Align Managed Services Wins Best Cyber Resilience Solution in the 2025 FTF News Technology Innovation Awards
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Align, the premier global provider of technology infrastructure solutions and Managed IT Services, announces today that Financial Technologies Forum (FTF) News has awarded its Align Guardian Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Solution the Best Cyber Resilience Solution award in the 2025 FTF News Technology Innovation Awards. The awards celebrate and recognize the professionals, financial technology vendors, service providers, industry bodies, and regulators who have made significant strides and noteworthy achievements in operational excellence over the 2024 calendar year.
"As the regulatory landscape tightens and cyber threats become more sophisticated, we remain committed to staying ahead, adapting in step with our clients and the industry to provide the protection and peace of mind they need to succeed.'
Align Managed Services offers a comprehensive Managed IT Services Stack with built in cybersecurity solutions focused on the financial services and alternative investment community. Its Cybersecurity offering is designed to address the evolving threat landscape and meet the stringent compliance requirements in the financial services industry. This includes Align Guardian, a Next-Generation Managed Detection and Response (MDR) tool powered by Adlumin (an N-able company), that keeps organizations safe from constantly evolving cyber-attacks that traditional security defenses simply cannot detect. With 24x7x365 monitoring by Security Operations Center (SOC) protecting against known and unknown threats in real time, Align's clients are protected by continuous hunting, detection, and response to threats.
Cybersecurity is a core priority for us, and we're honored to be recognized by FTF News,' said Vinod Paul, President of Align Managed Services. 'Our goal is to deliver robust, evolving cybersecurity solutions so our clients can focus fully on growing their business — without distraction or concern over data security. As the regulatory landscape tightens and cyber threats become more sophisticated, we remain committed to staying ahead, adapting in step with our clients and the industry to provide the protection and peace of mind they need to succeed.'
In 2024, Align added two major improvements to its Align Guardian solution targeted at ransomware prevention, and exfiltration detection and response. The innovative ransomware detection solution is designed to detect and halt ransomware in its tracks, safeguarding files from encryption and providing organizations with the peace of mind to focus on their core business operations. The cutting-edge exfiltration prevention feature is designed to quickly detect and stop attackers from exfiltrating data, providing a defense against modern ransomware tactics that employ double-extortion techniques.
To learn more about Align Cybersecurity, visit www.align.com/align-cybersecurity. To learn more about Align Managed Services, visit www.align.com/managed-services.
About Align
Align is a premier global provider of technology infrastructure solutions. For over 38 years, leading firms worldwide have relied on Align to guide them through IT challenges, delivering complete, secure solutions for business change and growth. Align is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and has offices in New York City, London, Chicago, San Francisco, Arizona, New Jersey, Texas and Virginia.
To learn more about Align Managed Services, visit our website here: https://www.align.com/managed-services and follow Align on LinkedIn and at @AlignITAdvisor on X.
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