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Award categoryCybersecurity Product / Service
This Cybersecurity Excellence Awards category covers products that rebuild files without hidden threats. New nominations in this area are entered in Anti-Malware or Email Security.
The Content Disarm and Reconstruction (CDR) category covers products that take incoming files apart, remove anything that could carry malware, such as macros, scripts and embedded objects, and rebuild a clean, usable copy, without first having to detect the malware. They work on email attachments, downloads and files moved between networks.
Past recipients are listed by year on the Winners page.
CDR products can enter Anti-Malware or Email Security. Products that clean files crossing between networks also fit Secure File Transfer.
The categories below cover this area. Each is judged separately, so a nominee can enter every one that fits, with a separate nomination for each.
Nominations in the categories above are scored by an independent jury of security practitioners, analysts and CISOs on leadership, innovation and impact. Each competes against organizations of similar size and region. Entry packages, sponsorship and public votes do not affect the jury's scores.
The jury awards Gold, Silver or Bronze, or a Finalist badge, and results are published on this site and announced to the 600,000+ member Cybersecurity Insiders community. Every approved nomination also enters the separate Community Choice award, decided by public votes.
New nominations in this area are entered in Anti-Malware or Email Security. Anyone can submit a nomination, including the nominee or an agency acting for a client, and the nomination form has a confidential field for detail that is shared with the judges and not published. Deadlines, pricing and entry steps are on the How it Works page.