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Meghan Gill
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468
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Summary

Oso's Authorization-as-a-Service platform, Oso Cloud, has been recognized as a finalist for Foundry InfoWorld's 2025 Technology of the Year Award in the Application Security category, highlighting its innovative approach to permissions in software development. The platform addresses the longstanding challenges of fragile, homegrown permissions systems by providing a centralized, declarative control plane for defining and enforcing policy across microservices, multi-tenant SaaS, and AI workflows. Oso's recognition underscores its impact on engineering and security teams, enabling them to build secure, scalable systems efficiently. Co-founded by Graham Neray, Oso is supported by prominent investors and serves a diverse clientele, including startups and Fortune 500 companies like Duolingo and PagerDuty. InfoWorld, a leading technology publication, focuses on helping IT professionals understand and leverage the latest technologies in software development, cloud computing, and data analytics.