About 750 delegates from the IT security industry turned out to the 19 May gala dinner at Warner Brothers Movie World to applaud the cream of the industry.
It was hosted by comedienne Corinne Grant and also featured well-known comedy duo the Umbilical Brothers.
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
