2026 SC AWARDS are Closed!
Nominations for the 2026 SC Awards Are Now Closed
Thank you to everyone who submitted nominations in the 2026 SC Awards. Stay tuned for updates. We will reveal finalists on line on March 2, 2026.
Learn more about the SC Awards and get updates sent to your inbox: www.cyberriskalliance.com/sc-awards
33 SC AWARDS CATEGORIES
Excellence Awards
- Best Compliance Solution
- Best Customer Service
- Best Emerging Technology
- Best Enterprise Security Solution
- Best IT Security-Related Training Program
- Best Professional Certification Program
- Best Security Company
- Best SME Security Solution
- Innovator of the Year
- Investor of the Year
- Most Promising Early-Stage Start Up
- Security Executive of the Year
Trust Awards
- Best AI/ML Data Analytics Security Solution
- Best API Security Solution
- Best Application Security Solution
- Best Authentication Technology
- Best Business Continuity/Disaster/Ransomware Recovery Solution
- Best Cloud Security Management Solution
- Best Cloud Workload Protection Solution
- Best Continuous Threat Exposure Management Solution
- Best Data Security Solution
- Best Endpoint Security Solution
- Best Identity Management Solution
- Best Insider Threat Solution
- Best Managed Detection and Response Service
- Best Managed Security Service
- Best Risk/Policy Management Solution
- Best SASE Solution
- Best Secure Messaging Solution
- Best Supply Chain Security Solution
- Best Threat Detection Technology
- Best Threat Intelligence Technology
- Best Vulnerability Management Solution
Important Dates:
October 15 – SC Awards Open
December 2 – Early Bird Rate Deadline
Deadline to Become a Judge – January 26
Nominations Close – EXTENDED FEBRUARY 2 11:59 PM ET
February 9 – February 27 - Judging of the SC Awards
March 2 – Finalists Announced
March 24 – Winners will be announced during a cocktail reception and celebrated in San Francisco during the week of RSA Conference
JUDGES
The SC Awards are judged by an esteemed panel of impartial experts from industry-leading organizations, members of SC Media and the CyberRisk Alliance community of CISOs and Women in Cyber. Our rigorous, transparent judging process ensures that every entry is evaluated fairly, giving both products and services the recognition they deserve.