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Incorporated in 1911, International Business Machines, or IBM, is one of the oldest technology companies in the world. It provides software, IT consulting services, and hardware to help business customers modernize their technology workflows. IBM operates in 175 countries and employs approximately 300,000 people. The company has a robust roster of business partners to service its clients, which includes 95% of all Fortune 500 companies. IBM’s products, including Red Hat, watsonx, and mainframes, handle some of the world’s most important data workloads in areas like finance and retail.

Palo Alto Networks is a platform-based cybersecurity vendor with product offerings covering network security, cloud security, and security operations. The California-based firm has more than 80,000 enterprise customers across the world, including more than three fourths of the Global 2000.

CrowdStrike is a cloud-based cybersecurity company specializing in next-generation security verticals such as endpoint, cloud workload, identity, and security operations. CrowdStrike’s primary offering is its Falcon platform that offers a proverbial single pane of glass for an enterprise to detect and respond to security threats attacking its IT infrastructure. The Texas-based firm was founded in 2011 and went public in 2019.

Fortinet is a platform-based cybersecurity vendor with product offerings covering network security, cloud security, zero-trust access, and security operations. The firm derives a majority of its revenue through sales of its subscriptions and support-based business. The California-based firm has more than 800,000 customers across the world.

Cloudflare is a software company based in San Francisco, California, that offers security and web performance offerings by utilizing a distributed, serverless content delivery network, or CDN. The firm’s edge computing platform, Workers, leverages this network by providing clients the ability to deploy and execute code without maintaining servers.

Zscaler is a software-as-a-service, or SaaS, firm focusing on providing cloud-native cybersecurity solutions to primarily enterprise customers. Zscaler’s offerings can be broadly partitioned into Zscaler Internet Access, which provides secure access to external applications, and Zscaler Private Access, which provides secure access to internal applications. The firm is headquartered in San Jose, California, and went public in 2018.

CyberArk is a provider of privileged access management solutions protecting enterprises worldwide. The company secures high-value assets like credentials, infrastructure, and applications against targeted cyber threats through its identity security platform. Serving over 8,000 organizations including 65% of Fortune 500 companies, CyberArk prevents attack escalation with tools for session monitoring, just-in-time access, and threat detection. Founded in 1999 with additional offices in Israel, the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Singapore, it operates in more than 65 countries and maintains a NASDAQ listing under CYBR.

F5 is a market leader in the application delivery controller market. The company sells products for security, application performance, and automation. Its three customer verticals are enterprises, service providers, and government entities. Revenue is evenly split between its services business and products business with revenue trending toward products due to software adoption. The Seattle-based firm was incorporated in 1996, and went public in 1999.

APi Group Corp operates in two segments: Safety Services segment includes providing safety services in North America, Asia Pacific, and Europe, focusing on end-to-end integrated occupancy systems (fire protection solutions, Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning and entry systems), including design, installation, inspection, and service of these integrated systems. These services are provided in commercial, education, healthcare, high tech, industrial, and special-hazard settings. Specialty Services segment includes providing a variety of infrastructure services and specialized industrial plant services, which include maintenance and repair of critical infrastructure such as underground electric, gas, water, sewer, and telecommunications infrastructure.

SECOM Co Ltd is a provider of security services and surveillance systems. The company operates seven business segments. BPO ICT segment provides information security, disaster response, data center, and EPO services. Disaster Prevention supplies fire alarms, extinguishing systems, and other equipment for offices, plants, tunnels, cultural properties, ships, and homes. Geospatial Information Services offers mapping and related services to governments in Japan and abroad. Insurance designs products reflecting risk reduction and specialized health coverage. Medical Services covers home care, nursing, senior residences, medical records, and equipment sales. Security Services delivers centralized systems for safety and monitoring. Others include real estate leasing and construction support.

Verisure PLC provides security services that include professionally monitored alarm systems with 24/7 human response to protect homes and small businesses. The company offer installation, monitoring, verification, and rapid intervention of security alarms against intrusions, fires, and emergencies.

Okta is a cloud-native security company that focuses on identity and access management. The San Francisco-based firm went public in 2017 and focuses on two key client stakeholder groups: workforces and customers. Okta’s workforce offerings enable a company’s employees to securely access its cloud-based and on-premises resources. The firm’s customer offerings allow its clients’ customers to securely access the client’s applications.

