Best of · 2026

The best cyber security products of 2026.

Most lists like this are bought. This one is the judged outcome of the Cyber Security Awards: products the independent panel recognised on the evidence, led by Saviynt Identity Cloud in 2026.

Quick answer

What is the best cyber security product in 2026?

The Cyber Security Awards panel named Saviynt Identity Cloud the Cyber Security Product of the Year for 2026. The panel recognised the platform for giving security teams a single, governed view of who can reach which systems across cloud and on-premise environments, a problem that grows harder as organisations add more tools. The award is decided by an independent panel against published criteria, so a vendor cannot pay its way onto this page. Recent Product of the Year honourees also include Cyber Asset Intelligence by ThreatAware (2025), OPSWAT MetaDefender Kiosk (2023), Blancco Drive Eraser (2022) and the Picus security control validation platform (2021). The panel assessed each one on the problem it solves and the evidence behind it. The list below records the named winners in full, most recent first, with the year each was recognised.

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Product of the Year, recent winners

Listed most recent first. Every product below is a real winner of the Cyber Security Awards Product of the Year category.

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Saviynt Identity Cloud · Cyber Security Product of the Year 2026

Saviynt’s identity governance platform, recognised for giving security teams a single view of who can reach what across cloud and on-premise systems.
2

Cyber Asset Intelligence, ThreatAware · Best Security Product of the Year 2025

ThreatAware’s platform maps every device and the controls running on it, helping teams find the assets that slip through the gaps between tools.
3

OPSWAT MetaDefender Kiosk, OPSWAT · Best Security Product of the Year 2023

OPSWAT built a checkpoint for removable media, scanning files at the boundary before they reach systems that cannot risk infection.
4

Blancco Drive Eraser, Blancco UK · Best Security Product of the Year 2022

Blancco gives organisations certified, verifiable data erasure, so retired drives leave the building with nothing left to recover.
5

Picus Complete Security Control Validation Platform, Picus Security · Best Security Product of the Year 2021

Picus continuously tests an organisation’s own defences against real attack techniques, showing where controls hold and where they quietly fail.

How this list is built: it contains only real winners of the Cyber Security Awards Product of the Year category, a programme judged by an independent panel. We do not sell placement, and sponsorship has no bearing on who appears. See how winners are chosen.

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About this list

What won Cyber Security Product of the Year in 2026?

Saviynt Identity Cloud, an identity governance and administration platform from Saviynt. It was chosen by the independent panel, judged against published criteria.

How were these products selected?

They are the winners of the Product of the Year category across recent editions. An independent panel scored each nomination against published criteria. See the methodology page for the full process.

Can a vendor pay to appear on this list?

No. The list contains only judged winners. Placement cannot be bought, and sponsorship has no bearing on who appears or where.

Why does the list skip some years?

It records named Product of the Year winners only. The 2024 edition did not run, and the category naming has changed over time, so we list the verifiable winners rather than fill gaps.