Nominations are open • Enter by February 27, 2027 • Time left: Start a nomination
Award categoryCybersecurity Product / Service
The Cybersecurity Excellence Awards recognize managed SASE providers. The category covers SASE delivered and run as a managed service, with the provider designing, rolling out and operating networking and security for the client.
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 Managed SASE category covers services in which a provider takes on the work of SASE for its clients: designing the network and security policy, rolling out SD-WAN and security service edge to sites and users, monitoring performance and threats, and changing policy as the business changes. Typical providers are managed service providers, telecom carriers and integrators running one or more SASE platforms.
The SASE platform itself, entered by its vendor, fits Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), and the security services without networking fit Security Service Edge (SSE). A provider that runs a wider range of managed security services can enter Managed Security Service.
Each category is judged separately, so you can enter a service in every category that matches what it delivers, with a separate nomination for each. Tailor each nomination to that category's focus. The provider behind the service can also be recognized in Cybersecurity Service Provider of the Year or Best Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP).
An independent jury of security practitioners, analysts and CISOs scores each nomination on leadership, innovation and impact. Each nomination competes in its category against providers of similar size and region, so a small regional provider is not ranked against a global firm. 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 provider can enter its own service, and a PR agency can enter it on the provider's behalf. The nomination form has a confidential field for detail that is shared with the judges and not published, such as client names, contract figures or service levels. Deadlines, pricing and entry steps are on the How it Works page.