Recognition follows strategic partnership with Rapid7 and launch of Symmetry AIGuard, validating Symmetry’s position as the leading Data+AI security platform.
SAN MATEO, Calif., March 26, 2026 – Symmetry Systems, the Data+AI security company, today announced it has been named the winner of the 2026 SC Award for Best Data Security Solution. Presented by SC Media and CyberRisk Alliance at RSAC 2026, the SC Awards are the cybersecurity industry’s most prestigious awards program. Winners were selected by an independent panel of 39 judges from close to 500 nominations across 33 categories.
“This year’s winners demonstrate clear results, from reduced risk and stronger resilience to better user outcomes,” said Kelley Damore, Chief Content Officer, CyberRisk Alliance. “Their achievements reflect what security teams and buyers value most: evidence, execution, and impact.” SC Awards judge Aritra Pal, Senior Manager, Strategic Monitoring and Analytics for First Citizens Bank, highlighted what sets Symmetry apart: “[This is] a one-of-a-kind novel product with user intuitive dashboards and unique visualizations. The unique feature that sets it apart from competitors lies in its ability to perform an identity-based data access review.”
“I’m honored to accept this award on behalf of the entire Symmetry team,” said Claude Mandy, Chief Evangelist at Symmetry Systems. “This recognition reflects the tireless work of our engineers, researchers, and customer-facing teams who are building something genuinely different in data security. Coming on the heels of our Rapid7 partnership and the launch of AIGuard, it’s a proud moment for everyone at Symmetry.”
Award Caps Period of Rapid Innovation
The 2026 SC Award marks Symmetry’s second consecutive year as an SC Awards honoree, following its 2025 finalist selection in the same category. The company was also recognized as a Representative Vendor in the Gartner Market Guide for Data Security Posture Management. It also follows a period of significant momentum. In February 2026, Symmetry launched Symmetry AIGuard, a standalone AI security and governance product delivering complete visibility, governance, and control across an organization’s entire AI ecosystem – from shadow LLM usage and enterprise copilots to autonomous agentic identities.
In March 2026, Symmetry announced a strategic partnership with Rapid7, integrating Symmetry DataGuard’s sensitive data and AI intelligence directly into Rapid7 Exposure Command. The strategic reseller and integrated experience makes enterprise-grade data security posture management accessible to a much broader range of organizations.
Identity-First, Data-Centric – Built for Securing AI
Symmetry takes an identity-first, data-centric approach to security – linking every identity, whether human user, service account, or autonomous AI agent, to the sensitive data it can reach through a continuously updated data access graph. This architecture is uniquely well suited for securing AI. As organizations deploy models, copilots, and agentic systems that consume vast datasets and connect multiple systems through delegated permissions and APIs, Symmetry maps the blast radius of every AI identity and enforces least-privilege access before exposure becomes a breach.
Key capabilities include fine-grained access mapping, real-time risk scoring, fully air-gapped deployment, and automated remediation through DataEnforce – which remediates misconfigurations and revokes excess permissions without requiring separate DLP or PAM tools.
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Symmetry Systems
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