Last year WindowSecurity.com conducted a number of Readers' Choice Award contests to find out which products most Network Security administrators recommended. A variety of different products were listed on the site and visitors had a chance to cast their vote for their favorite products.
Throughout the year there were thousands of responses for the various Networking Security products people preferred. The following results are taken from over 2,000 respondents. Listed below are the top choices for each category and also the schedule for the 2009 Readers' Choice Awards.
- Authentication / Smart Cards - RSA SecurID
- Network Auditing Software - Symantec Altiris SecurityExpressions
- VPN Software - Menlo Logic's AccessPoint SSL VPN Software
- Security Scanner Software - AW Security Port Scanner
- Firewall Software - Microsoft ISA Server
- Patch Management - WinINSTALL
- Group Policy Management - Active Administrator
- Email Anti Virus - Kaspersky Security
- Portable Storage Security - AccessPatrol
- Anti Virus - Kaspersky Enterprise Space Security
- Event Log Monitoring - Enterprise Security Analyzer
- Web Application Security - Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner
Authentication / Smart Cards - December 2008
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| 1st | RSA SecurID | |
| 2nd | SafeWord 2008 | |
| 3rd | eToken | |
See the full results of the Authentication / Smart Card category.
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Network Auditing - November 2008
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| 1st | Symantec Altiris SecurityExpressions | |
| 2nd | Karalon Traffic IQ Professional | |
| 3rd | i-Sprint Enterprise AdminGuard | |
| 3rd | Stealthbits StealthAUDIT | |
See the full results of the Network Auditing category.
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VPN Software - October 2008
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| 1st | Menlo Logic's AccessPoint SSL VPN Software | |
| 2nd | Check Point VPN-1 Power | |
| 3rd | Astaro VPN Clients | |
| 3rd | Winfrasoft VPN-Q 2008 | |
See the full results of the VPN Software category.
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Security Scanner - September 2008
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| 1st | AW Security Port Scanner | |
| 2nd | GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner | |
| 3rd | ManageEngine Security Manager Plus | |
See the full results of the Security Scanner category.
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Firewall Software - August 2008
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| 1st | Microsoft ISA Server | |
| 2nd | Symantec Endpoint Protection | |
| 3rd | Astaro Security Gateway | |
See the full results for the Firewall Software category.
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Patch Management - July 2008
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| 1st | WinINSTALL | |
| 2nd | GFI Languard NSS | |
| 3rd | Shavlik NetChk Protect | |
See the full results for the Patch Management category.
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Group Policy Management - June 2008
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| 1st | Active Administrator | |
| 2nd | GPOAdmin | |
| 3rd | Special Operations Suite |
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Email Anti Virus - May 2008
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| 1st | Kaspersky Security | |
| 2nd | Symantec AntiVirus | |
| 3rd | BitDefender Security | |
See the full results for the Email Anti Virus category.
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Portable Storage Security - April 2008
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| 1st | AccessPatrol | |
| 2nd | USB CopyNotify! | |
| 3rd | GFI EndPointSecurity | |
See the full results for the Portable Storage Security category.
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Anti Virus - March 2008
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| 1st | Kaspersky Enterprise Space Security | |
| 2nd | avast! Server edition | |
| 3rd | McAfee VirusScan Enterprise | |
See the full results for the Anti Virus category.
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Event Log Monitoring - February 2008
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| 1st | Enterprise Security Analyzer | |
| 2nd | EventTracker | |
| 3rd | GFI EventsManager | |
See the full results for the Event Log Monitoring category.
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Web Application Security - January 2008
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| 1st | Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner | |
| 2nd | N-Stalker Web Application Security Scanner | |
| 3rd | Vforce | |
See the full results for the Web Application Security category.
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2008 Readers' Choice Awards
Even more awards will be given out during 2009. Visitors to WindowSecurity.com will once again have the opportunity to vote for their preferred Exchange Server products by submitting their votes for the Readers' Choice Award poll in the site's left-hand bar. Below is a list of the Readers' Choice categories and the month that visitors can submit their votes.
- Web Application Security - January 2009 - Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner
- Event Log Monitoring - February 2009 - EventSentry
- Anti Virus - March 2009 - Kaspersky Enterprise Space Security
- Portable Storage Security - April 2009 - AccessPatrol
- Email Anti Virus - May 2009 - Kaspersky Security for Mail Server
- Group Policy Management - June 2009 - ScriptLogic Active Administrator
- Patch Management - July 2009 - WinINSTALL
- Firewall Software - August 2009 - ISA Server
- Security Scanner Software - September 2009 - Nessus Security Scanner
- VPN Software - October 2009
- Network Auditing Software - November 2009
- Authentication / Smart Cards - December 2009