ATLANTA, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- SecureWorks(R), one of the market's leading Security as a Service providers, was recognized this week with the 2009 Reader Trust Award for "Best Managed Security Service" for the fourth year in a row. The announcement was made at the exclusive, SC Magazine Awards Gala, held in conjunction with the annual RSA Conference. This year, SecureWorks' Managed Security Services competed against those from MessageLabs (now part of Symantec), MX Logic, Symantec Corporation and Websense to win the "Best Managed Security Service" award. SC Magazine readers representing IT's most knowledgeable security professionals selected SecureWorks' Managed Security Services from among the industries' finest solutions.

"We are humbled by SC Magazine's recognition as the 2009 Reader Trust Award recipient for 'Best Managed Security Service'," said Mike Cote, chairman and CEO of SecureWorks. "Our goal at SecureWorks is to operate with integrity, service excellence, reliability, open honest communication and innovation. That's the standard that SC Magazine readers have recognized year after year."

The SC Magazine Awards highlight and showcase the best solutions, services and professionals while recognizing achievement and technical excellence in the information security industry. With almost 700 entries submitted in 30 categories, the 2009 SC Awards was the most competitive yet in the program's 12-year history. Winners in the SC Magazine Awards Readers' Trust program are based on voting by the publication's readers.

"Even with the increased competition in 2009, SecureWorks' security services have been selected by our readers as the 'Best Managed Security Service'," said SC Magazine Editor Illena Armstrong. "This award truly recognizes the leadership and success of SecureWorks in the field of IT security."

More information and a detailed list of categories and winners can be found at www.scmagazineus.com/awards.

About SC Magazine

SC Magazine provides IT security professionals with in-depth and unbiased information through timely news, comprehensive analysis, cutting-edge features, contributions from thought leaders and the best, most extensive collection of product reviews in the business. By offering a consolidated view of IT security through independent product tests and well-researched editorial content that provides the contextual backdrop for how these IT security tools will address larger demands put on businesses today, SC Magazine enables IT security pros to make the right security decisions for their companies. The brand's portfolio includes the SC Magazine Awards, SC Directory, SC Magazine Newswire and SC Magazine IT Security Executives Forums.

About SecureWorks

With over 2,000 clients, SecureWorks is one of the market's leading Security as a Service providers. Organizations are protected from external and internal cyber-threats through SecureWorks' On-Demand Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platform, the SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit(SM) and three fully synchronous Security Operations Centers (SOCs) staffed with SANS GIAC certified analysts working 24x7 to safeguard client systems. SecureWorks has won SC Magazine's "Best Managed Security Service" award for 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009 and has been named to the Inc. 500, Inc. 5000 and Deloitte lists of fastest-growing companies. www.secureworks.com.

SOURCE SecureWorks, Inc.

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