Veza Named To Fortune Cyber 60 For Third Consecutive Year as Identity Threats Emerge as the #1 Cyber Risk

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Veza, the pioneer in access-based identity security, today announced it has been named to the 2026 Fortune Cyber 60, marking the third consecutive year the company has earned placement on Fortune’s annual list of the most important private cybersecurity companies driving innovation and enterprise adoption.

The Fortune Cyber 60, produced in partnership with Lightspeed Venture Partners (LSVP), is selected from a competitive pool of more than 500 venture-backed cybersecurity companies. Selection criteria include growth trajectory, technical leadership, enterprise adoption and market impact.

Veza’s consecutive third-year inclusion reflects the company’s sustained momentum and its role in establishing access-centric identity security as the new foundation for enterprise security programs. Built on the industry-first Access Graph, Veza provides real-time visibility and intelligence into who can take what action on what data across all identities—human, machine, and AI Agents—aligning with Cyber 60 investment themes including identity, Zero Trust, cloud security, and securing AI systems.

“Securing access to data everywhere and anywhere is the number one priority for every organization. It’s rooted in the principle of least privilege. Cracking the code on the principle of least privilege is centered in understanding permissions and entitlements as the purest form of identity,” said Tarun Thakur, Co-Founder & CEO, Veza. “Enterprises must understand permissions at scale across every environment, since access is where identity risk materializes. Being named to the Fortune Cyber 60 for the third year in row underscores the industry’s shift toward the central role of the Access Graph in next-gen identity security architecture.”

Veza integrates with enterprise systems across identity systems, cloud, SaaS, modern AI apps, and data platforms, including Active Directory, Entra ID, Okta, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, Azure, Snowflake, Salesforce, ServiceNow, GitHub, and 300+ enterprise systems. Fortune 500 enterprises and global institutions rely on Veza to address least privilege violations such as over-permissions, dormant accounts, non-human identity security risks, SaaS access security, next-gen IGA, and AI governance. Veza has also been included by Gartner, Inc. as an Identity Visibility & Intelligence Platform (IVIP) and cited in multiple research across all key identity initiatives of ISPM, Identity-First Security and Zero Trust.

The Fortune Cyber 60 highlights the most important private cybersecurity companies demonstrating technology leadership, enterprise traction and growth prior to public market or acquisition milestones. View the full list: https://www.fortune.com/ranking/cyber.

Resources

• Veza for ISPM: https://veza.com/use-cases/identity-security-posture-management/
• Veza for Next-Gen IGA: https://veza.com/use-cases/next-gen-iga/
• Veza for AI Agent Security: https://veza.com/use-cases/agentic-ai-security/
• Learn more about Veza: https://veza.com/schedule-demo/

About Veza

Veza is the leader in identity security, helping organizations secure access across the enterprise. Veza’s Access Platform goes beyond identity governance and administration (IGA) tools to visualize, monitor, and control entitlements so that organizations can stay compliant and achieve least privilege. Global enterprises like Wynn Resorts, Expedia, and Blackstone trust Veza to manage identity security use cases, including privileged access monitoring, non-human identity (NHI) security, access entitlement management, data system access, SaaS access security, identity security posture management (ISPM), next-generation IGA, and Agentic AI identity security. Veza has earned recognition from GigaOm’s ISPM Radar. Founded in 2020, Veza is headquartered in Los Gatos, California, and is funded by Accel, Bain Capital, Ballistic Ventures, Google Ventures (GV), New Enterprise Associates (NEW), Norwest Venture Partners, and True Ventures. Visit us at www.veza.com and follow us on LinkedIn, X, and YouTube.