2015 SC Awards U.S. Finalists: Round Three

Best Computer Forensic Solution
Products in this category fall into two sub-categories: network and media. The network tools must be exclusively intended for forensic analysis of network events/data. If the product is a SIEM with forensic capabilities, it should be placed in the SIEM category. Media tools cover just about all other non-network forensic tools, including those tools that collect data from media over the network and live forensic tools. This also includes specialized forensic tools that are not intended to analyze network data.

AccessData Group for Forensic Toolkit (FTK)
FireEye for FireEye Network Forensics Platform
Guidance Software for EnCase Forensic
LogRhythm for LogRhythm's Network Monitor
Rapid7 for UserInsight

Best Identity Management Solution
Products in this category address the identity management lifecycle in an enterprise environment, including password management, user provisioning and enterprise-access management.

CA Technologies for CA Identity Manager
Centrify for Centrify Server Suite
Dell Software for Dell One Identity Manager
NetIQ for Identity Manager 4.5
RSA, the security division of EMC for RSA Identity Management and Governance (formerly known as RSA Aveksa)

Best NAC Solution
Protecting host-based computing platforms and network resources from threats brought in by employees, vendors, contractors and guests involves a numbers of solutions and policies. From anti-virus and firewalls to IDS/IPS solutions, the products in this category run the gamut. However, to control access to network resources at the endpoint, the tools companies often rely on are network access control (NAC) products. These solutions can be used to validate the existence of certain security measures and validate that they are properly configured and up to date. They also can validate the existence of current OS patches and can be used to manage the complexity associated with overseeing permissions and authorizations for various groups of users. Most will integrate with a common directory structure, some will provide local authentication capabilities, while others will match something on the endpoint – such as an agent or MAC address – to the authentication before allowing access to the protected network resources.

Cisco for Cisco Identity Services Engine
Cryptzone for AppGate
ForeScout for CounterACT
Hexis Cyber Solutions for NetBeat NAC
Trustwave for Trustwave NAC

Best Web Content Management Solution
Products in this category provide web content filtering for laptops, desktops and, optionally, servers They may block or filter objectionable websites and content and – to update the vendor-provided data on which the solution is based – enlist blacklist, whitelist or both.

Blue Coat Systems for Blue Coat PacketShaper
Cisco for Cisco Web Security Appliance
EdgeWave for iPrism Web Security
iboss Network Security for iboss Secure Web Gateway
McAfee for McAfee Web Protection
Websense for Triton AP-Web

EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Best Regulatory Compliance Solution
Nominated solutions should help organizations comply with specific regulatory requirements demanded of companies in the health care, retail, educational, financial services and government markets. Solutions should help customers meet mandates noted in such legislation as HIPAA, SOX, GLBA, FISMA, or in guidelines noted by the likes of the FFIEC or the PCI Security Standards Council. Nominees must be prepared to offer references for customers who are engaged in, or have already completed, real, fully fledged deployments, and should be ready to address specific questions posed to them during the judging process.