water IT Security recognized as a Microsoft Security Excellence Awards finalist for Data Security and Compliance Trailblazer

Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany — 11/20/2025

water IT Security today announced it is a Data Security and Compliance Trailblazer award finalist in the Microsoft Security Excellence Awards. The company was honored among a global field of industry leaders that demonstrated success across the security landscape during the past 12 months.

“Being named a finalist is a tremendous recognition of our work and underscores how essential modern data security solutions are – especially in an era of stringent regulations like NIS2, GDPR, and rising cyber threats. In close partnership with Microsoft – building on Microsoft Purview and Entra ID – we’re proud to help our customers modernize their security, meet the highest standards of privacy and compliance, and lay an AI-ready foundation. This success belongs to the entire water team, whose passion every day helps make organizations safer,” said Alex Benoit, CEO of water.

At the Microsoft Security Excellence Awards on January 26, 2026, Microsoft will celebrate finalists in 6 award categories honoring partner trailblazers, solution innovators, customer and technology champions, and changemakers. This is the sixth year Microsoft is recognizing partners for their outstanding work in the security landscape. All finalists are members of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA), an ecosystem of leading security vendors comprised of software development companies and services partners that have integrated their security products and services with Microsoft’s security technology.

“I’m very pleased to extend my warmest congratulations to this year’s finalists for the Microsoft Security Excellence Awards. These are presented each year to recognize the outstanding achievements of our Microsoft Intelligent Security Association members as they improve customers' ability to identify and respond to security threats. Our community is made up of the most reliable and trusted security vendors worldwide. This year we received hundreds of quality submissions from partners and Microsoft stakeholders, so this year's finalists stood out in a crowd of exceptional talent. It’s my pleasure to acknowledge and celebrate their work over the past year,” said Maria Thomson, Director, Microsoft Intelligent Security Association.

MISA was established to bring together Microsoft leaders, software development companies and services partners to work together to defeat security threats and make the world a safer place. The industry veterans in MISA and Microsoft will vote to select the winners of the Microsoft Security Excellence Awards, providing an opportunity for colleagues to honor their peers for delivering exceptional work to our shared customers.

About water IT Security

water IT Security is a leading cyber security company specializing in the development of holistic IT security solutions. The team’s experienced IT experts help companies of all sizes and industries create and implement innovative concepts to protect sensitive corporate data and critical IT infrastructure. We provide comprehensive consulting services to help implement state-of-the-art IT security. Furthermore, we offer 24/7 Managed Detection & Response services to identify potential threats and automatically minimize possible security incidents. And we have extensive expertise in optimizing and evolving existing Security Operations Center.

Specialized in Microsoft security solutions, water IT Security is an official Microsoft Solutions Partner for Security and has won the Microsoft Germany Act to Accelerate Award 2022. CEO Alex Benoit is part of the Microsoft Regional Directors Community and has been voted Most Valuable Professional for the seventh time.

For additional information:

Philipp Kretz
philipp.kretz@water-security.de
+49 151 440 50 514

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