SC Awards 2011

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Six IT security vendors, most of them headquartered in the United States, took home top honors at Tuesday's SC Awards Australia gala, held in conjunction with the AusCERT conference. Among the winners were Sourcefire for "Vendor of the Year" and NetWitness for "Gatekeeper," which recognizes the solution that best controls who had access to information and provides logging, tracking and remediation in the event of a breach. Sydney, Australia-based VMinformer, which makes compliance, auditing and security products for virtualized environments, walked away with the "Innovation" award. A list of winners at the third-annual event can be found here.

Winners of the 2011 SC Awards U.S., honoring those companies and individuals that have most strongly contributed to the vitality of the industry, were announced Feb. 15 in San Francisco.

Couldn't attend the 2011 SC Awards? Were you there and want to relive memories of the IT security industry's biggest - and most glamorous - night? Check out this video, which recaps all the pageantry of the event, where we honor those professionals, companies and solutions that represent the best of the information security marketplace.

The finalists for the 2011 SC Awards U.S. have been announced. The yearly awards gala, now in its 14th year, honors the professionals, companies and products that help fend off the myriad security threats confronted in today's corporate world. The winners will be announced at the SC Awards Dinner and Presentation on Feb. 15, 2011 in San Francisco, an event that coincides with the annual RSA Conference. Click here to see the SC Awards U.S. finalists.

SC Magazine Editor-in-Chief Illena Armstrong explains all you need to know about entering the 2011 SC Awards U.S. and how the categories and winners are chosen.