Security Company and CSO of the Year Named

    SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SC Magazine, the
monthly for IT security professionals, has paid tribute to the
information-security practitioners, organizations and vendors that are
working to safeguard critical data from today's ever-aggressive cyber
criminal. The Haymarket Media magazine presented awards in 29 categories at
the 10th annual SC Magazine Awards gala, held on Feb. 6, in conjunction
with the RSA Conference in San Francisco.
    Watchfire Corp., of Waltham, Mass., took the most honors, winning three
Excellence Awards, including Best Security Company. It was followed by
Fortinet, Inc., of Sunnyvale, Calif., which received two Reader Trust
Awards.
    Dennis Brixius, vice president and chief security officer of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, was honored as Chief Security Officer of the Year,
for taking a forward-thinking approach to establishing a complete
information- security program to protect the property rights of the
company, ensure business continuity, protect the privacy of customers and
help the company to effectively serve its global customers and markets.
    The Editor's Choice Award was presented to the Vulnerability Analysis
and Operations Group, part of the National Security Agency's Information
Assurance Directorate, in recognition of its efforts to provide
security-setting recommendations to both private and public entities for
Microsoft's new Vista operating system and the development of security
standards for vulnerability naming and identification, alongside various
other initiatives proving helpful to better secure corporations and
government agencies of all sizes.
    "As we witness more and more incidents of data theft and exposure, it
becomes obvious that our IT security practitioners and companies that
support them are critical in today's business world," says SC Magazine
Editor-in-Chief Illena Armstrong. "This program thanks the people who
invest their unreserved passion and dedication to the information-security
profession."
    Winners of 20 Reader Trust Awards were based on voting by more than
9,000 SC Magazine readers. The competition's Professional and Excellence
Awards were judged by a panel of 17 chief security officers at major
corporations.
    Event sponsors were Qualys and ESET at the platinum level and CA, The
InfoSec Group, Marshal, Ltd., Mirage Networks and Rapid7 at the associate
level.
    A special insert to be published in the March 2007 issue of SC
Magazine, highlights the award winners and finalists, sponsors and judges.
In addition, that edition's cover story will offer up a more in-depth
interview with the CSO of the Year. The list of winners follows.
    About SC Magazine
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most extensive collection of product reviews in the business. By offering a
consolidated view of IT security through independent product tests and
well-researched editorial content that provides the contextual backdrop for
how these IT security tools will address larger demands put on businesses
today, SC Magazine enables IT security pros to make the right security
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Security Executives Forums.
                           SC MAGAZINE AWARDS 2007
                       February 6, 2007, San Francisco

    Reader Trust Awards
    Best Anti-Malware Solution -- Webroot Software: Spy Sweeper Enterprise 3.0
    Best Audit/Vulnerability Assessment -- Qualys, Inc.: QualysGuard(R)
    Best Computer Forensics Solution -- WetStone Technologies, Inc.: Gargoyle
     Investigator(TM) Enterprise Edition
    Best Email Security Solution -- Sunbelt Software: Sunbelt Messaging Ninja
    Best Endpoint Security Solution -- Senforce Technologies Inc.: Senforce
     Endpoint Security Suite
    Best Enterprise Firewall -- Secure Computing: Sidewinder G2 Security
     Appliance
    Best Event Management Solution -- TriGeo Network Security Inc.: TriGeo SIM
    Best Identity Management Solution -- Encentuate Incorporated: Encentuate
     TCI
    Best Instant Messaging Security Solution -- FaceTime Communications:
     FaceTime Enterprise Edition
    Best Integrated Security Solution -- Fortinet: FortiWiFi-60
    Best Intellectual Property Protection Solution -- Vericept Corporation:
     Vericept 360 degree Risk Management Platform
    Best Intrusion Detection/Prevention Solution -- Fortinet: FortiGate-300A
    Best IPsec/SSL VPN -- Citrix Systems, Inc.: Citrix Access Gateway(TM)
    Best Managed Security Service Solution -- SecureWorks: LURHQ Managed
     Security Services
    Best Mobile Device Security Solution -- Trust Digital: Trust Digital
     Mobile Edge Device Security
    Best Multi- and Second-factor Solution -- KoolSpan, Inc.: KoolSpan
     SecurEdge
    Best Policy Management Solution -- Archer Technologies: Archer
     Technologies Policy Management
    Best Security Software Development Solution -- Fortify Software: Fortify
     Source Code Analysis (SCA) 4.0
    Best Web Filtering Solution -- Websense, Inc.: Websense Web Security Suite
    Best Wireless Security Solution -- SonicWALL, Inc.: SonicWALL Secure
     Distributed Wireless Solution

    Excellence Awards
    Best Enterprise Security Solution -- CA: CA Identity and Access Management
     Suite, including CA SiteMinder
    Best Regulatory Compliance Solution -- Watchfire: AppScan(R)
    Best Security Company -- Watchfire
    Best SME Security Solution -- Watchfire: AppScan(R)

    Professional Award
    Best Professional Training Program -- (ISC)2 Institute
    Best Security Team -- The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.
    CSO of the Year -- Dennis Brixius, The McGraw-Hill Companies
    Rookie Security Company of the Yea -- The 41st Parameter

    Editor's Choice Award
    Vulnerability Analysis and Operations (VAO) Group, National Security
     Agency's (NSA's) Information Assurance Directorate (IAD)

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