Awards judging
Readers Trust Awards
Winners are chosen by a panel of readers who represent the circulation of SC Magazine. The Reader Trust Voting Panel is comprised of SC Magazine readers who have volunteered their time and experience to carefully consider each of the contenders in each category to cast their votes. They represent a cross-section of SC Magazine readership, which is comprised of both large, medium and small enterprises from all major vertical markets, including financial services, health care, government, retail and education. In addition to reviewing the materials provided by entrants, they have been advised to vote in each category for what they view as the solution that is the most effective at helping them to address the problems for which it was designed and that they may face in their own organizations. Voters also can take into consideration the functionality, manageability, ease-of-use and scalability of the product or service, as well as the customer service and support provided for it. The reader trust panel also has been directed to peruse any applicable product reviews that SC Magazine has published in the last year. There will be one winner chosen per category.
Excellence Awards
Winners are decided by an expert panel of judges. These judges are hand-picked by SC Magazine's editorial team for their breadth of knowledge and experience in the information security industry. Luminaries comprising the panel come from all walks of life - from the analyst or consulting communities to academia. Many are practicing and former chief security officers from both the private and public sectors, who also may have been honored at SC Magazine Awards Galas in previous years. Not only are they advised to review the materials provided by entrants, they also are asked to review any applicable research or analyst reports, product reviews by SC Magazine. There will be one winner chosen per category.
Professional Awards
With the exception of the Editor's Choice Award recipient, winners will be decided by an expert panel of judges. Like the Excellence Awards, not only are judges advised to review the materials provided by entrants, they also are asked to review any applicable research or analyst reports, product reviews by SC Magazine, and/or any additional documentation/input provided by SC Magazine and/or other Haymarket Media organizations. In some cases, the panel may be offered further insight from SC Magazine's editorial team members who interview each contender to offer additional notes. There will be one winner chosen per category.
Editor's Choice Award
Based on feedback from the editorial team, the editorial advisory board, readers and other sources, a small list of contenders is created internally. Those considered for this award can be industry bodies, professionals, companies or products. The Award winner finally is decided by the Editor-in-Chief of SC Magazine and announced at the SC Magazine Awards Gala. It enables the editorial team to pay homage to those individuals or entities that are making a positive impact on the industry as a whole.
Terms & Conditions
The mission of the SC Magazine U.S. Awards is to honor the achievements of companies and IT security professionals striving to safeguard businesses, their customers and critical data in North America. IT security products and services nominated for the Reader Trust Awards, therefore, should be available for sale to U.S. and Canadian companies, as well as provide both customer service and support to users in these countries.
Previous Co-chairs of Judges
2009 Greg Bell & Dan Lohrmann
2008 Greg Bell & Paul Stamp
2007 Dave Cullinane & Greg Bell
2006 Dennis Brixius & Greg Bell
2005 Malcolm Marshall