SC Magazine Awards 2012 Winners Announced

SC Magazine announced the US SC Magazine Awards winners on February 28 in a ceremony in San Francisco. The ceremony was held during RSA 2012 San Francisco but was not part of RSA. The winners for the Reader Trust categories are below. To view the Finalists for the Reader Trust categories and Winners in the Excellence Award and Professional Award categories, go to:

http://awards.scmagazine.com/winners/2012

Awards were given out in the following categories:

Reader Trust Categories

· Best Anti-Malware Gateway – Cisco for Cisco Web Gateway

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

· Best Cloud Computing Security - IBM for IBM Cloud Security Solutions

· Best Computer Forensics Tool – RSA for RSA Netwitness 9.6

· Best Data Leakage Prevention (DLP) – McAfee for McAfee Database Security

· Best Database Security Solution – Symantec for Symantec Data Loss Prevention

· Best Email Content Management – Proofpoint for Proofpoint Enterprise Protection/Enterprise Privacy

· Best Email Security - Sophos for Astaro Security Gateway v8.2

· Best Enterprise Firewall – Barracuda Networks for Barracuda NG Firewall

· Best Fraud Prevention – IronKey for IronKey Trusted Access

· Best Identity Management Application - CA Technologies for CA IdentityMinder

· Best Intrusion Detection/Prevention Product – Check Point Software Technologies for Check Point IPS Software Blade

· Best Managed Security Service - Dell Secure Works

· Best Mobile/Portable Device Security - Symantec for PGP Whole Disk Encryption

· Best Multifactor Product – Entrust for Entrust IdentityGuard

· Best NAC Product – ForeScout Technologies for ForeScout CounterACT

· Best Policy Management Solution - Tripwire for Tripwire Enterprise Solution 8.1

· Best Security Information/Event Management (SIEM) Appliance - HP for HP ArcSight Express

· Best UTM Security – Fortinet For FortiGate-60C

· Best Vulnerability Management Tool - Rapid7 for NeXpose Enterprise

· Best Web Application Firewall - SonicWall for SonicWall Web Application Firewall Service

· Best Web Content Management Product – Websense for Websense Web Security Gateway Anywhere

· Best Enterprise Security Solution – Websense for Websense Web Security Anywhere

· Best Regulatory Compliance Solution – Agiliance for Agiliance RiskVision with Agiliance Compliance Manager Application

Excellence Categories

· Best Enterprise Security Solution

· Rookie Security Company of the Year

· Best SME Security Solution

· Rookie Security Company of the Year

· Best Security Company

Professional Categories

· Best Security Team

· Best Professional Certification Program

· Best Professional Training Program

· CSO of the Year

· Editor’s Choice Award

· Best Security Team

What Readers Trust Awards Mean for the Recipients

• Third party validation by a leading dedicated security company

• Third party validation by peers

• Marketing/promotional rights for a year, subject to licensing

• A number of potential marketing/branding/lead generation opportunities for the recipients

Look for winners to be posted only once every four years. Well, actually not. This is a leap year. Congratulations to all winners!