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Award categoryCybersecurity Product / Service
The Cybersecurity Excellence Awards recognize firmware security products. The category covers products that analyze, monitor and protect firmware in devices, servers and components.
Nominations are open
Enter this category by February 27, 2027. Anyone can submit an entry: the company, the nominee, a colleague or an agency.
The Firmware Security category covers products that secure the low-level code that starts and runs hardware, below the operating system where most security tools cannot see. Typical entries analyze firmware images for vulnerabilities and hidden components, check firmware on laptops, servers and network gear for tampering and implants (hidden malicious code), track firmware versions and updates, and verify the integrity of the hardware supply chain.
Security built into devices by their makers fits Embedded Security, and product security management for manufacturers fits Product Security Platform. Firmware vulnerabilities can also be tracked in Vulnerability Management. Checking firmware on the connected devices an organization already runs is a fit for Internet of Things (IoT) Security as well.
Each category is judged separately, so you can enter a product in every category that matches what it does, with a separate nomination for each. Tailor each nomination to that category's focus. Entering several related categories gives the product more than one chance to be recognized.
An independent jury of security practitioners, analysts and CISOs scores each nomination on leadership, innovation and impact. Each nomination competes in its category against organizations of similar size and region, so a mid-sized firm is not ranked against a global enterprise. Your entry package, any sponsorship and public votes do not affect the jury's scores.
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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.
A vendor can enter its own product or service, and a PR agency can enter it on a client's behalf. The nomination form has a confidential field for detail that is shared with the judges and not published, such as customer names, deployment figures or roadmap. Deadlines, pricing and entry steps are on the How it Works page.