Finalists announced across 26 categories

SC Media UK has unveiled the shortlist for the 2026 SC Awards Europe, recognising the organisations and leaders driving excellence across the cybersecurity sector.

This year’s programme attracted hundreds of entries, each rigorously assessed by a panel of 28 industry practitioners and experts. Following this comprehensive judging process, finalists have now been selected across 26 categories.

“The 2026 finalists represent the breadth and dynamism of today’s cybersecurity landscape. In an environment shaped by constant change and increasingly sophisticated threats, these organisations and individuals are not only responding to today’s challenges but actively shaping the future of the industry,” said Kelley Damore, Chief Content Officer at CyberRisk Alliance.

Long regarded as one of the industry’s most prestigious programmes, the SC Awards celebrate the solutions, organisations and leaders advancing the practice of information security across Europe and beyond.

"These awards recognize innovative solutions and showcase a commitment to a safe society as well as the wider profession,” said Jon France, Chief Information Security Officer at ISC2 and SC Awards Europe 2026 chair of judges. “Security is a team game and recognising the players is important,” France said.

The winners of SC Awards Europe will be announced at the Award Ceremony taking place in London at IET Savoy Place on 3rd June 2026. Secure your tickets for the team on the awards website here.

Here is a list of those shortlisted:

Excellence Awards: Industry Leadership

Best Customer Service

• Arctic Wolf Concierge Security Team by Arctic Wolf
• The Delinea Platform by Delinea
• ESET Customer Care Team by ESET
• Illumio by Illumio
• Cyber Risk Insights - A KPMG Product by KPMG
• Success and Support Services by NinjaOne
• Socura Managed Detection and Response by Socura

Best Emerging Technology

• Bitdefender GravityZone PHASR by Bitdefender
• Conifers CognitiveSOC(TM) by Conifers.ai
• iVerify Enterprise by iVerify
• KnowBe4 HRM+ by KnowBe4
• Nokod Security Platform by Nokod Security
• The Rapid7 Command Platform by Rapid7
• From Standard to Reality: Wire as Co-Inventor and First to Implement Messaging Layer Security at Scale by Wire

Best Enterprise Security Solution

• CrowdStrike Falcon® Platform by CrowdStrike
• The Delinea Platform by Delinea
• Illumio Platform by Illumio
• Trust Every Digital Moment by Ping Identity
• Proofpoint Collaboration Security Prime by Proofpoint
• Enterprise TruRisk Management (ETM) by Qualys
• ReliaQuest GreyMatter by ReliaQuest
• Wiz CNAPP by Wiz
• XM Cyber Continuous Exposure Management Platform by XM Cyber

Best Risk Management Solution

• A-SCEND by A-LIGN
• Drata Trust Management Platform by Drata
• AgileSec by Keyfactor
• Picus Exposure Validation Platform by Picus Security
• Proofpoint Digital Communications Governance/DCG by Proofpoint
• Vanta Agentic Trust Platform by Vanta

Best Security Company (Over 250 Employees)

• Arctic Wolf
• Bridewell
• CrowdStrike
• KnowBe4
• Proofpoint
• Rapid7
• ReliaQuest
• Tenable

Best Security Company (Under 250 Employees)

• Cyro Cyber
• Intigriti

Best SME Security Solution

• Arctic Wolf® Managed Detection and Response by Arctic Wolf
• CybaOps by CybaVerse
• ESET PROTECT Managed Detection and Response by ESET
• 365 Total Protection by Hornetsecurity By Proofpoint
• KnowBe4 HRM+ by KnowBe4

Excellence Awards: Threat Solutions

Best AI solution

• AI Phishing Coach by Abnormal AI
• Checkmarx One by Checkmarx
• Cyber AI Analyst by Darktrace
• AI Security by Noma Security
• Picus Exposure Validation Platform by Picus Security
• Proofpoint Satori by Proofpoint
• RADAR by Reliance Cyber

Best Authentication Technology

• Enterprise Access Management by Imprivata
• Biometric Solution Suite by iProov
• Portnox Cloud by Portnox
• SendQuick Conexa by SendQuick Pte Ltd

Best Behaviour Analytics/ Enterprise Threat Detection

• Abnormal Behaviour Platform by Abnormal AI
• Specific. Actionable. Threat Intelligence Driven by Deception by CounterCraft
• CrowdStrike Falcon® Platform by CrowdStrike
• ExtraHop RevealX by ExtraHop

Best Cloud Security Solution

• CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security by CrowdStrike
• Darktrace / CLOUD by Darktrace
• The Delinea Platform by Delinea
• Illumio Insights by Illumio
• TotalCloud by Qualys
• Wiz CNAPP by Wiz

