The SC Magazine Awards Australia 2009
Hosted by comedienne Corinne Grant, the inaugural awards were held on Tuesday 19th May during the Gala Dinner at the AusCERT 2009 Conference on the Gold Coast.
Congratulations to all the winners, highly commended and finalists, listed below.
Vendor of the Year
Winner
Fortinet
Highly Commended
Sophos
Finalist
Websense
Security Product of the Year
Winner
MessageLabs Email Services
Highly Commended
Websense Web Security Gateway
Finalists:
- Qualys Qualysguard
- MailMarshal Exchange
- Symantec Endpoint Protection
Innovation Award
Winner
Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls
Highly Commended
ATO Vulnerability Management and Research team
Finalist
McAfee Artemis Technology
AusCERT Director’s Award for Individual Excellence in Information Security
Winner
Paul Ducklin, Sophos Pty Ltd
Finalists:
- Boaz Fischer – CommsNet Group
- Shaun Vlassis, Shadowserver/Honeynet Project
- Ben Reardon, National Australia Bank
- Brian Hay, Fraud and Corporate Crime Group, State Crime Operations Command, Queensland Police Service
- Bruce van der Graaf, Fraud Squad, NSW Police Service
AusCERT’s Annual Award for Organisational Excellence in Information Security
Winner
NAB-CERT (National Australia Bank CERT Australia)
Finalists:
- DMZGlobal (TelstraClear Ltd), New Zealand
- Stratsec, Australia
- E-Security and DNCR Team, ACMA
AusCERT’s Award for Law Enforcement
Winner
Computer Crime Investigation Unit, Fraud and Corporate Crime Group, State Crime Operations Command, Queensland Police Service
Finalist
Computer Crime Investigation Unit, Commercial Crime Agency, Fraud Squad, NSW Police Service
