Award categoryCybersecurity Product / Service
Machine Learning
This Cybersecurity Excellence Awards category covers security products built on machine learning. New nominations in this area are entered in AI-Powered Security Solution.
Nominations are open • Enter by February 27, 2027 • Early-bird extended to Nov 30: • Start a nomination
About the Machine Learning category
What this category covers
The Machine Learning category covers security products in which machine learning does the core work. Typical models learn normal behavior and flag what differs, classify files and messages as safe or malicious, or rank alerts and risks for analysts.
Past recipients are listed by year on the Winners page.
The closest current category is AI-Powered Security Solution, the open category for AI used for security. Products in an area with its own category can enter there as well, such as User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) for behavior analytics.
Related categories to enter
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.
- AI-Powered Security Solution — for products where AI or machine learning is central
- User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) — for learning normal behavior and flagging what differs
- Security Analytics — for analyzing security data at large scale to find what rules miss
- Anti-Malware — for machine learning that classifies files as malicious
- AI SOC Platform — for AI that triages and investigates alerts
How nominations in this area are judged
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.
Entering this area now
New nominations in this area are entered in AI-Powered Security Solution. 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.