The winners of the prestigious 2009 SC Awards U.S. will be announced on Tuesday, April 21 in San Francisco.

The annual SC Awards U.S. presentation and gala is fast approaching. As in years past, a distinguished panel of judges, as well as you, our readers, have selected the finalists for these prestigious awards, which recognize the best products, services and people in the IT security industry. This year, there were over 600 nominations in the various categories. And from those, finalists have been chosen for the Reader Trust, Excellence and Professional Awards.

The SC Magazine Awards are a global affair. While honors in North America are bestowed in the SC Awards U.S. program, the U.K. SC Awards call out the winning efforts during their London event in April.

With readers and judges for this year having made their decisions, we here present the finalists in the Reader Trust category. Winners will be announced at the SC Awards Gala on April 21 during the RSA Conference in San Francisco.

Best Anti-Malware Solution

ESET for ESET NOD32 Antivirus

IBM forIBM ISS Proventia Network

Multi-Function Security

Sourcefire for ClamAV

Sunbelt Software USA for VIPRE

Symantec Corporation for Endpoint Protection

Websense for Web Security Gateway

Best Computer Forensics Solution

Cyber Security Technologies for OnLine Digital Forensic Suite

(OnLineDFS)

LogLogic for LogLogic 4.6

LogRhythm for LogRhythm

NetWitness for NetWitness

NextGen 8.5

Prism Microsystems for EventTracker

Best Data Loss/Leakage Prevention

BigFix for Enterprise Suite 7.0

McAfee for Total Protection for Data

RSA, the Security Division of EMC, for RSA Data Loss Prevention Suite

Symantec for Data Loss Prevention

Vericept Corporation for Data Loss Prevention Solution

Websense for Data Security Suite

Best Email Security Solution

IronPort Systems for C-Series and X-Series Email Security Appliance

Proofpoint for Proofpoint

Secure Computing for Secure Mail

SonicWALL for Email Security 500

Symantec Corporation for Brightmail Gateway 7.7

Best Endpoint Security Solution

Check Point Software Technologies for Endpoint Security

Cisco Systems for NAC Appliance

F5 Networks for FirePass Remote Access Solution

McAfee for Total Protection for Endpoint

Symantec Corporation for Network Access Control 11.0

Best Enterprise Firewall

Check Point Software Technologies for VPN-1 Power

IBM for Proventia Network Intrusion

Prevention as Layer II Firewall

Palo Alto Networks for PA-4000 and PA-2000 Series

Secure Computing for Secure Firewall

SonicWALL for E-Class Network Security Appliance (NSA) E7500

Best Identity Management Solution

CA for CA Identity Manager

IBM for IBM Tivoli Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On

Imprivata for OneSign Platform

Oracle Identity Management for Oracle Identity Management

RSA, the Security Division of EMC, for RSA Access Manager

VeriSign for Personal Identity Portal

Best IM Security Solution

Barracuda Networks for IM Firewall

FaceTime Communications for IMAuditor

GTB Technologies for GTB Inspector

MessageLabs for Enterprise Instant Messaging

Presensoft for Presensoft IM Policy Manager

Best Integrated Security Solution

BigFix for BigFix Enterprise Suite 7.0

Fortinet for Fortinet FortiGate-310B

IBM for IBM Proventia SiteProtector

Splunk for Splunk

WhiteHat for WhiteHat Sentinel

Best Intrusion Detection/Prevention

Check Point for IPS-1

McAfee for Network Security Platform

Secure Computing for Secure Firewall

Sourcefire for Snort

TippingPoint for Intrusion Prevention System

Best IPsec/SSL VPN

Check Point for Connectra

Cisco Systems for Adaptive Security Appliance 5500 Series SSL/IPsec VPN

Citrix Systems for Access Gateway

F5 Networks for FirePass Remote Access Solution

Stonesoft for StoneGate SSL VPN

Best Managed Security Service

MessageLabs for Email and Web Security

MX Logic for Complete Security Service

SecureWorks for Managed Security Services

Symantec Corporation for MSS

Websense for Hosted Email & Web Security

Best Mobile Device Security Solution

Check Point for Media Encryption and Port Protection

CREDANT Technologies for Mobile Guardian

GuardianEdge Technologies for Data Protection Platform

IronKey for Enterprise with Silver Bullet Service

PGP Corporation for Whole Disk Encryption 9.9

Utimaco Safeware for SafeGuard Enterprise 5.3

Best Multi- and Second-factor Solution

2factor for 2factor RPM

Aladdin Knowledge Systems for eToken

Entrust for IdentityGuard

Gemalto for Smart Enterprise Guardian (SEG)

Imprivata for OneSign Authentication Management (AM)

RSA, The Security Division of EMC for RSA SecurID

Best Policy Management Solution

Archer Technologies for Policy Management

BigFix for Enterprise Suite 7.0

NetIQ for Secure Configuration Manager

Shavlik Technologies for NetChk Compliance

Symantec Corporation for Control Compliance Suite

Best Security Incident/Event Management Solution

Alert Logic for Log Manager

ArcSight for SIEM Platform

LogRhythm for LogRhythm

Symantec Corporation for Security Information Manager 4.6

TriGeo Network Security for TriGeo SIM

Best Security Software Development

Fortify Software for Fortify 360

Hewlett-Packard for HP DevInspect

IBM for IBM Rational AppScan Developer Edition

RSA, the Security Division of EMC, for RSA BSAFE

VeriSign for Code Signing

Best Vulnerability Management Solution

Core Security Technologies for CORE IMPACT Essential

IBM for IBM Proventia Network Enterprise Scanner

McAfee for Vulnerability Manager

Qualys for QualysGuard

Shavlik Technologies for Security Suite

Best Web Application Security Solution

Barracuda Networks for Barracuda Website Firewall

F5 Networks for BIG-IP Application Security Manager (ASM)

IBM for IBM Rational AppScan

Imperva for SecureSphere

Protegrity for Defiance Threat Management System (TMS)

WhiteHat for Sentinel

Best Web Filtering Solution

8e6 Technologies for 8e6 Professional Edition

Aladdin Knowledge Systems for eSafe

Barracuda Networks for Barracuda Web Filter

Blue Coat Systems for WebFilter and WebPulse cloud service

Websense for Web Security v7

Best Wireless Security Solution

AirMagnet for Enterprise

AirTight Networks for SpectraGuard

SonicWALL for TZ 190 Wireless TotalSecure

For a complete list of SC Awards U.S. finalists, including the Excellence and Professional categories, please click here.