Open Systems AG Wins Cybersecurity Excellence Award for Managed SASE Experience

Zurich, Switzerland - 29. August - Open Systems has been named a winner in the Managed SASE category of the 2025 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards. This recognition highlights Open Systems’ unique ability to combine Swiss engineering excellence with worldwide presence - delivering the trusted, high-quality solutions enterprises need to securely connect and protect their operations at scale. The Cybersecurity Excellence Awards celebrate organizations that demonstrate leadership, innovation, and excellence in cybersecurity.

Open Systems’ Managed SASE Experience

Open Systems is a leading provider of Managed SASE solutions, combining network and security functions on a unified, cloud-native platform. Headquartered in Zurich and serving customers in more than 180 countries, the company is recognized for its Swiss engineering precision and a holistic, customer-centric service model.

The Open Systems SASE Experience goes beyond traditional approaches: The platform integrates SD-WAN, Firewall, Secure Web Gateway (SWG), Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) into a seamless framework that scales with global enterprises. What truly differentiates Open Systems is the way the service is delivered. Every customer is supported by tier-3 engineering experts in a 24×7 Mission Control Operations Center that spans time zones. Each organization is paired with a dedicated Customer Success Manager, while a self-service portal provides transparency, control and efficient self-management.

This combination of an integrated SASE platform with a holistic, expert-led service model ensures secure, reliable, and worry-free security operations. It enables enterprises to connect and protect users, applications, and data everywhere - while improving efficiency, lowering costs, and accelerating innovation.

“We are honored to be recognized for our Managed SASE experience,” said Daniel Gerber, Chairman of the Board of Directors. “This award underscores our mission to deliver secure, reliable, and simple security outcomes for enterprises worldwide. By combining Swiss innovation with a global service presence, we help organizations reduce risk, improve efficiency, and ensure stability in an increasingly complex digital world.”

Holger Schulze, founder of Cybersecurity Insiders and organizer of the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards, added: “We congratulate Open Systems AG on this outstanding achievement in the ‘Managed SASE’ category of the 2025 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards. As we celebrate 10 years of recognizing excellence in cybersecurity, Open Systems’ innovation, commitment, and leadership set a powerful example for the entire industry.”

To learn more, visit the award profile here: Open Systems SASE Experience 2025

About the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards

The Cybersecurity Excellence Awards is a global program that recognizes companies, products, and professionals for outstanding leadership and innovation in information security. Organized by Cybersecurity Insiders and supported by a community of over 600,000 cybersecurity professionals, the program reflects the collective voice of the industry. Now in its 10th year, the awards combine expert panel evaluation with peer-driven recognition to spotlight excellence across the cybersecurity landscape.

About Open Systems AG

Open Systems is an AI-first SASE platform company delivering secure access and networking to help enterprises connect users, applications and infrastructure across complex hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Its proprietary platform combines SSE capabilities, including ZTNA, SWG, CASB and FWaaS, with SD-WAN, end-to-end connectivity, unified policy management, and advanced analytics in a single architecture.

While many cybersecurity providers focus primarily on advancing technology capabilities, Open Systems combines its AI-first SASE platform with an execution model designed for real-world operability, ensuring services are not only deployed, but continuously run, adapted and improved through a combination of AI-enabled operations and NOC-based expertise (Mission Control), built on decades of operational experience, helping organizations reduce complexity, increase visibility and strengthen security outcomes at global scale.

Founded in Switzerland in 1990, Open Systems generates more than USD 100 million in annual revenue and supports global enterprise customers operating in more than 180 countries. Since 2024, the company has been part of Swiss Post, combining Swiss trust and stability with global reach. As a European alternative to US- and Israel-based cybersecurity providers, Open Systems is guided by strong principles around sovereignty requirements, regulatory alignment, transparency and shared responsibility - taking clear ownership for security, performance and operational outcomes, helping organizations maintain control in an increasingly complex digital landscape.