All postsThe SE Labs Awards recognise the organisations that continually deliver outstanding performance in the cyber security industry.
Now in their eighth year, the awards celebrate the technologies and teams helping to keep businesses, consumers and critical systems secure. Covering categories across the Enterprise, Small Business and Consumer markets, the awards highlight the companies setting the standard for protection, detection and resilience in today’s threat landscape.
Winners are selected using a combination of continual public testing, private assessments and feedback from SE Labs’ corporate clients. This means the awards are not based on marketing claims, but on proven performance, consistent results and the ability to stand up to the kinds of attacks organisations and individuals face in the real world.
As threats continue to evolve, the need for rigorous and independent testing has never been more important. The SE Labs Awards recognise those vendors whose products have demonstrated excellence throughout the year, as well as the commitment of the teams behind them.
Hosted in London, the awards ceremony concludes the SE Labs Workshop, which brings together industry peers to explore the latest thinking in cyber security testing, protection and resilience.
And the winners of the 2026 SE Labs Awards are…
ENTERPRISE AWARDS
SE Labs Award for Enterprise Endpoint for Windows
This award recognises the most effective and reliable endpoint protection solutions for enterprise environments running Microsoft Windows. Recipients have demonstrated superior threat detection, operational stability, and resilience against targeted attacks, verified through SE Labs’ independent testing framework.
The winners of this year’s Enterprise Endpoint for Windows Award are:
Broadcom Symantec
CrowdStrike
Kaspersky
Sophos
SE Labs Award for Enterprise Ransomware Protection
Focused specifically on one of the most severe threats facing businesses today, this award recognises the solutions that best protects enterprise environments against ransomware. From prevention and detection to containment and recovery, the winner has proven their ability to neutralise ransomware attacks under rigorous testing conditions.
The winner of this year’s Enterprise Ransomware Award is Palo Alto Networks.
Enterprise Network Detection and Response
Given to the most effective NDR solutions, this award celebrates technologies that excel at identifying and responding to advanced threats moving across enterprise networks. Winners have demonstrated a high level of visibility, threat intelligence integration, and actionable response capabilities under SE Labs’ rigorous testing.
The winner of this year’s Enterprise Network Dection and Response Award is Cisco.
SE Labs Award for Enterprise Security Development
Security is an evolving discipline, and this award recognises the enterprise product or vendor that has shown exceptional progress or innovation in development. Whether through rapid feature evolution, standout engineering practices, or meaningful user-driven enhancements, the winner is helping advance the enterprise security landscape.
The winner of this year’s Enterprise Security Development Awards is Agger.
SE Labs Award for Enterprise E-mail Security Services
This award honours the enterprise email security solution that delivers the strongest protection against phishing, malware, and targeted email threats. Winners provide consistent, effective filtering and threat prevention, validated through SE Labs’ simulation of real-world, enterprise-scale email-based attacks.
The winners of this year’s Enterprise Email Security Service Award are:
Cisco
TrendAI
Zoho
SE Labs Award for Enterprise Next Generation Firewall
This award is presented to the most capable NGFW solutions in an enterprise context. From deep packet inspection and intrusion prevention to threat intelligence and application control, winners combine advanced security capabilities with reliability and performance under stress.
The winners of this year’s Enterprise Next-Generation Firewall Award is Cisco.
SE Labs Award for Enterprise Security Innovator
Reserved for the most forward-thinking companies in the enterprise space, this award recognises innovation that is redefining cyber defence at scale. Whether through groundbreaking technology, strategic integrations, or bold new security architectures, the recipient is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in enterprise security.
The winner of this year’s Enterprise Security Innovator Award is CrowdStrike.
SE Labs Award for Enterprise Data Protection
This award highlights the solution that best safeguards enterprise data. Whether in motion, at rest, or in use. From preventing data leakage and insider threats to securing cloud environments and compliance, winners provide effective, tested controls to protect valuable information assets.
This winner of this year’s Enterprise Data Protection Awards is Cisco.
SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS
SE Labs Award for Small Business Endpoint for Windows
Tailored for the needs of smaller organisations, this award celebrates endpoint security products that provide strong out-of-the-box protection, ease of management, and robust real-world defence for Windows-based networks, without requiring enterprise-level resources to operate effectively.
The winners of this year’s Small Business Endpoint for Windows Award are:
Kaspersky
Microsoft
Sophos
SE Labs Award for Small Business Security Innovator
Innovation is critical in an evolving threat landscape. This award recognises a standout vendor or service provider pushing the boundaries of small business cyber security. Whether through breakthrough technology, creative service models, or agile threat response strategies, this honour is reserved for those reshaping the future of SME security.
The winner of this year’s Small Business Security Innovator Award is Coro.
SE Labs Award for Small Business Security Development
Recognising growth and evolution, this award goes to the vendor or product that has made significant strides in security development for small businesses. Whether through rapid feature improvement, increased threat coverage, or user-centric enhancements, the recipient is advancing SME-focused security.
The winner of this year’s Small Business Security Development Award is Sophos.
Small Business E-mail Security Service
This award is given to the most effective email protection solution for small organisations. Combining ease of deployment with robust filtering of phishing, malware, and BEC attacks, the winner delivers strong, accessible security without requiring specialist resources.
The winner of this year’s Small Business Email Security Service are:
Microsoft
Mimecast
CONSUMER AWARDS
Home Anti-Malware for Windows
This award acknowledges the home anti-malware products that provide the most reliable, user-friendly protection for Windows PCs. Winners offer strong malware detection, minimal system impact, and an intuitive user experience, as verified through rigerous real-world testing.
The winners of this year’s Home Anti-Malware for Windows Award are:
Gen Digital (Norton)
Kaspersky
McAfee
Microsoft
Home Anti-Malware for Mac
This award acknowledges the home anti-malware products that provide the most reliable, user-friendly protection for macOS devices. Winners offer strong malware detection, minimal system impact, and an intuitive user experience, as verified through rigerous real-world testing.
The winners of this year’s Home Anti-Malware for Windows Award are:
Gen Digital (Norton)
Intego
SE Labs Award for New Home Anti-Malware
This award celebrates a new consumer endpoint solution that has quickly proven its effectiveness. Balancing innovation, simplicity, and real-world protection, the winner stands out as a strong challenger in the competitive consumer security space.
The winner for this year’s New Home-Anti-Malware Award is Protected.net.
SE Labs Award for Consumer Security Development
Presented to the vendor that has shown outstanding development progress, this award reflects continued investment in protection, usability, and customer experience. The recipient is shaping the future of consumer cyber security through meaningful, demonstrable improvement.
The winner for this year’s Consumer Security Development Award is Kaspersky.
SE Labs Award for Consumer E-mail Security Services
With email still a key threat vector for individuals, this award honours the service that most effectively protects consumers from phishing and malicious content. The winner has demonstrated consistently strong filtering and prevention capabilities under SE Labs’ independent testing.
The winner for this year’s Consumer Email Security Services Award is Microsoft.
