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Shining a spotlight on the industry leaders

April 22, 2009

This last year has seen its usual information security problems. Data theft incidents, a slew of application vulnerabilities, mobile security threats and more have kept most industry practitioners fighting battles constantly. But these aren't the only problems facing them now.
 

A word from co-chair Dan Lohrmann

Dan Lohrmann, CISO, state of Michigan April 22, 2009

The more things change, the more things stay the same. This wise proverb has never been more evident than at the 2009 SC Awards U.S. Dinner & Presentation. From the historic election of President Barack Obama to the global economic downturn, our world has witnessed un­precedented change in the past year.
 

A word from co-chair Greg Bell

Greg Bell, partner, KPMG, risk and advisory services practice April 22, 2009

Wow! With all of the increased pressures of new and evolving regulations, pervasive and continually aggressive attacks on infrastructure and intellectual property, and more elaborate and sophisticated technology threats, who would have thought that the single most significant challenge for security professionals in 2009 would be a lack of funding?
 

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Reader Trust Awards

Best anti-malware solution

Winner: Symantec Corporation for Symantec Endpoint Protection
 

Best computer forensics solution

Winner: NetWitness for NetWitness NextGen 8.5
 

Best data loss/leakage prevention

Winner: Websense for Websense Data Security Suite
 

Best email security solution

Winner: McAfee for McAfee Email Gateway
 

Best endpoint security solution

Winner: McAfee for McAfee Total Protection for Endpoint
 

Best enterprise firewall

Winner: Check Point Software Technologies for VPN-1 Power
 

Best identity management solution

Winner: CA for CA Identity Manager
 

Best IM security solution

Winner: Barracuda Networks for Barracuda IM Firewall
 

Best integrated security solution

Winner: Fortinet for Fortinet FortiGate-310B
 

Best IDS/IPS solution

Winner: Sourcefire for Snort
 

Best IPsec/SSL VPN

Winner: Cisco Systems for Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance 5500 Series SSL/IPsec VPN Edition
 

Best managed security service

Winner: SecureWorks for Managed Security Services
 

Best mobile device security solution

Winner: Check Point Software Technologies for Check Point Media Encryption
 

Best multi-/second-factor solution

Winner: RSA, the security division of EMC, for RSA SecurID
 

Best policy management solution

Winner: NetIQ for NetIQ Secure Configuration Manager
 

Best security incident management

Winner: LogRhythm for LogRhythm 4.0
 

Best security software development

Winner: Fortify Software for Fortify 360
 

Best vulnerability management

Winner: Qualys for QualysGuard
 

Best web application security

Winner: F5 Networks for BIG-IP Application Security Manager (ASM)
 

Best web filtering solution

Winner: Websense for Websense Web Security v7
 

Best wireless security solution

Winner: AirMagnet for AirMagnet Enterprise
 

Excellence Awards

Best enterprise security solution

Winner: Qualys for QualysGuard Enterprise
 

Best regulatory compliance solution

Winner: Archer Technologies for Archer SmartSuite Framework
 

Best security company

Winner: McAfee www.mcafee.com
 

Best SME security solution

Winner: TriGeo Network Security for TriGeo SIM
 
 

Professional Awards

Best professional certification

Winner: ISACA for Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
 

Best professional training program

Winner: SANS Institute
 

Best security team

Winner: National Government Services for National Government Services Security Team
 

CSO of the year

Stacey Halota, The Washington Post Company
 

Editor's choice

Winner: Open Security Foundation
 
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