SquareX wins SINET16 Innovator Award for browser security

SquareX has been selected as a SINET16 Innovator for 2025, recognising its contribution to browser detection and response in cybersecurity.

The SINET16 Innovator Award is presented to technology firms worldwide that address current cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities. This year's award process involved 193 applications from 19 different countries, with decisions made by a judging panel consisting of 112 cybersecurity professionals. The panel included chief information security officers, risk executives, and experts from government intelligence and defence agencies.

SquareX offers a browser extension that transforms ordinary browsers on any device into secure platforms with enterprise-level protection. The company's Browser Detection and Response solution is designed to help organisations detect, mitigate, and investigate web-based client-side attacks. These threats include malicious browser extensions, rogue artificial intelligence agents, and identity-targeted attacks. Additionally, SquareX's technology provides protection against browser data loss, including loss related to generative AI, potential insider threats, and data exfiltration attacks.

Another component of SquareX's offering is its enterprise browser capability. This enables employees to securely access internal applications, including thick client applications, from their standard consumer browsers, rather than requiring the deployment of separate, dedicated enterprise browser software.

"It is a great honor to be named a SINET16 Innovator. As the pioneer in the browser security space, it is great to see security leaders recognize not only browser security as a critical space, but also SquareX's approach to solving it," said Vivek Ramachandran, Founder and CEO of SquareX. "As the new endpoint, the browser has not only become the most common initial access vector for attacks and data exfiltration, but also the primary platform through which users are interacting with AI. Yet, traditional security solutions like EDRs and SASE/SSE have little to no visibility into this complex platform. At SquareX, our product innovation has always been fueled by research. This year alone, we discovered over 12 zero day architectural vulnerabilities in the browser this year alone. We believe that this is a major differentiator as customers want to look for thought leaders when it comes to defending against a new threatscape."

The company's approach centres on research; SquareX reported discovering over a dozen zero-day architectural vulnerabilities in browsers in the past year. This focus on new threat vectors distinguishes SquareX's product in the cybersecurity market, as organisations increase demand for solutions that address the evolving nature of browser-based attacks and threats posed by new technologies such as AI.

The SINET organisation, which runs the annual SINET16 Innovator Awards, is dedicated to enhancing collaboration within cybersecurity by encouraging partnerships between public and private sector actors and supporting the development of novel technological solutions across the field.

"SINET hosts the annual SINET16 Innovator Awards in service of our mission: to advance innovation to defeat global cybersecurity threats," said Robert Rodriguez, Chairman, SINET, Venture Partner, SYN Ventures. "Innovation begins with increased awareness of new and emerging technologies that will better society. Through the SINET16 application process, 193 companies who applied from 19 countries were able to have their voice heard by 112 leading CISOs, Risk Executives, Venture Capitalists, and other industry professionals. Congratulations to this year's class of SINET16 Innovators."

SquareX distinguishes its technology from other solutions in the sector by integrating directly with consumer browsers rather than deploying entirely new browser applications for organisations. This enables businesses to adopt stronger security measures for existing workflows without causing disruption to user experience.

As cybersecurity challenges shift with the increasing use of AI and the browser's growing role as a primary point of interaction and attack in organisational systems, industry participants and experts continue to highlight browser security as an essential focus.