Security Excellence Awards 2018 - the best photos from the industry's premier event

Hundreds of infosec professionals gathered at the London Marriott Hotel in Grosvenor Square this week to celebrate the winners of the Computing Security Excellence Awards 2018.

Whether they walked away with a prize or not, everyone had a fantastic time - assisted by the razor-sharp wit of comedian Alistair Barrie, who hosted the night.

We have a separate article detailing the winners - and, here, a collection of the best photos from the night, including each person and company who made it to the stage.

Everyone was looking their best on arrival and ready to celebrate success.

Security Excellence Awards 2018 - the best photos from the industry's premier event

Then it was time to mingle for all attendees - including the judges.

Security Excellence Awards 2018 - the best photos from the industry's premier event

The networking opportunities are a highlight of the evening.

Security Excellence Awards 2018 - the best photos from the industry's premier event

Before dinner, Computing's Special Projects Editor Tom Allen spoke to attendees about the industry and introduced our charity partner, Place2Be

Security Excellence Awards 2018 - the best photos from the industry's premier event

The excellent Alistair Barrie kept everyone amused as he joked about politics, call centres and the delights of Stevenage.

Security Excellence Awards 2018 - the best photos from the industry's premier event

It was the perfect opportunity to unwind before the serious stuff.

Security Excellence Awards 2018 - the best photos from the industry's premier event

The award presentations kicked off, and all eyes were on the stage.

Security Excellence Awards 2018 - the best photos from the industry's premier event

Our first award of the night, Big Data Security Product of the Year, went to MarkLogic, for pushing forward the standards of security.

Security Excellence Awards 2018 - the best photos from the industry's premier event

Setting a new standard in visibility for internal threats, Darktrace won the Cloud Security Award.

Security Excellence Awards 2018 - the best photos from the industry's premier event

Clearswift took the DLP Award for its innovative approach to the subject.

Security Excellence Awards 2018 - the best photos from the industry's premier event

The judges appreciated Emailage's take on an ongoing problem, and presented the company with the Email Security Award.

Security Excellence Awards 2018 - the best photos from the industry's premier event

Blueliv swept up the next two awards, taking Enterprise Security and Enterprise Threat Detection, for their work on the collaborative element.

Security Excellence Awards 2018 - the best photos from the industry's premier event

Due to its strong emphasis on client-side encryption, My1Login won the IAM Award.

Security Excellence Awards 2018 - the best photos from the industry's premier event

Helping to address the challenges of an emerging and scaling-up area, Sectigo won the IoT Security Solution Award.

Security Excellence Awards 2018 - the best photos from the industry's premier event

NTT Security was named as a major player in the market, with a strong product set and capability, winning the Managed Security Award.

Security Excellence Awards 2018 - the best photos from the industry's premier event

The judges said that security pros need tools like Corvil's that can enable them to identify threats quickly, and presented the company with the Network Security Award.

Security Excellence Awards 2018 - the best photos from the industry's premier event

Showing a great example of a holistic approach that protects an entire organisation, its customers and employees, Radius Payment Solutions won the Risk Management Award.

Security Excellence Awards 2018 - the best photos from the industry's premier event

Darktrace 'deserves its reputation as one of the most solid of the next-generation security tools', winning the Security Automation Award.

Security Excellence Awards 2018 - the best photos from the industry's premier event

Sophos 'has an innovative and affordable solution for businesses of all sizes', winning the Security Innovation of the Year Award.

Security Excellence Awards 2018 - the best photos from the industry's premier event

Combining high-quality features at an affordable price, Kaspersky Lab took the SME Security Solution Award.

Security Excellence Awards 2018 - the best photos from the industry's premier event

With an explosion of sound, the Security Woman of the Year Award was a popular one, and rightfully deserved by Holly Williams of Sec-1, for showing great examples of talent, team leadership and contribution to the company and customers.

Security Excellence Awards 2018 - the best photos from the industry's premier event

Harry McLaren, of ECS Security, showed drive to be a thought leader, volunteer, recruiter and solution creator, making an impact beyond the role he is in - and won the Security Professional Under 30 Award.

Security Excellence Awards 2018 - the best photos from the industry's premier event

Our winner of Security Team of the Year was Company85, for showing commendable innovation and a contribution to the wider CISO community.

Security Excellence Awards 2018 - the best photos from the industry's premier event

Showing a brilliant range of free tools and lots of content, KnowBe4 took Security Training Provider of the Year.

Security Excellence Awards 2018 - the best photos from the industry's premier event

SailPoint Technologies was the winner of Security Vendor of the Year - Enterprise, enabling big improvements to security and data governance through a focus on identity and access management.

Security Excellence Awards 2018 - the best photos from the industry's premier event

SysGroup Plc won our final award of the evening: Security Vendor of the Year - SME, for its convincing proposition and proven results.