Gen is a cybersecurity pure-play that offers security, identity protection, and privacy solutions to individual consumers. The firm's cyber safety offerings, via brands such as Norton, Avast, and LifeLock, have long maintained their positions as some of the most recognizable consumer-focused security and identity-protection products.

Rubrik Inc is a company that offers data security solutions to organizations ranging from the largest companies world-wide to mid-sized smaller customers. Its platform is architected to help organizations achieve cyber resilience, which encompasses cyber posture and cyber recovery. It enables organizations to confidently accelerate digital transformation and leverage the cloud to realize business agility. Geographically, the company operates in the Americas, EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) and APAC (Asia Pacific). It generates maximum revenue from Americas.

Check Point Software Technologies is a pure-play cybersecurity vendor. The company offers solutions for network, endpoint, cloud, and mobile security in addition to security management. Check Point, a software specialist, sells to enterprises, businesses, and consumers. Around 50% of revenue is generated in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, 40% from the Americas, and 10% from the Asia-Pacific region. The firm, based in Tel Aviv, Israel, was founded in 1993 and has about 5,000 employees.

360 Security Technology Inc is engaged in the research and development of Internet security technology, design, development, and promotion of Internet security products, as well as commercial services such as Internet advertising and services based on Internet security products, Internet value-added services, and smart hardware services. The company operates through two segments. The Internet and Smart Hardware Business segment covers Internet commercialization, such as advertising and services, value-added Internet businesses like AI products and game distribution, and smart hardware, including cameras, video doorbells, driving recorders, and children’s smartwatches. The Security Business segment focuses on digital security operations.

CACI International Inc is an information solutions and services provider, offering information solutions and services to its customers. The company's primary customers are agencies and departments of the U.S. government, which account for the vast majority of the firm's revenue. It provides information solutions and services supporting national security missions and government modernization for intelligence, defense, and federal civilian customers. Some of the services provided by the company are functional software development, data, and business analysis, IT operations support, naval architecture, and life cycle support intelligence among others. The company's operating segments are; Domestic operations and International operations. It derives key revenue from the Domestic segment.

Securitas AB is an international security services, consulting, and investigation group based in Stockholm, Sweden. Its activities are centered on manned security, mobile security, monitoring, and risk assessment. Securitas operates in more than 50 countries and is the security firm in manned guarding. The company has four segments: Securitas North America, Securitas Europe, Securitas Ibero-America and Other. It generates maximum revenue from Securitas Europe.

Glory View Technology Co Ltd is engaged in providing smart city solutions, including smart medical care, smart education, smart community, smart buildings, smart government affairs, and smart parks in the three areas of smart people's livelihood, urban comprehensive management, and smart parks.

SailPoint Inc delivers solutions to enable comprehensive identity security for the enterprise. The company does this by unifying identity data across systems and identity types, including employee identities, non-employee identities, and machine identities. The SaaS and customer-hosted offerings of the company leverage intelligent analytics to give organizations critical visibility into which identities currently have access to which resources, which identities should have access to those resources, and how that access is being used. Its solutions enable organizations to establish, control, and automate policies that help them define and maintain a robust security posture and achieve regulatory compliance.

MSA Safety Inc makes safety products that are used to protect workers in the oil and gas and mining industries. The company's product offerings include breathing apparatuses, fall protection, portable gas detection systems, industrial head protection, fire and rescue helmets, and fixed gas and flame detection systems, among others. The end markets for its products include the fire service, contractor, industrial, mining, oil and gas, and utilities industries. The company has organized its business into four geographical operating segments that are aggregated into two reportable segments: Americas and International. The majority of its revenue is generated from the Americas segment, which is comprised of the company's operations in Northern North America and Latin America geographies.

Clear Secure Inc is an identity company making experiences safer and easier digitally and physically. It is involved in creating a frictionless travel experience while enhancing security. Its secure identity platform uses biometrics to automate the identity verification process through lanes in airports, helping to make the travel experience safe and easy. The Company's operations are mainly focused on growing and maintaining its secure identity network across multiple offerings in both aviation and non-aviation channels.

