About the Product Security Platform category
What belongs in this category
The Product Security Platform category covers platforms for manufacturers and software makers who are responsible for the security of what they sell. Typical entries track product components and SBOMs, monitor vulnerabilities across product lines and versions in the field, manage disclosure and customer advisories, and produce evidence for regulations and standards for connected products, such as the EU Cyber Resilience Act and medical device rules.
Securing the software and hardware inside a device fits Embedded Security, and firmware analysis fits Firmware Security. Products for organizations protecting the devices they use, rather than make, fit Internet of Things (IoT) Security. A platform that manages SBOMs across products can also enter SBOM Management.
Related categories to enter
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.
How entries are judged
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.
Strong entries in this category show:
- Leadership — the products the platform covers: product lines, versions and devices in the field tracked, components monitored, and manufacturers that run product security on it.
- Innovation — a product security problem solved in a new way, such as matching new vulnerabilities to affected devices in the field automatically, advisories issued within hours, or regulatory evidence produced as part of normal work.
- Impact — results for customers: time from disclosure to customer advisory, affected products identified, regulatory deadlines met, field vulnerabilities fixed. Give figures from customers.
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.
How to enter
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.
