Cybersecurity Ventures has released its latest edition of the Cybersecurity 500 , a global compilation of the world's leading cyber solution and service companies.

Named to this round's hottest and most innovative companies  list are 14 Maryland-based businesses, including Light Point Security , based out of UMBC's technology park .

"We are honored to have been recognized as one of the top 500 cybersecurity companies in the world," said Zuly Gonzalez , Co-founder and CEO. "It is a real privilege to be ranked alongside longstanding billion dollar cybersecurity companies. Light Point Security's unique and game-changing technology is the future of cybersecurity, which is why isolation-based web browsing is becoming a critical component of a secure enterprise."

According to Cybersecurity Ventures' founder and CEO, Steve Morgan , the innovative list ranges from the largest and most recognizable brands, to VC backed start-ups and emerging players, to small firms with potentially game-changing technologies, to solution providers poised for growth around productized or vertically focused services.

Other Maryland companies ranked in the prestigious Cybersecurity 500 include:

• Lockheed Martin  (Bethesda)
• Arxan  (Bethesda)
• ZeroFox  (Baltimore)
• Tenable Network Security  (Columbia)
• Sonatype  (Fulton)
• Hexis  (Hanover)
• Triumfant  (Rockville)
• Patriot  (Frederick)
• KEYW Corporation  (Hanover)
• Aspect Security  (Columbia)
• Saint Corporation  (Bethesda)
• RedOwl  (Baltimore)
• Portnox  (Kensington)

Learn more about Maryland's cybersecurity industry on our website.