SentinelOne is a cloud-based cybersecurity company specializing in endpoint protection. SentinelOne’s primary offering is its Singularity platform that offers a single pane of glass for an enterprise to detect and respond to security threats attacking its IT infrastructure. The California-based firm was founded in 2013 and went public in 2021.

Trend Micro Inc provides antivirus and other security products that protect the flow of information on PCs, file servers, e-mail servers, and the Internet gateway. The company operates through four geographic segments: Japan, North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

The Brink's Co is a provider of secure logistics and security solutions for cash and other valuables. Its segments include: North America segment includes operations in the U.S. and Canada, including the Brink’s Global Services (BGS) line of business; Latin America segment consists operations in Latin American countries where it has an ownership interest, including the BGS line of business; Europe segment includes total operations in European countries that provide services outside of the BGS line of business; and Rest of World segment consists operations in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. It also includes total operations in European countries that provides BGS services and BGS activity in Latin American countries. It derives maximum revenue from North America segment.

Netskope Inc is redefining the security and networking of cloud and AI. The company has formed a cloud-native platform that offers converged security and networking services to enable fast and secure AI, cloud, and web access at the edge.

CommVault Systems Inc provides data and information management software applications and services. The firm sells software licenses and services to large global enterprises, small- and midsize businesses, and government agencies through both its salesforce and its network of reseller partners. Its software solutions include Cleanroom Recovery, HyperScale X, Air Gap Protect, Compliance, Cloud Rewind, and Clumio Backtrack. The company operates in the United States and exports to many other countries.

BlackBerry, once known for being the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer, is now exclusively a software provider with a stated goal of end-to-end secure communications for enterprises. The firm provides endpoint management and other secure communications software to enterprises, specializing in regulated industries like government and financial institutions. BlackBerry also has a sizable embedded software business primarily serving the automotive market, with some exposure to the industrial market.

Brady Corp provides identification solutions and workplace safety products. The company offers identification and healthcare products that are sold under the Brady brand to maintenance, repair, and operations as well as original equipment manufacturing customers. Products include safety signs and labeling systems, material identification systems, wire identification, patient identification, and people identification. Brady also provides workplace safety and compliance products such as safety and compliance signs, asset tracking labels, and first-aid products. The company is organized and managed on a geographic basis with two reportable segments: Americas & Asia which derives maximum revenue, and Europe & Australia.

Alsok Co Ltd is a Japanese security services provider. The services and products offered include home security systems, personal security for senior citizens, children and women, life support such as housework contracting, listening-device inspection and long-term care, online security systems for corporations, electronic security systems with monitoring capabilities, ATM management systems, damage insurance, and housing complexes security services.

Loomis AB is a Swedish company mainly focused on cash handling services, which include cash in transit (CIT) and cash management services (CMS). CIT entails the transportation of cash to and from stores, banks, and ATMs. CMS involves the transfer of cash from customers to Loomis's cash centers, where the company counts and packages bills and coins with a commitment to quality assurance. Additionally, CMS requires cash flow analysis, forecasting, and reporting, along with other tailored solutions. Besides CIT and CMS, Loomis also offers cross-border transportation services and general cargo services. Its operational segments include Europe, Latin America, and the USA, along with Loomis Pay. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from the USA.

Varonis Systems is a cybersecurity vendor focused on data privacy and security. The firm is currently undergoing a cloud transition as it weans its on-premises customers over to its cloud products that are delivered as software-as-a-service. The New York-based firm was founded in 2005 and went public in 2014.

Cellebrite DI Ltd is an Israeli digital intelligence company that provides tools for federal, state, and local law enforcement as well as enterprise companies and service providers to collect, review, analyze, and manage digital data. Some of its products include Cellebrite UFED, Cellebrite Physical Analyzer, Cellebrite UFED Cloud, Cellebrite Frontliner, Cellebrite Responder, Cellebrite Premium, and Cellebrite Seeker.

Qualys is a cloud security and compliance solutions provider that helps businesses identify and manage their security risks and compliance requirements. The California-based company has more than 10,000 customers worldwide, the majority of which are small- and medium-size businesses. Qualys was founded in 1999 and went public in 2012.

Qi An Xin Technology Group Inc provides a new generation of enterprise-level network security products and services to government and corporate customers.

