Information Security announces finalists for 2007 Readers' Choice awards

More than 1,500 readers weighed in on more than 340 products. Rated by your peers, here are the top 5 finalists in 15 categories.

The winners will be published in the April issue of Information Security.

Information Security 2007 Readers' Choice award categories
  Antimalware

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  Messaging: Email
  Network Firewall
  Intrusion Detection/Prevention
  Unified Threat Management
  Wireless
  Application Security
  Database Security
  SIMs
  Vulnerability Management
  Risk Policy Management
  Authentication
  Identity and Access Management
  Endpoint Security
  Remote Access




Antimalware: Host and gateway antivirus and antispyware products, host-based intrusion prevention

• McAfee's VirusScan Enterprise/Anti-Spyware Enterprise
• McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention
• Symantec's Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition
• Trend Micro's Trend Micro AV/Anti-Spyware
• Websense's Websense Enterprise

Messaging: Email: Antispam, AV, content filtering; instant messaging and VoIP security

• Ironport's Ironport (Cisco)
• Microsoft's (formerly Sybari's) Antigen
• Postini's Perimeter Manager
• Symantec's Symantec Mail Security 8200/Brightmail AntiSpam
• Trend Micro's InterScan Messaging Security Suite

Network Firewall: Appliances and software-based network firewall products

• Check Point Firewall-1
• Cisco Systems' PIX
• Juniper Networks' SSG, ISG appliances
• Microsoft ISA Server
• SonicWALL's SonicWALL PRO

Intrusion Detection/Prevention: Signature- and anomaly-based intrusion detection and/or prevention and network-based analysis

• ISS's Proventia/RealSecure
• Juniper Networks' NetScreen-IDP
• McAfee's IntruShield
• Symantec's Network Security 7100 Series
• TippingPoint's TippingPoint Intrusion Prevention System

Unified Threat Management (UTM): Multiple proprietary and third-party security applications, including firewall/VPN, antivirus, IPS, etc., consolidated in a single appliance or software package with common management interface

• Check Point Express CI
• Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance
• Juniper NetSCreen ISG and SSG
• SonicWALL PRO
• Symantec's Security Gateway

Wireless: Wireless IDS/IPS, access control and rogue detection products

• Air Defense AirDefense Enterprise
• AirMagnet Enterprise
• Bluesocket Wireless Gateway
• Check Point VPN1 Edge
• Cisco Wireless Security Suite

Application Security: Web application firewalls, application vulnerability assessment and Web services security

• Citrix Application Firewall
• eEye Digitial Security's SecureIIS Web Server Protection
• IBM Websphere DataPower SOA appliances
• SPI Dynamics WebInspect
• Watchfire's AppScan

Database Security: Database monitoring and vulnerability assessment, data encryption, removable storage and portable device control

• Application Security AppDetective
• Decru Datafort
• Guardian Edge Encryption Anywhere
• Imperva SecureSphere Database Security Gateway
• Symantec Database Security

SIMs: Security information and/or security event management

• ArcSight Enterprise Security Management
• CheckPoint Eventia
• NetIQ Security Manager
• Novell Sentinel
• Symantec SIM 9500 Series

Vulnerability Management: Vulnerability management lifecycle, vulnerability assessment and automated patch management

• GFI LanGuard Network Scanner
• ISS Internet Scanner
• McAfee Foundstone Enterprise
• QualysGuard Enterprise
• Symantec VA NetRecon

Risk Policy Management: Risk assessment/management, policy management/enforcement, configuration management/enforcement

• Altiris Security Expressions
• McAfee Proactive Risk management system
• Symantec Compliance Control Suite
• Symantec Bindview Policy Manager
• Tripwire Enterprise

Authentication: PKI, RADIUS, biometrics, tokens and smart cards

• ActivIdentity Enterprise Access Cards
• Entrust's Entrust IdentityGuard
• Juniper Steel Belted RADIUS
• RSA SecurID
• VeriSign PKI

Identity and Access Management: Web SSO, provisioning, user auditing, directories and password management

• CA eTrust IAM Suite
• IBM Tivoli Identity Manager
• Novell Identity Manager
• Oracle Identity Manager
• RSA Access Manager

Endpoint Security: Network access control

• CheckPoint Integrity
• Cisco NAC
• ForeScout Technologies' CounterACT
• McAfee Policy Enforcer
• Symantec NAC

Remote Access: IPsec and SSL VPN, thin clients

• CheckPoint VPN1
• Cisco VPN Concentrator
• Citrix Access Gateway
• Juniper Networks' Secure Access
• Nortel VPN Gateway