If your category is not listed, you can create it (subject to judging approval):
| Access Control |
| Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) Detection and Response |
| Anti-malware |
| Anti-phishing |
| Anti-spam |
| Anti-virus |
| Application Security |
| Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning |
| Authentication (Multi, Single or Two-Factor) |
| Biometrics |
| Breach & Attack Simulation |
| Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) |
| Chief Executive Officer of the Year |
| Chief Information Security Officer of the Year |
| Chief Risk Officer of the Year |
| Chief Security Officer of the Year |
| Chief Technology Officer of the Year |
| Cloud Security |
| Compliance |
| Content Management and Filtering |
| Cybersecurity Discovery |
| Cybersecurity Research |
| Privacy Expert of the Year |
| Data Center Security |
| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) |
| Database Security, Data Leakage-Protection/ Extrusion Prevention |
| Deception Based Security |
| Deep Sea Phishing – Next Gen Email Security |
| Digital Footprint Security |
| Digital Rights Management |
| Email Security and Management |
| Embedded Security |
| Encryption |
| Encryption Expert of the Year |
| Endpoint Security |
| Enterprise Mobile Threat Defense |
| Enterprise Security |
| ERP Security |
| FERC/NERC CIP Compliance |
| Firewall |
| Forensics |
| Fraud Prevention |
| ICS/SCADA Security |
| Identity & Access Management |
| Identity Management |
| Incident Response |
| InfoSec Startup of the Year |
| Insider Threat Detection |
| Insider Threat Prevention |
| Internet of Things (IoT) Security |
| Intrusion Detection System (IDS) |
| Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) |
| IT Vendor Risk Management (ITVRM) |
| Malware Analysis |
| Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) |
| Messaging Security |
| Micro-segmentation |
| Mobile Endpoint Security |
| Multi-factor Authentication |
| Network Access Control (NAC) |
| Network Security and Management |
| Open Source Security |
| Patch and Configuration Management |
| Policy Management |
| Privacy Expert of the Year |
| Privacy Management |
| Privacy Management Software |
| Privacy Management Hardware |
| Privileged Account Security |
| Risk Management |
| SaaS |
| SaaS/Cloud Security |
| Security |
| Security Abstraction |
| Security Expert of the Year |
| Security Company of the Year |
| Security Hardware |
| Security Information Event Management (SIEM) |
| Security Investigation Platform |
| Security Software |
| Security Training |
| Social Media, Web Filtering, and Content Security |
| Storage and Archiving |
| Threat Intelligence |
| Threat Modeling |
| Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) |
| Unified Threat Management (UTM) |
| User Behavior Analytics |
| VPN |
| Vulnerability Assessment, Remediation and Management |
| Vendor Security Assessment Platform (VSAP) |
| Vulnerability Management |
| Web Application Security |
| Wireless, Mobile, or Portable Device Security |
