GSN Homeland Security Awards 2010

2010 Homeland Security Awards

Welcome to the GSN 2010 Homeland Security Awards Program!

These awards were created by GSN: Government Security News to salute dedicated officials and their agencies and departments at federal, state and local levels of government who have created effective and cost-efficient security programs.

They were also created to salute the outstanding vendors of IT and Physical Security products who have introduced innovative the amazing technologies and products that protect our nation and its people 24/7.

The Homeland Security Awards in 2010 will once again be divided into three categories:

Outstanding Vendors of IT Security Products and Solutions
Outstanding Vendors of Physical Security Products and Solutions
Outstanding Government Agencies and Officials

The cost of each entry in the Awards Program is $275 for Vendors of IT and Physical Security Products. There is no charge for entries by Government Agencies and Officials.

The Winners will be presented their Awards at a gala Awards Dinner on the evening of Monday, November 8, at an elegant venue to be announced shortly.

We invite you to view the many attached Video Interviews that we conducted with 2009 Finalists and Winners, and we look forward to seeing you at the 2010 Awards Presentation on November 8.

IMPORTANT DATES

April 15 – Opening of Awards Entries

May 15 – Judging Panel Announced

September 10 – Deadline for Awards Entries

September 25 – Finalists Named by Judges

November 8 – Awards Dinner and Presentations to Winners

2010 SPONSORS

ArcSight leads the charge against escalating nefarious cybercrime across the globe – cyber-fraud, cyber-theft, cyber-espionage and cyber-warfare – and was named the winner of last year’s Homeland Security Award in the “Best Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM)” category. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), an ArcSight customer, also won an award for “Most Effective Aviation Security Program, Project of Agency Head.”

B.I.G. Enterprises is a major player in the government, military, airport and seaport security fields, where the company has installed hardened, pre-fabricated guard booths that are bullet and blast resistant, enabling security personnel inside to respond and initiate emergency procedures, thus saving lives and property.

TippingPoint is a global producer of comprehensive network security solutions that address the security and regulatory compliance needs of complex network environments. With the TippingPoint IPS-Secured Network, which includes the TippingPoint Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) and Network Access Control (NAC) solution, network infrastructure, applications and critical data are protected from malicious cyber attacks.

Mutualink is an IP-based multimedia interoperable communications company that enables radio, telephone, video and data to be shared on a real-time, dynamic incident basis. Mutualink has gained rapid acceptance because of its ease of use, ease of deployment, low cost and full featured capabilities. Mutualink’s generous sponsorship has made it possible for government agencies to submit their entries at no charge.

Videos of 2009 Award Finalists and Winners

Cisco Systems Winner - Best All-Digital Technology Stephen Squeglia, Cisco Systems Consulting Engineer

Stephen Squeglia, Systems Consulting Engineer, discusses how Cisco Systems worked with multiple agencies to integrate multiple disparate surveillance systems during the Inauguration of President Obama.

Alicia Schroder-Weitzel, Regional Law Enforcement CBRNE Planner, Seattle Police Department [Finalist, Most Effective Municipal/County Security Program, Project or Agency]

Alicia Schroder-Weitzel, Regional Law Enforcement CBRNE Planner, describes a successful project of the Seattle Police Department, using a Homeland Security grant, to provide 4500 officers and responders in King County, Washington, with personal protection equipment and basic training to handle CBRNE incidents.

Greg Allen, Program Director of Security Management Program at Bellevue University [Winner, Best Higher Education/Training]

Greg Allen, Program Director of the Security Management Program at Bellevue University, explains how the university’s predominantly online programs bring the homeland security, counter-terrorism and emergency-preparedness tracks together with a series of projects, concluding with the student’s own vulnerability assessment of a real-world company or agency.

Codebench Winner – Best Integrated System for HSPD-12/ FIPS 201 Compliance Geri Castaldo, CEO

Geri Castaldo, CEO, describes Codebench, Inc, as a software development company that focuses exclusively on physical security applications. Codebench’s PIVCheck software can read, validate and authenticate any FIPS 201-compliant card. Then it copies the contents, so that once a PIV, TWIC or CAC card is produced, all the information is on the card and can be entered into any access control system.

ArcSight: Winner – Best Security Incident/Event Management (SIEM)

Tom Reilly, President and CEO of ArcSight, Inc, describes how the company helps corporations and government to protect their vital information from cyber fraud, cyber theft, cyber espionage and cyber warfare by providing real-time tools for enterprise risk monitoring, including collecting log files to identify and quarantine cyber threats.

Tom Reilly, President and CEO
www.arcsight.com