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Award categoryCybersecurity Product / Service
This Cybersecurity Excellence Awards category covers network protection built to resist quantum computers. New nominations in this area are entered in Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) or Network Security.
The Post Quantum Network Data Protection category covers products that protect data moving across networks with quantum-resistant cryptography, such as virtual private networks (VPNs), encrypted links between sites and secure connections between applications.
Past recipients are listed by year on the Winners page.
Nominate these products in Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC). Network products that add quantum-resistant encryption can also enter Network Security, the broad network category, and quantum-resistant VPNs fit Virtual Private Network (VPN). Quantum key distribution can also enter PQC.
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 Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) or Network 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.