For PR and marketing agencies
Independent recognition for your clients
A Cybersecurity Excellence Award gives your cybersecurity clients independent recognition, scored by security practitioners. Your team can use it in announcements, campaigns, sales decks and on your client’s website.
Until November 5
Lock in early-bird prices for each client. Buy a package by November 5, get a payment code by email, and write the nominations any time before February 27. Pro includes 8 nominations until then, 6 after. See packages
What an award does for your clients
Recognition that works for your clients and for your PR and marketing plans. Now in its second decade, the program has recognized more than 500 winners, from global platform vendors to fast-growing innovators in every segment of the market.
Proof
Proof your clients can use everywhere
Practitioner judges score every nomination on leadership, innovation and impact. Winners use the badge on their website, in sales decks, RFP responses and investor updates, with no time limit.
News
News moments through the year
Jury results go public in March, ahead of RSAC. Community Choice winners follow in July, ahead of Black Hat. Gold winners can also be selected for Best in Class, our top tier, announced by name in releases through the year.
Search
Found in search and AI answers
Every nomination gets a public profile page in the awards directory, with logo, images and links to your client’s website. The page helps buyers find your client in search engines and in AI assistant answers.
New in 2027
A full profile in our vendor directory
Nominees also receive a full company profile in the Cybersecurity Insiders vendor directory, a fact-based resource buyers use when they research the market.
Community Choice
A campaign for the whole season
Public voting for Community Choice starts the day a nomination goes live. Each share of the nomination page counts as a vote, which gives your client a reason to engage customers, partners and employees for months.
Announcement
A ready-made story for your team
Winners hear from us by email before results go public, so your client can announce right away. They receive the badge, a press release template and social media images.
How winners put their recognition to work
Fortra
Announced its Best Cybersecurity Company win via Business Wire within 48 hours and reused it across enterprise sales.
Tenable
Published its win on its investor relations newsroom during RSAC Conference week.
Keeper Security
Used three wins to build credibility as it expanded into enterprise and government accounts.
Zimperium
Turned three mobile security wins into a story for investors, partners and buyers.
Four steps from nomination to announcement
Your agency writes and submits the nominations. Your client can pay directly and send you the payment code.
1
Choose your client’s categories
Open now
More than 100 categories cover products, companies, professionals and industry solutions. Enter one category or several, each with its own nomination.
Not sure which category fits? Contact us with a few sentences about your client, and we will point you to the right category.
2
Submit the nomination
Deadline February 27, 2027
Describe what your client achieved, with specifics: growth, deployment scale, measurable outcomes. A confidential field holds details only the judges see. Your client approves the text before you submit, because the nomination goes live within one business day.
What you need from your client
- A summary under 300 words
- Three reasons the entry stands out
- Up to three images, such as a logo or product screenshots
- Supporting evidence or results
- Optional details for the judges only
- A payment code from your client, or pay at checkout
3
Go live and compete
Live within one business day
We check each nomination and put it live with its own profile page. After the deadline, practitioner judges score it. Public votes count only for Community Choice.
Judged on
- Leadership
- Innovation
- Impact
- Against peers of similar size and region
4
Announce the recognition
March and July
Jury results go public in March and Community Choice results in July. Your client can announce as soon as the winner email arrives.
What your client gets
- The official winner badge, to use anywhere with no time limit
- A press release template and social media images
- A profile page in the awards directory, permanently
Choose a package for each client
Each package covers the nominations of one client company. Entering several clients? Choose a package for each one.
Single entry
1 nomination
One professional, team, company or product
Professional $299
Company or product $499
Early-bird. From Nov 6: $399 and $599
- Public nomination profile
- Social media announcement
- Award badge if your client wins
Most popular
Plus
3 nominations
For a client entering a few categories
$900early-bird
$300 per nomination
From Nov 6: $1,100
- Everything in a single entry
- Monthly announcements on LinkedIn, Facebook and X during the season
Pro
8 nominations
For a client with a broad product line
$1,900early-bird
8 nominations until Nov 5
From Nov 6: 6 nominations
- Everything in Plus
- Weekly announcements during the season
- Links to your client’s own content on its profiles
- Press release draft for a winning entry, ready for your team to edit
Ultimate
10 nominations
For a client’s full program across products, company and people
Contact us for pricing
We put together an offer that fits your client’s program.
- Everything in Pro
- Custom items for your client’s program
Prices are per client and in US dollars. Package level never influences judging. See how judging works
Need a quote for your client’s approval, an invoice or a bank transfer? Contact us
Send your clients what they need to decide
The 2027 Nomination Guide explains categories, judging, prices and what winners receive. Send your client the link with this short note.
The link always opens the latest version of the guide, so your client never works from an old file.
Note for your client
Hi [Name],The Cybersecurity Excellence Awards are open, and I think [Company] has a strong case in [category]. Practitioner judges score every entry, and winners are announced in March, just before RSAC.Early-bird prices run until November 5. The guide has the categories, prices and timeline: https://cybersecurity-excellence-awards.com/nomination-guide/Shall I prepare the nomination?
Click the note once to select it, then copy it. On a phone, press and hold it.
Questions from agencies
Can our agency enter nominations for a client?
Yes. Self-nominations and nominations on behalf of others are welcome. Many agencies enter their clients every season.
Who receives the email notifications?
All emails, including the winner email, go to the person who submits the nomination. Many agencies use a dedicated mailbox for each client.
Can my client pay directly?
Yes. Your client can buy a single entry or a package in advance and send you the payment code. You enter the code at checkout instead of paying.
Can one package cover several clients?
No. Each package covers the nominations of one client company. Choose a package for each client you enter.
Does the package my client buys affect the judging?
No. Practitioner judges score every nomination on the same criteria, whatever package was bought.
When can my client announce a win?
As soon as the winner email arrives, before results go public.
Still have a question? The awards team is happy to help. Contact us
Build category leadership for your clients
Cybersecurity Insiders programs add reach, sales assets and original research that put your client at the center of its category. Each program works on its own, and you can combine them.
PR campaign
Amplify the win
Add an endorsement quote from Cybersecurity Insiders to the release your team writes, plus newswire distribution and a social campaign to our 600,000+ community.
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Product review
Give sales a proof point
An independent, analyst-written assessment of your client’s product that sales teams send after a demo and use in RFP responses.
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CISO guide
Reach the boardroom
A strategic guide that frames the problem your client solves for CISOs and boards, backed by practitioner data from our community.
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Survey research report
Own the market data
Original research with CISOs and security teams that analysts cite and your client can turn into content for a full year.
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Sponsored chapter2027 AI Security Priorities Report
Sponsored chapter
Lead the AI conversation in its domain
Your client sponsors the chapter for its security domain. The full report reaches our 600,000+ community, and the chapter becomes your client’s own standalone report.
Ask about chapters
Plan for a client
Tell us your client’s goals and timing. We put together a plan with the right mix of programs.
Enter your clients this season
Send your clients the guide, or start a nomination now and finish it later.
Questions? Write to info@cybersecurity-excellence-awards.com