NetSPI Named a 2025 USA TODAY Top Workplaces Award Winner
The award recognizes the proactive cybersecurity leader’s exemplary management and innovation for the fourth consecutive year
Minneapolis, MN – March 24, 2025 – NetSPI, the leader in proactive cybersecurity solutions, announced that it has again been recognized as a USA TODAY Top Workplaces award winner in the U.S. Powered by Energage, this annual award celebrates nationally recognized companies that make the world a better place by prioritizing a people-centered culture. Winners of the 2025 Top Workplaces were selected based on an anonymous third-party employee survey that evaluates key facets of workplace culture, including alignment, execution, and connection.
This accolade comes at a time of significant momentum and innovation for NetSPI. In 2024, the company achieved double-digit revenue growth and expanded its workforce by more than 30 percent. It also introduced The NetSPI Platform, a unified proactive security platform that combines cutting-edge technology with human-driven expertise to provide businesses with a more holistic and accurate understanding of their risk profiles.
“At NetSPI, our success begins and ends with our people. To be recognized by USA TODAY for a fourth year in a row reflects our team’s unwavering commitment to innovation, customers and each other,” said Aaron Shilts, President and CEO of NetSPI. “Today’s businesses are under increasing pressure to maximize impact with fewer resources at their disposal, especially in cybersecurity. We’re proud to support more than 2,000 global customers to meet this challenge head-on, not only by delivering world-class solutions, but by extending our top-tier team of NetSPI Agents to personally help identify vulnerabilities and prioritize remediation.”
The award recognizes NetSPI for its cultural excellence, specifically innovation, employee appreciation, work-life flexibility, compensation and benefits, leadership, and purpose and values. These acknowledgments reflect the company’s commitment to its core values and serve as fundamental drivers behind NetSPI’s growth and positive influence in cybersecurity.
“Company culture is a key focus at NetSPI – our employees feel it, and our customers do too,” said Bryan Wiese, Chief Customer Officer at NetSPI. “We have a history of investing in the growth and well-being of our employees and will continue to do so because when we invest, we lay the foundation for driving real innovation that can have a lasting impact on our community and our customers.”
The Top Workplaces award program honors organizations with 150 or more employees who have demonstrated excellence in workplace culture. While more than 42,000 organizations were invited to participate, only a select few have been honored with the award this year.
For more information about NetSPI, visit www.netspi.com.
About NetSPI
NetSPI is the leader in proactive cybersecurity, helping businesses identify, prioritize, and remediate critical vulnerabilities. With solutions like Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS), External Attack Surface Management (EASM), Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management (CAASM), and Breach and Attack Simulation as a Service (BAS), NetSPI delivers actionable insights tailored to business needs. Trusted by top global brands, including 90% of the top 10 U.S. banks and many Fortune 500 companies, NetSPI is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN with offices worldwide. Follow us on LinkedIn and X.
About Energage
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Energage is a purpose-driven company that helps organizations turn employee feedback into useful business intelligence and credible employer recognition through Top Workplaces. Built on 18 years of culture research and the results from 27 million employees surveyed across more than 70,000 organizations, Energage delivers the most accurate competitive benchmark available. With access to a unique combination of patented analytic tools and expert guidance, Energage customers lead the competition with an engaged workforce and an opportunity to gain recognition for their people-first approach to culture. For more information or to nominate your organization, visit energage.com or topworkplaces.com.
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