Synack Named to CNBC Disruptor 50 List

REDWOOD CITY, CA--(Marketwired - May 12, 2015) -  CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, today announced the third annual CNBC Disruptor 50, a ranked list of the country's most ambitious and innovative companies changing the economy and overall business landscape.

As part of this year's class, Synack Inc., a security startup that has created a unique Crowd Security Intelligence™ platform that delivers continuous and scalable security testing for the enterprise, was recognized today on the CNBC Disruptor 50 list. Ranked No. 21, Synack is the only cybersecurity company on the list, further distinguishing the company as a leader in the next generation of enterprise cybersecurity.

"Being recognized in this year's CNBC Disruptor 50 list is a true testament to the work we're doing here at Synack," said Jay Kaplan, Synack CEO and co-founder. "When breaches are making headlines every day, the only way to proactively defend against the new influx of advanced, sophisticated threat actors is to continuously understand what your attack surface looks like to the adversary. We have brought together our proprietary technology and the combined minds of respected and well-known security researchers to tell companies where their exploitable vulnerabilities are and how they can be used against them. This vulnerability intelligence helps the enterprise keep brand and business out of the reach of cyber criminals. We're ecstatic to be among such inspiring companies in this list."

CNBC.com's special report, disruptor50.cnbc.com, features an in-depth profile of Synack, an explanation of how CNBC chose and ranked the companies on the list and a robust line-up of stories exploring the technologies today's business decision makers need to know, and explaining how investors can profit from disruptive trends. CNBC will also track Synack's progress as a Disruptor throughout the coming year.

To learn more about Synack, watch CNBC's "Fast Money" (M-F, 5pm ET) Tuesday.

About Synack
Based in Redwood City, California, Synack is redefining the traditional model of security testing by leveraging the best combination of humans and technology. Synack's security-as-a-service delivers ongoing and on-demand vulnerability intelligence, offering enterprises a proactive, adversarial perspective of their IT environments. Synack was founded in 2013 by former NSA security experts Jay Kaplan, CEO, and Dr. Mark Kuhr, CTO and is backed by over $34 million raised in less than two years from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Google Ventures, Greylock Partners, GGV Capital and Icon Ventures. For more information, visit www.synack.com.