Best Data Leakage Prevention (DLP) Solution

• CrowdStrike Falcon Data Protection by CrowdStrike
• Mimecast Incydr by Mimecast
• Proofpoint Unified Data Security by Proofpoint
• SealPath Next-Generation DLP & Data-Centric Security Platform by SEALPATH

Best Email Security Solution

• AI Phishing Coach by Abnormal AI
• Barracuda Email Protection by Barracuda
• Email Security by Libraesva
• Mimecast Advanced Email Security by Mimecast
• Proofpoint Core Email Protection by Proofpoint

Best Endpoint Security

• Bitdefender GravityZone by Bitdefender
• CrowdStrike Falcon® by CrowdStrike
• ESET PROTECT Elite by ESET
• Huntress Managed EDR by Huntress
• iVerify Enterprise by iVerify
• Stellar by TXOne Networks
• WithSecure™ Elements Endpoint Security by WithSecure

Best Identity and Access Management Solution

• Clutch Security: The Industry’s First Universal Non-Human Identity Security Platform by Clutch Security
• CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen Identity Security by CrowdStrike
• CyberArk by CyberArk
• The Delinea Platform by Delinea
• AD360 by ManageEngine
• Saviynt by Saviynt

Best Incident Response Solution

• Arctic Wolf Incident Response by Arctic Wolf
• CrowdStrike Services by CrowdStrike
• Resilience Retainer by LevelBlue
• Orange CERT 24/7: Protecting the Global Digital Frontier by Orange Cyberdefense
• The PagerDuty Operations Cloud by PagerDuty

Best IOT/IIOT Security Solution

• The Claroty Platform by Claroty
• Forescout 4D PlatformTM by Forescout
• MetaDefender Kiosk by OPSWAT
• Edge by TXOne Networks

Best Managed Security Service

• Barracuda Managed XDR by Barracuda
• CrowdStrike Falcon Complete Next-Gen MDR by CrowdStrike
• eSentire MDR by eSentire
• Huntress Managed Security Platform by Huntress
• Irdeto Managed Services by Irdeto
• Managed Threat Complete by Rapid7

Best SaaS Solution

• To be announced on at the Award Ceremony on 3rd June

Best SIEM Solution

• CrowdStrike Falcon® Next-Gen SIEM by CrowdStrike
• Log360 by ManageEngine
• Incident Command by Rapid7
• Best Threat Intelligence Technology
• CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations by CrowdStrike
• ESET Threat Intelligence by ESET
• Irdeto Anti-Piracy by Irdeto
• Intelligence Hub by Rapid7

Best Threat Intelligence Technology

• CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations by CrowdStrike
• ESET Threat Intelligence by ESET
• Irdeto Anti-Piracy by Irdeto
• Intelligence Hub by Rapid7

Best Vulnerability Management Solution

• CrowdStrike Falcon® Exposure Management by CrowdStrike
• Darktrace / Proactive Exposure Management by Darktrace
• Hackuity Vulnerability Management by Hackuity
• Exposure Command by Rapid7
• WithSecure™ Elements Exposure Management by WithSecure
• XM Cyber Continuous Exposure Management Platform by XM Cyber

Professional Awards

Best Professional Training or Certification Programme

• CREST Certified Red Team Specialist (CCRTS) qualification by CREST International
• Immersive One by Immersive
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) by ISC2
• MetaCompliance by MetaCompliance
• OPSWAT Academy by OPSWAT
• Driving Intelligent Behaviour Change with Redflags® by Redflags

Rising Star

• Umesh Kalanke by ANDRITZ
• Joe Scully by Charterhouse
• Luke Collinson by Cyber Security Stack
• Jack Sullivan by Cyro Cyber
• Shanita Sojan by Darktrace
• Miljenko Švarcmajer by The Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology Osijek

Woman of Influence Award

• Yvette Peterson by Charterhouse
• Nikki Webb by Custodian360
• Vesta Matveeva by Group-IB
• Gemma Ungoed-Thomas by Kings College London (War Studies Department)
• Zhanet Zaharieva by Quantum Dice
• Kavitha Srinivasulu by TCS
• Uldana Mussabekova by UNIQA Insurance Group

CISO/CSO of the Year

• Paul Colnan by NewDay
• Milan Velev by Nexo
• Russ Kirby by Ping Identity
• Christine Bejerasco by WIthSecure

Kelley Damore Chief Content Officer CyberRisk Alliance

Kelley Damore is Chief Content Officer at CyberRisk Alliance, where she leads content strategy across the company’s digital brands, research, communities and live events serving CISOs and security practitioners. At CyberRisk Alliance, she is focused on delivering 365-day engagement, trusted journalism and actionable insights to help security leaders navigate an increasingly complex threat landscape.