Summary
WALLIX GROUP SA, a software company, provides cyber security solutions worldwide. It offers session manager, which provides solution to manage, control, and audit access to network assets with security posture; password manager that enables IT leaders to easily control and manage their passwords, secrets and credentials; access manager, that enables secure remote access for IT administrators and external providers to connect safely from anywhere with secure-by-design capabilities; privilege elevation and delegation management, provides least privilege control over access rights to sensitive IT resources; and application-to-application password manager, enables DevOps to access critical resources without ever knowing the credentials. The company also provides endpoint privilege management, identify access management, and multi-factor authentication services; and digital transformation, audit and compliance, remote access management, cyber security risk management, and securing IT-OT convergence solutions. It serves clients through resellers and integrators. WALLIX GROUP SA was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Paris, France.
History
Wallix was founded in 2004 as an emerging player in the authentication and security market. In the early years of the company, they accelerated their growth with the development of a unique access control solution, the Wallix Administrator. Wallix quickly became the security choice of many Fortune 500 companies who were looking for an innovative, reliable and cost-effective solution to their authentication and access control needs.
Mission
Wallix’s mission is to provide innovative and cost effective solutions for secure access and privileged accounts management that protect organizations from data, threats, and ultimately help them achieve their compliance objectives.
Vision
Our vision is a world without passwords, tokens, and keys by providing the most secure and reliable products and solutions to protect organizations from threats.
Key Team
Ms. Edwige Brossard (C.M.O.)
Ms. Delphine Schoffler (HR Director)
Mr. Didier Cohen (Chief Strategy Officer)
Mr. Richard A. Weeks (Sr. VP of Global Alliances & Americas Channels)
Mr. Walter Lewis (Sr. VP of Americas Sales)
Recognition and Awards
Wallix was named a Gartner Cool Vendor in 2015 and a Cyber Defense Magazine InfoSec award winner in 2017. In 2018, Wallix was awarded Gold in the Cyber Defense Magazine Awards for Best Identity Access Management Solution. In 2019, Wallix received CIO Advisor’s first-ever Innovation Leader award. In 2020, Wallix was granted the SC Magazine Award for Best Access Governance Solution and the TechTarget Network Security Excellence Award for Identity and Access Management.
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