About the Award
The SecurityInfoWatch Readers’ Choice Product Awards is the industry’s only ZERO-COST security product recognition program where the people who know, use and install the products are the ones who choose the winners.
How it Works
Manufacturer submittal period (CLOSES ON JULY 28, 2025): Hardware and software manufacturers may submit a maximum of two products (using the form at the bottom of this page) for products that were officially introduced to the market between April 1, 2024 and July 1, 2025. Nothing before April 1, 2024 will be accepted (this will be vetted).
Reader voting (RUNS FROM AUG. 11 to SEPT. 26): Any SecurityInfoWatch reader may vote for their favorite product in each category (one vote only per IP address). Manufacturers are encouraged to promote this voting opportunity to partners and contacts via social media, blogs, email, or any other means.
Product Categories
For 2025, manufacturers may enter products in the following categories:
- Access Control Hardware
- Access Control Software
- Alarm Systems
- Asset Management (keys, lockers, tracking tools, etc.)
- Business Management Software & Solutions
- Cybersecurity Hardware & Software
- Door Hardware & Locks
- Emergency Communications & Mass Notification
- Fire & Life Safety
- Installation & Training - Tools or Software
- Intercoms & Visitor Management
- Intrusion Detection & Perimeter Security
- IT Networking & Cabling Products
- Monitoring Solutions
- Power Supplies
- Smart Home & Residential Security
- Video Analytics and AI Software
- Video Surveillance Cameras
- Video Surveillance Storage, Playback & Transmission
- VMS & Enterprise Security Management Software
Winner Announcements
The top vote-getter in each category will be declared the winning product, with the second-most (and in the largest categories, the third-most), being named as honorable mention.
The winning products will be announced on SecurityInfoWatch.com on NOVEMBER 18, 2025. The products will also appear in the WINTER 2025 BIG BOOK Product Guide that is included in the December issues of Security Business magazine, Security Technology Executive magazine, and Locksmith Ledger International.
The contact(s) from winning manufacturers will be contacted by our team to purchase promotional materials for internal and external use.
Recaps of Previous Years
Questions?
If you have any questions, feel free to email Security Business magazine editor Paul Rothman.
