Polygraf AI named Most Innovative Cybersecurity Company by The Hacker News.

Polygraf AI has been named a winner in the Most Innovative Cybersecurity Company category at the 2026 Cybersecurity Stars Awards, a global cybersecurity recognition program run by The Hacker News.

The recognition places Polygraf AI among a select group of cybersecurity companies honored for innovation, impact, and technical excellence. In the official winners list, Polygraf AI is recognized for its Behavioral Control Plane for Enterprise AI, reflecting the company’s focus on securing AI usage across modern enterprise environments.

The Cybersecurity Stars Awards were launched by The Hacker News to recognize companies, products, teams, and professionals making meaningful contributions to cybersecurity. The 2026 program included winners across 95 subcategories, with entries evaluated by an independent panel of judges using criteria that included innovation, impact, and technical excellence.

Polygraf AI’s recognition as a Most Innovative Cybersecurity Company underscores a broader market shift: AI security is no longer limited to model safety, training controls, or static governance documentation. As enterprises adopt copilots, agents, and AI-powered workflows, security must move into runtime, where prompts, files, identities, outputs, and automated actions can be inspected and governed in real time. With its Behavioral Control Plane, Polygraf AI is positioning itself at the center of that shift, giving enterprises a practical way to adopt AI while maintaining control over sensitive data, compliance obligations, and operational risk.

The Hacker News has become one of the cybersecurity industry’s most widely followed media platforms, reaching a global audience of security leaders, practitioners, engineers, and enterprise buyers. Its Cybersecurity Stars Awards extend that reach into industry recognition, spotlighting organizations working to strengthen modern digital defense.