Object First Earns Dual Honors for Innovation in Data Security and Ransomware Protection

According to the company's Business Wire announcement, carried by Yahoo Finance, Object First was named the winner in the "Data Security" category of Cyber Defense Magazine's 2026 Top InfoSec Innovators Awards[1]. The release said the company was also voted "Ransomware Protection and Recovery Company of the Year" in the 18th annual Computing Security Awards program[1].Object First said the second award was determined by a public vote from across the technology community[1].The company said in the release that its backup storage for Veeam software environments is "absolutely immutable,"[1] meaning no one—neither cybercriminals nor insiders—can alter the firmware, operating system, storage layer, or backup data[1]."Organizations need confidence that their backup data will remain protected, even when other defenses are compromised[1]," CEO David Bennett said in the announcement. It said the firm was named "Post-Breach Recovery Solution of the Year" in the 10th annual 2026 CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards program[1]. It also said the firm earned two honors at The Storage Awards 2026[1].The same announcement was republished by outlets including CIO Influence, which reported that CRN also recognized Object First across four of its 2026 lists[2].