Pindrop Security and CrowdStrike Are Two of Time Magazine's 10 Most Influential Companies of 2026

GT Computing alum Vijay Balasubramaniyan co-founded Pindrop in 2011 with OMSCS instructor Mustaque Ahamad and Georgia Tech alum Paul Judge. It commercialized his doctoral research to help call centers determine whether callers are legitimate. This week, Time Magazine named CrowdStrike and Pindrop Security among the 10 Most Influential Software Companies of 2026.