The annual SC Magazine 2017 awards celebrating the best and brightest in Information Security is around the corner. As part of this mission, it was a huge honor and privilege to be part of a small panel of judges comprised of a range of cybersecurity industry luminaries — from current and former CISOs to vendor-neutral consultants or analysts to educators from academic institutions — all members of SC’s audience, validating the best of the best Information security products and services nominated for various cybersecurity awards.