SC Awards 2010: And the nominees are...

The annual SC Awards U.S. honor those companies and individuals whose innovative products, and services have most strongly contributed to the vitality of the IT security industry here in North America.While we honor the best in the Western Hemisphere, our colleagues in London will hold a similar event on April 27 to bestow recognition on European contenders.With the readers of SC Magazine and a distinguished judging panel having made their selections, we present for the first time in 2009, the finalists for the Reader Trust, Excellence and Professional categories. Reader Trust Awards Best Anti-Malware Solution Astaro Internet Security for Security Gateway AVG Technologies for Internet Security Business Edition Cisco for IronPort S-Series Secure Web Gateway ESET for NOD32 Antivirus 4 McAfee for Web Gateway Symantec for Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Best Computer Forensics Solution ArcSight for Logger Guidance Software for EnCase Forensic NetWitness for NextGen 9.0 Quest Software for ChangeAuditor Solera Networks for DS Network Forensics Appliances Best Data Leakage/Extrusion Prevention EMC for RSA DLP Suite Fidelis Security Systems for Extrusion Prevention System, Fidelis XPS Symantec for Data Loss tPrevention 9.0 TippingPoint for Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Trend Micro for LeakProof Best Encryption Solution BitArmor Systems for Data Control Check Point Software Technologies for Full Disk Encryption Cisco for IronPort Email Encryption PGP for Whole Disk Encryption Sophos for SafeGuard Enterprise (Utimaco) Best Endpoint Security Solution Cisco Systems for Network Admission Control (Cisco NAC) Juniper Networks for Unified Access Control Sophos for Endpoint Security and Data Protection Symantec. for Endpoint Protection 11.0 Trend Micro for OfficeScan 10 Best Enterprise Firewall Astaro Internet Security for Security Gateway Check Point Software Technologies for Security Gateway R70 Fortinet for FortiGate-620B Juniper Networks for SRX Series Palo Alto Networks for PA-4000 Series next-generation firewalls SonicWALL for NSA E7500 Best Identity Management Solution Courion for Access Assurance Suite IBM for Tivoli Identity and Access Assurance Quest Software for One Identity Solution RSA, the security division of EMC, for Access Manager VeriSign for Personal Identity Portal Best Integrated Security Solution Check Point Software Technologies for UTM-1 Total Security Juniper Networks for SRX Series SonicWALL for TZ 210 Wireless-N Sophos for Endpoint Security and Data Protection Symantec for Protection Suite Enterprise Edition Best IDS/IPS Solution Cisco Systems for Intrusion Prevention System IBM for Proventia Network IPS GX6116 and Proventia Network Security Controller SonicWALL for NSA E7500 Sourcefire for Snort-based 3D System TippingPoint for Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Best IPsec/SSL VPN Astaro Internet Security for Security Gateway Barracuda Networks for SSL VPN Citrix Systems for Access Gateway F5 Networks for FirePass SSL VPN Microsoft for Forefront Unified Access Gateway SonicWALL for Aventail EX7000 Best Managed Security Service Google for Message Security, powered by Postini IBM for IBM ISS Managed Security Services McAfee for Total Protection Service SecureWorks for Managed Security Services StillSecure for StillSecure ProtectPoint Best Messaging Security Solution Barracuda Networks for Spam & Virus Firewall Cisco for IronPort Email Security McAfee for Email Gateway Websense for Email Security Best Mobile Device Security Solution Check Point Software Technologies for Media Encryption and Port Protection Credant Technologies for Mobile Guardian IronKey for Enterprise with Remote Management Service PGP for Mobile Symantec for Mobile Security Suite 5.1 Best Multi- and Second-factor Solution Entrust for IdentityGuard Imprivata for OneSign Authentication Management PhoneFactor for PhoneFactor RSA, the security division of EMC, for SecurID VeriSign for Identity Protection (VIP) Authentication Service Best Policy Management Solution nCircle for Configuration