The GEO Group Inc specializes in detention facilities and community reentry centers. It operates in four segments: U.S. Secure Services, which mainly encompasses U.S.-based secure services business; Electronic Monitoring and Supervision Services, which conducts its services in the United States, represents services provided to adults for monitoring services and evidence-based supervision and treatment programs for community-based parolees, probationers, and pretrial defendants; Reentry Services conducts its services in the United States represents services provided to adults for residential and non-residential treatment, educational and community-based programs, pre-release and half-way house programs; and International Services.

Venustech Group Inc is a provider of network security products, trusted security management platform, as well as specialized security services and solutions in China.

NetScout Systems Inc is a provider of service assurance and cybersecurity solutions to enterprise and government networks. It bases its solutions on proprietary adaptive service intelligence technology, which helps customers monitor and identify performance issues and provides insight into network-based security threats. These solutions also deliver real-time and historical information, which provides insight to restore service and understand the quality of user experience. The company derives revenue from the sale of network management tools and security solutions. Its geographical regions include USA, which derives maximum revenue, Europe, Asia, and Rest of the World.

Founded in 2002, Tenable is a cybersecurity company that began providing vulnerability management solutions under its Nessus software. In recent years, Tenable has expanded its portfolio to provide a broader range of exposure management modules. Solutions include cloud security and compliance, active directory management, operational technology security and advanced vulnerability analytics. The Maryland-based company went public in 2018.

Maxvision Technology Corp is specialized in artificial intelligence and algorithm researches and intelligent system integration. Its products include smart port, smart traffic, artificial intelligence, and smart systems.

GPS Participacoes E Empreendimentos SA is engaged in the provision of property security services, sanitation and cleaning services, indoor logistics services, electronic security services, implementation, operation and building maintenance, maritime hotel services on oil platforms, kitchen services and meal sales, highway maintenance services, and participation in companies through the acquisition of shares or capital quotas.

CloudWalk Technology Co Ltd is engaged in the provision of efficient human-machine collaborative operating systems and industry solutions. It is a man-machine coordination platform, that provides users with cross-scene, cross-industry and personalized AI services, in the hope of building a more harmonious and warmer intelligent future.

AvePoint Inc provides customizable solutions to optimize SaaS operations, enable secure collaboration, and accelerate digital transformation across technologies and industries. Its Confidence Platform delivers a comprehensive set of cloud-based solutions enabling IT operations, development operations, and cybersecurity professionals to monitor and secure the digital workplace using SaaS tools.

Alarm.com Holdings Inc has a cloud-based platform that offers an expansive suite of IoT solutions addressing world-wide opportunities in the residential, multi-family, small business and enterprise commercial markets. It has two reportable segments: Alarm.com & Other. The Alarm.com segment represents the cloud-based Software platforms for intelligently connected property & related solutions. The other segment is focused on researching, developing & offering residential & commercial automation solutions & energy management products & services in adjacent markets. The majority of revenue is from the Alarm.com segment. The platform allows home & business owners to secure their properties and automate & control an array of connected device.

CETC Cyberspace Security Technology Co Ltd is a China-based company that offers security-related products and services. It provides professional and autonomous network information security solutions, products, and services. It offers password products, network security products, and security information systems. The group is committed to building a life-cycle security solution from chip to system for a party and government users.

A10 Networks Inc is a provider of secure application and network infrastructure solutions for enterprises and service providers across on-premises, hybrid cloud, and distributed environments. The company's offerings include application delivery and traffic management, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) protection, application and API security, and centralized management. It serves customers across multiple industries, including telecommunications, technology, financial services, public sector, industrial, retail, gaming, and education. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from the sale of secure networking and cybersecurity solutions and related maintenance and support services.

CoreCivic Inc is an owner and operator of private prisons and detention centers in the United States. It operates in three segments: Safety, Community, and Properties. The Community segment owns and operates residential reentry centers. The Properties segment owns properties for lease to third parties and government agencies. The vast majority of the company's revenue comes from the CoreCivic Safety segment which consists of correctional and detention facilities that are owned, or controlled via a long-term lease, and managed by the company, as well as those correctional and detention facilities owned by third parties but managed by CoreCivic.