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2011 SC Awards U.S. Finalists

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Best Anti-Malware Gateway

Cisco for Cisco Web Security

M86 Security for M86 Secure Web Gateway

McAfee for McAfee Web Gateway Anti-malware

Sophos for Sophos Web Security Appliance

Websense for Websense Web Security Gateway


Best Anti-Malware Management (client-based, typically software only)

ESET for ESET NOD32 Anti-virus 4

Kaspersky Lab Americas for Kaspersky Open Space Security

McAfee for McAfee Endpoint Protection Suite

Microsoft for Forefront Client Security

Sophos for Sophos Endpoint Security and Data Protection


Best Computer Forensics Tool

AccessData Group for Forensic Toolkit (FTK)

ArcSight for ArcSight Logger

Guidance Software for EnCase Forensic

NetWitness for NetWitness NextGen 9.5

Quest Software for Quest ChangeAuditor


Best Data Leakage Prevention

Cisco Systems for Cisco IronPort Email DLP

McAfee for McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

RSA Security for RSA Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Suite

Symantec for Symantec Data Loss Prevention

Trend Micro for Trend Micro Data Loss Prevention


Best Email Content Management

Cloudmark for Cloudmark DesktopOne

McAfee for McAfee Email SaaS

Proofpoint for Proofpoint

Sophos for Sophos Email Security Appliance

Symantec for Symantec Brightmail Gateway


Best Email Security

Cisco Systems for Cisco IronPort Email Security

DataMotion for SecureMail

SonicWALL for SonicWALL E-Class ESA ES8300

Sophos for Sophos Email Security Appliance

Symantec for PGP Universal Gateway Email from Symantec

Webroot for Webroot Email Security Service


Best Endpoint/UTM Security

Check Point Software Technologies for Check Point UTM-1

McAfee for McAfee Total Protection for Endpoint, Enterprise Edition

SonicWALL for SonicWALL E-Class Network Security Appliance (NSA) E8500

Sophos for Sophos Endpoint Security and Data Protection

Symantec for Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0


Best Enterprise Firewall

Cisco Systems for Cisco ASA 5585-X

Fortinet for FortiGate-3950B

McAfee for McAfee Firewall Enterprise

Palo Alto Networks for Palo Alto Networks PA-4000 Series next-generation firewalls

SonicWALL for SonicWALL E-Class Network Security Appliance (NSA) E8500


Best Identity Management Application

CA Technologies for CA Identity Manager

IBM for IBM Tivoli Identity and Access Assurance

Microsoft for Forefront Identity Manager 2010

NetIQ for NetIQ Identity & Access Management Solution

Novell for Novell Identity & Access Management


Best Integrated Security-UTM Product

Astaro Internet Security for Astaro Security Gateway

Fortinet for FortiGate-1240B

NETGEAR for NETGEAR ProSecure UTM25

SonicWALL for SonicWALL NSA 2400MX

Sophos for Sophos Endpoint Security and Data Protection


Best Intrusion Detection/Prevention Product

Check Point Software Technologies for Check Point IPS Software Blade

Cisco for Cisco Intrusion Prevention System

HP TippingPoint for HP TippingPoint IPS

McAfee for McAfee Network Security Platform

Sourcefire for Sourcefire IPS (based on Snort)


Best IPsec/SSL VPN

Cisco Systems for Cisco ASA Secure Remote Access solution

Citrix Systems for Citrix Access Gateway

F5 Networks for BIG-IP Edge Gateway

Juniper Networks for SA Series SSL VPN Appliances

SonicWALL for SonicWALL Secure Remote Access (SRA) EX7000


Best Managed Security Service

Entrust for Entrust Managed PKI

McAfee for McAfee SaaS Total Protection

RSA, the security division of EMC, for RSA Adaptive Authentication

SecureWorks for SecureWorks Managed Security Services

Symantec for Symantec Managed Security Services


Best Mobile/Portable Device Security

Good Technology for Good for Enterprise

IronKey for IronKey Enterprsie

McAfee for McAfee Enterprise Mobility Management (McAfee EMM)

