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Award categoryCybersecurity Product / Service
This Cybersecurity Excellence Awards category covers products that detect attacks on software flaws that are unknown or have no fix yet. New nominations in this area are entered in Threat Detection and Response or Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR).
The Zero Day Exploit Detection category covers products that catch attacks on unknown software flaws (zero-day vulnerabilities) by how they behave, not by matching known attack patterns. They work on laptops, servers, applications and networks, and block or contain the attack.
Past recipients are listed by year on the Winners page.
These products are entered in Threat Detection and Response or Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), and endpoint products can also enter Endpoint Security. Malware caught in files and downloads fits Anti-Malware.
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 Threat Detection and Response or Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR). 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.