Guidance Software, makers of EnCase®, the gold standard for endpoint data security and digital investigations, and EnForce™, an automated cyber risk management platform, today announced EnCase Endpoint Investigator and EnCase Forensic were named Best Computer Forensic Solution by SC Magazine. This is the 7th consecutive win for Guidance Software in this category.

“Thank you to SC Media for recognizing Guidance as a leader in forensic security,” said Michael Harris, chief marketing officer at Guidance. “Winning this award for the 7th year reflects our commitment to building the solutions that help forensic investigators detect and neutralize today’s toughest cyber threats.”

EnCase technology is trusted by corporations and governments. Proven in courts worldwide, no other solutions offer the same level of forensic capabilities and flexibility. With a renewed focus on the needs of digital investigators, the Version 8 releases of EnCase Forensic and EnCase Endpoint Investigator streamline workflows, enrich breadth and depth of reporting, and facilitate the onboarding of new examiners.

“The Excellence Award is presented to the best the IT security industry has to offer. Guidance Software has demonstrated its commitment to improving the industry as a whole and is very deserving of this recognition,” said Illena Armstrong, VP, editorial, SC Media.

The SC Awards are recognized throughout the cybersecurity industry and are the crowning achievement for IT security professionals and products. Each year, hundreds of applications are reviewed and narrowed down to a select group of finalists that represent the best solutions, services and professionals working around the clock to protect today’s businesses from an ever-changing landscape of security threats. For more information and a detailed list of categories and winners, please visit http://www.scmagazine.com/awards.

About Guidance Software

Guidance (NASDAQ: GUID) exists to turn chaos and the unknown into order and the known-so that companies and their customers can go about their daily lives as usual without worry or disruption, knowing their most valuable information is safe and secure. The makers of EnCase®, the gold standard in forensic security, and EnForce™, an automated cyber risk management platform, Guidance provides a mission-critical foundation of market-leading applications that offer deep 360-degree visibility across all endpoints, devices and networks, allowing proactive identification and remediation of threats. From retail to financial institutions, our field-tested and court-proven solutions are deployed on an estimated 33 million endpoints at more than 70 of the Fortune 100 and hundreds of agencies worldwide, from beginning to endpoint.

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