Chad Couser | Director Marketing Communications Thales
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Chad Couser | Director Marketing Communications Thales
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It’s that time again. The holidays are fast approaching, the nights are drawing in, and the temperatures are falling. That means it's time to reflect on our successes over the past year.
And 2025 has been a good one for Thales. We’ve received numerous analyst recognitions, attended conferences around the world, and earned new certifications. Thales employees have also earned accolades for bold ideas, leadership, and marketing excellence.
Here’s a look back at some of the milestones and achievements that made 2025 a defining year for Thales.
Industry Analyst Recognition
Application Security
KuppingerCole Leadership Compass: API Security and Management
KuppingerCole analysts named the Imperva Unified API Security Platform an Overall Leader in the 2025 Leadership Compass for API Security & Management.
Our industry leading platform delivers end-to-end protection across the full API lifecycle. Featuring continuous API discovery, schema enforcement, and inline blocking, it's powered by ML-driven attack analytics. Plus, built-in safeguards protect GenAI/LLM applications against prompt injection, data leaks, and model abuse.
KuppingerCole Leadership Compass: Web Application and API Protection
Thales picked up a slew of recognitions in KuppingerCole’s 2025 WAAP Report. Analysts named Thales an Overall, Product, Market, and Innovation Leader, highlighting our industry-leading centralized policy management, advanced bot management, and DDoS protection capabilities in the Imperva Application Security Platform.
Identity and Access Management
Gartner Magic Quadrant for Access Management
We’re thrilled that Gartner recognized Thales as a Visionary for mastering the complexity of the European Access Management Market and driving innovative, secure customer experiences.
Our strengths include:
- Visionary Compliance: We are EU identity experts, with superior market understanding that helps customers navigate GDPR, eIDAS, and complex sectoral mandates.
- Visionary Innovation: Our future-proof platform integrates adaptive authentication, biometrics, and real-time risk controls to combat fraud and ATO.
- Visionary Capabilities: We offer best-in-class partner management, delegated administration, and identity lifecycle management.
KuppingerCole Leadership Compass: Access Management
Thales was named an Overall Leader in the 2025 edition of the report, reflecting our scalable, secure, and user-friendly access management solutions. Correct
KuppingerCole Leadership Compass: Identity Verification
Thales earned the Overall Leader for our identity verification solution, a recognition that speaks to our strong verification services and compliance support across diverse industries.
Data Security
Omdia Universe: Data Security Posture Management
Omdia named Thales as a Leader in the DSPM market, arguing that we should be on your shortlist if you are looking for a comprehensive data security platform from a single vendor. Analysts highlighted our continuous monitoring, tailored remediation, and defense-grade security that makes safeguarding critical data much easier.
KuppingerCole Leadership Compass: Data Security Platforms
KuppingerCole named Thales as the Overall Leader in the 2025 Leadership Compass on Data Security Platforms report. Why? Because we offer a unified, scalable, and compliance-ready security framework that enables organizations to secure their sensitive data assets across complex IT environments.
Kuppinger Cole Leadership Compass: Enterprise Secrets Management
Earlier this year, analysts named the CipherTrust platform an Overall Leader in the 2025 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for Enterprise Secrets Management report. Even better, CipherTrust was also recognized as a Product Leader, Innovation Leader, and Market Leader.
Other Recognitions
The 20 Coolest Web, Email and Application Security Companies Of 2025
In February this year, CRN named Thales one of the coolest web, email, and application security companies of 2025. They noted how our acquisition of Imperva brought with it Data Risk Intelligence, combining Imperva threat insights with CipherTrust protection for proactive risk remediation.
Thales Honored at FinTech Awards 2024 for the Cybersecurity Excellence in Digital Assets
The FinTech Awards recognized us for our pioneering efforts in tackling quantum threats and enhancing digital trust. This recognition underscores Thales’ ongoing commitment to safeguarding digital assets and sensitive data in the rapid evolving FinTech sector.
Thales Women in the Spotlight
But it’s not just the wider company that has had an outstanding year. We’re thrilled to celebrate the achievements of our female staff, who have recently brought home a stack of awards.
Christin Grenier: Multi-Award Visionary
A huge congratulations to Christin Grenier for her impressive double win:
- The Channel Marketing Excellence Visionary Award, which recognizes professionals who bring bold, forward-thinking strategies to life and lead the way in marketing innovation.
- The Channel Company’s 2025 Women of the Channel Award, which celebrates innovative and strategic female leaders who make a difference in the channel ecosystem.
Channel Marketing Excellence Awards
We’re brimming with admiration for Kelly Weinland and Brianne Small. They have both been recognized in the 2025 Channel Marketing Excellence Awards by the Channel Marketing Association:
- Brianne Small: Named on the Channel Marketing Excellence List. This recognizes channel professionals who are leaders in their field, adept at navigating complex market dynamics with skill, and who have delivered exceptional growth and engagement through their innovative strategies.
- Kelly Weinland: Named as one of the Rising Stars. This award spotlights leaders who are making significant impacts early in their channel marketing careers. Award recipients are recognized for their fresh perspectives, innovative ideas, and remarkable achievements that signal a bright future in channel marketing.
Thanks for making Thales proud!
Thales Around the World
Thales has been at the forefront of cybersecurity conversations this year. We’ve taken our talents, technologies, and expertise around the world, attending some of the world’s largest and most prestigious technology conferences.
Here are the highlights.
RSAC 2025
In April, the Thales team packed their bags and headed to San Francisco for one of the biggest cybersecurity events of the year: RSA Conference 2025. Highlights include:
- Ron Masas, Lead Vulnerability Researcher at Thales, hosting an informative talk discussing new attack methods like prompt injection, assessing their legitimacy through real-world examples.
- Dr. Michele Mosca and Dr. Taher Elgamal discussing the next steps for quantum-safe organizations at the third annual Thales PQC Palooza!
Black Hat 2025
At Black Hat USA 2025, we brought the firepower to help you level up your security strategy.
We showcased bold innovations across Application Security, Data Security, Identity and Access Management, and AI Security – including unveiling Imperva’s real-time BOLA Detection & Response.
Gitex Global
Gitex Global 2025 was a big one. On the world’s largest tech, startup, and AI show’s 45th anniversary, we thought we’d take the opportunity to unveil some of the year’s most exciting security developments, including:
Authenticate
In October, Thales headed to sunny California for Authenticate 2025 - the only conference dedicated entirely to user authentication, identity, and security.
While we were there, we held three exciting speaking sessions exploring how Thales is shaping the future of authentication:
- Passwordless for Banks – Embracing FIDO for Enhanced Authentication: A Real-World Story
- PQC Migration: Securing the Future of Identity and FIDO Authentication
- Unlocking Success: Implementing Passkeys in the Financial Industry and Dodging Pitfalls
GovWare
At GovWare 2025, Asia’s premier cybersecurity event, Thales held live demonstrations of our Application Security, Data Security, and IAM products.
Looking Ahead to 2026
As we reflect on a year of growth, innovation, and recognition, 2026 promises to take Thales even further. With continued advancements in AI-driven security, passwordless authentication, and API protection, we’re preparing to take the next generation of cyber challenges head on.
At Thales, we’re building a future we can all trust – and 2026 is set to be another year of shaping that future together.