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Award categoryCybersecurity Product / Service
This Cybersecurity Excellence Awards category covers products that manage user accounts and the policies that control their access. New nominations in this area are entered in Identity and Access Management (IAM) or Identity Governance and Administration (IGA).
The Policy and User Management category covers products that create and manage user accounts, group them, and apply the policies that decide what each user can reach. This includes directories, role management, password policy and keeping access up to date as people join, move and leave.
Past recipients are listed by year on the Winners page.
Account and access policy products are entered in Identity and Access Management (IAM), the broad identity category. Products that keep access correct over each person's time at the organization can also enter Identity Governance and Administration (IGA).
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 Identity and Access Management (IAM) or Identity Governance and Administration (IGA). 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.