Hong Kong – August 13, 2025 – Sangfor Technologies, a leading global provider of cybersecurity and cloud computing solutions, has been honoured with Frost & Sullivan’s prestigious 2025 Company of the Year Award for Best Practices in the APAC Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) industry, recognizing its outstanding innovation, customer impact, and sustained growth across the region.
Frost & Sullivan conducts a comprehensive and methodical assessment to identify top performers in each award category, applying a stringent set of best practices criteria across two key dimensions: innovation and customer impact. Sangfor Technologies not only met these benchmarks—it consistently outperformed in areas such as security protection, access experience, and compliance management, positioning itself as a standout among nominees.
We’re honored to be recognized by Frost & Sullivan for excellence in the SASE market. Sangfor Athena SASE is designed to address the evolving challenges of today’s cybersecurity landscape—supporting distributed, cloud-first enterprises, enabling scalability and agility, and delivering superior performance with stronger security.
Our vision is to make Athena SASE the industry’s leading one-stop cloud security solution, upcoming enhancements such as Zero Trust Data Access, CASB capabilities, and an expanded PoP network to provide even greater protection and reach.
Darren Du, Vice President of Sangfor International Market
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Designed to meet the demands of modern hybrid workforces, Athena SASE empowers users at the organizational edge with fast, secure, and reliable access to on-premises resources, cloud environments, SaaS applications, and the internet—anytime, anywhere, on any device. Frost & Sullivan’s report highlights Sangfor Athena SASE platform’s transformative journey into a regional benchmark for end-to-end security convergence—setting new standards for integrated, cloud-delivered protection across Asia Pacific.
- Simplified Security: Sangfor Athena SASE is built on a unified architecture that integrates key SASE components: ZTNA, SWG, FWaaS, DLP and endpoint security. This tightly integrated design along with platform’s lightweight unified agent reduces operational overhead by eliminating the traditional complexity of managing fragmented security tools, while improving visibility and control across users and devices.
This streamlined deployment experience, combined with centralized policy enforcement, ensures faster time-to-value and reduced total cost of ownership,
Frost & Sullivan emphasizes.
- Innovation: At the heart of Sangfor’s market success is its ability to anticipate and respond to the evolving security landscape with technological excellence and a deep commitment to customer outcomes. Frost & Sullivan notes that Sangfor’s ability to deliver real-world innovations outcomes has become a strategic differentiator in the highly competitive SASE landscape.
One of Sangfor’s most innovative features is its adaptive authentication technology, which continuously evaluates user behaviour, device posture, and risk context to adjust authentication methods in real time. This dynamic approach ensures an optimal balance between user experience and security enforcement, which is particularly valuable for hybrid and remote workforces.
Claudio Stahnke, Industry Analyst
- Customer First Approach: Sangfor’s success is deeply rooted in its customer-first philosophy, which has translated into high retention rates, strong Net Promoter Scores (NPS), and growing brand advocacy. Sangfor excels in delivering high value at a competitive price with a strong regional partner ecosystem.
Customers not only trust Sangfor, but they also advocate for it... This customer-first orientation has become a strategic differentiator in the highly competitive SASE market,
the report adds.
Sangfor’s recognition as Company of the Year underscores its pivotal role in shaping the future of cybersecurity and networking in APAC. With a relentless focus on innovation and customer success, Sangfor continues to empower organizations to navigate digital transformation securely and efficiently.
For more information about Sangfor Athena SASE and its award-winning capabilities, visit Sangfor Technologies.
About Sangfor Technologies
Sangfor Technologies is a global leader in cybersecurity, cloud computing, and IT infrastructure, providing fully integrated and AI-driven solutions. Founded in 2000 and publicly listed since 2018 (STOCK CODE: 300454.SZ), Sangfor serves over 100,000 customers worldwide, including Fortune Global 500 companies, government institutions, universities, and healthcare organizations. With over 8,000 employees and more than 70 branch offices across APAC, EMEA, and LATAM, the company is committed to delivering on its mission to Make Your Digital Transformation Simpler and Secure.
Contact:
Joseph Lee | Email: joseph.lee@sangfor.com
About Frost & Sullivan
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