Nominations are open • Enter by February 27, 2027 • Time left: Start a nomination
Award categoryCybersecurity Product / Service
The Cybersecurity Excellence Awards recognize secure access products that let people reach applications and data safely from anywhere. The category covers products that combine several access methods or fit no narrower access category.
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 Secure Access category covers products that control how users and devices connect to an organization's applications, data and systems, wherever the user is. Typical entries combine methods such as zero trust network access, VPN, remote access for third parties and device checks, or offer secure access that does not fit one of the narrower access categories.
This is the broad access category. A product built for one access method should enter that method's category first, such as Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), Virtual Private Network (VPN), Secure Remote Access or Access Control, and can enter Secure Access as well. Cloud-delivered security that bundles access with web and SaaS protection fits Security Service Edge (SSE).
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.
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.
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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 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.