Winner in the Security Scanner Category of Readers’ Choice Awards: Nessus Security Scanner
October 29, 2009 - Nessus Security Scanner was selected the winner in the Security Scanner Software category of the WindowSecurity.com Readers’ Choice Awards. GFI LANguard and AW Security Port Scanner were first runner-up and second runner-up respectively.
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| Results | ||
| 1st | Nessus Security Scanner | 20% |
| 2nd | GFI LANguard | 19% |
| 3rd | AW Security Port Scanner | 18% |
| 4th | Retina Network Security Scanner | 10% |
| 5th | Infiltrator Network Security Scanner | 7% |
| 6th | ShadowSecurityScanner | 5% |
| 7th | ManageEngine Security Manager Plus | 3% |
| 8th | NetIQ Vulnerability Manager | 1% |
| 9th | Megaping | 0% |
| Others | 17% | |
“Our Readers’ Choice Awards give visitors to our site the opportunity to vote for the products they view as the very best in their respective category,” said Sean Buttigieg, WindowSecurity.com manager. “WindowSecurity.com users are specialists in their field who encounter various network security solutions at the workplace. The award serves as a mark of excellence, providing the ultimate recognition from peers within the industry.”
WindowSecurity.com conducts monthly polls to discover which product is preferred by Network Security administrators in a particular category of third party network security solutions. The awards draw a huge response per category and are based entirely on the visitors’ votes. WindowSecurity.com visitors can submit their votes for the current Readers' Award poll in the site’s left-hand bar.
WindowSecurity.com Readers’ Choice Awards for 2009
Even more awards will be given out during 2009. Visitors to WindowSecurity.com have the opportunity to vote for their preferred Security products. Below is a list of the Readers’ Choice categories, the month that visitors can submit their votes, and the announced winners.
- 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 - Menlo Logic AccessPoint SSL VPN Software
- Network Auditing Software - November 2009 - Admin Report Kit for Windows Server (ARK)
- Authentication / Smart Cards - December 2009 - Authenex ASAS
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