Compliance Manager NetIQ for Secure Configuration Manager 5.8 for Policy Management Novell for ZENworks Configuration Management Enterprise Edition SonicWALL for Universal Management Appliance (UMA) EM5000 Sourcefire for RNA Best SIM/SEM Solution ArcSight for Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) IBM for Tivoli Security Information and Event Manager Q1 Labs for QRadar RSA, the security division of EMC, for enVision Platform Tenable Network Security for Security Center 3.4 with Log Correlation Engine 3.2 TriGeo Network Security for SIM Best Security Software Development Solution Cenzic for ClickToSecure 6.0 ClearFoundation for ClearOS IBM Rational Software for Ounce 6 Mocana for Device Security Framework 5.1 Veracode for SecurityReview VeriSign for Code Signing Best Vulnerability Management Solution Core Security Technologies for Impact Pro eEye Digital Security for Retina Network Security Scanner Microsoft for Forefront Threat Management Gateway Qualys for QualysGuard Tenable Network Security for Security Center 3.4 with Nessus 4.0, Log Correlation Engine (LCE) 3.2 and Passive Vulnerability Scanner (PVS) 3.0 TippingPoint for Intrusion Prevention System
Best Web Application Security Solution Barracuda Networks for Web Application Firewall Breach Security for WebDefend F5 Networks for BIG-IP Application Security Manager TippingPoint for Intrusion Prevention System VeriSign for Extended Validation Secure Sockets Layer Certificates WhiteHat Security for Sentinel Best Web Filtering Solution Blue Coat Systems for WebFilter and WebPulse Collaborative Defense Cisco for IronPort S-Series Secure Web Gateway McAfee for Web Gateway St. Bernard Software for iPrism Web Filter Symantec for Web Gateway Websense for Web Security Excellence Awards Best Enterprise Security Solution McAfee for Total Protection for Endpoint Protegrity for Data Protection System 5.0 SonicWALL for NSA E7500 Sophos for Endpoint Security and Data Protection Websense for Web Security Gateway Best Regulatory Compliance Solution Archer Technologies for GRC Solutions e-DMZ Security for Total Privileged Access Management (TPAM) Suite Modulo Security for Risk Manager Qualys for QualysGuard PCI SenSage for Event Data Warehouse Vanguard Integrity Professionals for Audit and Compliance Solution Best Security Company BigFix Fortify Software IBM McAfee Qualys Best SME Security Solution Astaro Internet Security for Security Gateway Imprivata for OneSign Kaspersky Lab for Open Space Security Reflexion Networks for Total Control Sentrigo for Hedgehog Enterprise WatchGuard Technologies for Firebox X Core Rookie Security Company of the Year AccelOps Allgress Damballa HyTrust StrikeForce Technologies Professional Awards Best Professional Certification Program

GIAC for Global Information Assurance Certification; Security Essentials Certification; Global Information Assurance Certification;and Certified Forensics Analyst Information System Audit and Control Association for Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) (ISC)2 for SSCP (ISC)2 for CISSP Best Professional Training Program Intense School's Professional Information Security Training Program (ISC)2 SANS Institute The Training Camp Vanguard Enterprise Security Training and Education Best Security Team Cargill Diebold Enterprise, eBay Southwest Washington Medical Center Troy University CSO of the Year Bobby Dominguez, Catalina Marketing Robert Maley, state of Pennsylvania Dave Cullinane, eBay Bill McQuaid, Parkview Adventist Medical Center Mark Weatherford, state of CaliforniaSC Awards Gala: Where it's atThe gala dinner and ceremony will take place in San Francisco on Tuesday, March 2. For more information about the SC Awards event, please contact Natasha Mulla at: (646) 638-6108 or natasha.mulla@haymarketmedia.com.Judges, co-chairsIllena Armstrong, editor-in-chief, SC MagazineGreg Bell, global services leader, information protection and business resiliency, KPMGStacey Halota, VP, information security and privacy, The Washington Post Co. For a full list of judges and more information on the SC Awards, please click on www.scmagazineus.com/awards.