Sophos for Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise

Symantec for Symantec Endpoint Protection Mobile Edition


Best Multifactor Product

Entrust for Entrust IdentityGuard

IBM for IBM Tivoli Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On

Imprivata for Imprivata OneSign

PhoneFactor for PhoneFactor

RSA, the security division of EMC, for RSA SecurID Authentication

VeriSign for VeriSign Identity Protection (VIP) Authentication Service


Best Policy Management Application

Cisco Systems for Cisco Network Admission Control Appliance

McAfee for McAfee Policy Auditor

NetIQ for NetIQ Secure Configuration Manager

Symantec for Symantec Control Compliance Suite

Tripwire for Tripwire Enterprise 8.0


Best Security Information/Event Management (SIEM) Appliance

ArcSight for ArcSight ESM

Q1 Labs for QRadar SIEM

RSA, the security division of EMC, for RSA enVision Platform

Symantec for Symantec Security Information Manager

Tripwire for Tripwire Log Center


Best Vulnerability Management Tool

McAfee for McAfee Risk Management Solution

nCircle Network Security for nCircle IP360/WebApp360

Qualys for QualysGuard Vulnerability Management (VM)

Rapid7 for NeXpose

Secunia for Secunia Corporate Software Inspector (CSI)

Tenable Network Security for Tenable SecurityCenter 4.0 with Nessus 4.2, Log Correlation Engine (LCE) 3.4 and Passive Vulnerability Scanner (PVS) 3.2


Best Web Application Firewall

Citrix Systems for NetScaler Application Firewall

F5 Networks for BIG-IP Applicaiton Security Manager

Imperva for SecureSphere Web Application Firewall

International Business Machines for IBM Security Network IPS with Web App Protection

SonicWALL for SonicWALL Web Application Firewall Service


Best Web Content Management Product

Barracuda Networks for Barracuda Web Filtering

McAfee for McAfee Web Gateway

Sophos for Sophos Web Security Appliance

Websense for Websense Web Security Gateway

Zscaler for Zscaler Web Security Service

Excellence Categories

 

Best Enterprise Security Solution

ArcSight for ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager (ESM)

Core Security Technologies for CORE IMPACT Pro

Juniper Networks for Junos Pulse

McAfee for McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

Tripwire for Tripwire Enterprise 8.0


Best Regulatory Compliance Solution

McAfee for McAfee Total Protection for Compliance

Modulo for Modulo Risk Manager NG

nCircle Network Security for nCircle Suite360

Agiliance for Agiliance RiskVision

QualysGuard for QualysGuard PCI

Tenable Network Security for Tenable SecurityCenter 4.0


Best Security Company

Barracuda Networks

NetWitness

Qualys

RSA, the security division of EMC

Trustwave

Websense


Best SME Security Solution

McAfee for McAfee SaaS Endpoint and Email Protection

Qualys for QualysGuard Express

Sophos for Sophos Endpoint Security and Data Protection

Symantec for Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition

Webroot for Webroot Web Security Service


Rookie Security Company of the Year

ActiveBase for ActiveBase

AlertBoot for AlertBoot

Avecto for Avecto

Confidela for WatchDox

Invincea for Invincea

Mobile Active Defense for Mobile Application Development Partners

Professional Categories


Best Professional Certification Program

GIAC - Global Information Assurance Certification for GIAC Security Expert (GSE)

GIAC - Global Information Assurance Certification for Global Information Assurance Certification Program (GIAC) - GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)

Information System Audit and Control Association for Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT) Certification

Information System Audit and Control Association for Certified Information Systems Auditor

Learning@Cisco for Cisco Security Certifications


Best Professional Training Program

Foreground Security for Foreground Security Training

InfoSec Institute for InfoSec Institute

(ISC)2 for (ISC)2 Educational Programs

SANS Institute for SANS Institute

Security University for Security University's Q/ISP Qualified/ Information Security Professional Training Program

The Training Camp for IT Professional Certification Training


Best Security Team

GoDaddy.com for Go Daddy Security

ING for Security Operations Center

Teleperformance for TelePerformance

Troy University for Troy University IT Security Team

USAA for Enterprise Security Group (ESG)


CSO of the Year

Tim Waggoner, National Government Services

David Billeter, InterContinental Hotel Group

Scott Sysol, CUNA Mutual Group