Employment Award from VetsinTech, an organization dedicated to
bringing together technology-specific resources and programs for
military veterans. The honor recognizes Shape for hiring the
highest number of veterans within the VetsinTech Employer Coalition
in 2019.
VetsinTech supports transitioning US veterans and their spouses
through reintegration services and by connecting them with the
national technology ecosystem. Through various partnerships,
VetsinTech empowers veterans with new skills and connects them to
technology mentors. VetsinTech expects to train over 300
veterans and military spouses for cybersecurity work in 2019,
tripling its numbers from 2018.
Shape's Co-Founder and COO, Sumit
Agarwal, is himself a military veteran, having served in
the United States Air Force for 17
years. "Veterans are born to entrepreneurship and innovation," said
Agarwal. "Qualities such as self-motivation, boldness, and risk
tolerance make them great leaders. They are accustomed to facing
difficult odds while still finding creative ways to achieve their
missions. Our veterans have brought tremendous value to Shape."
The percentage of military veterans Shape has hired in the last
year is double the percentage of veterans among the U.S.
population. The hires have included roles in Shape's product,
engineering, security operations, intelligence center, threat
solutions, and sales engineering teams. Veterans will continue to
play a key role in maintaining Shape's rapid growth.
"Veterans' training and expertise make them uniquely qualified
to excel in the cybersecurity field," said Katherine Webster, CEO of VetsinTech. "We are
proud that Shape security has found such value in our programs and
can think of no better company for our veterans to join as they
embark on their post-military careers."
Shape will be recognized at the 5th Annual VetsinTech
Fundraising Gala on November 8th at
the Marines' Memorial Club in San
Francisco. For more information visit
https://vetsintech.co/gala-2019/.
About VetsinTech:
VetsinTech supports our current and
returning veterans with re-integration services, and by connecting
them to the national technology ecosystem. ViT is committed to
bringing together a tech-specific network, resources, and programs
for our veterans interested in Education, Entrepreneurship, and
Employment – the 3E's!
About Shape Security
Shape Security, based in
Santa Clara, CA, invented the
world's first botwall in 2011. Today, Shape defends the world's
largest enterprises from all types of fraud against their online
applications, including more than half of all online banking in
North America. Shape's fraud
prevention platform detects and blocks up to 2 billion fraudulent
or unwanted transactions daily, while keeping 200 million
legitimate human logins and other interactions safe. Shape provides
omnichannel protection for web applications, mobile applications
and API interfaces; the company's mobile SDK is deployed on more
than 200 million iOS and Android devices worldwide. The company has
been recognized as a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, and
as a CB Insights AI 100 company. To learn more, visit
www.shapesecurity.com.
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