Pwnie Awards

Pwnie Awards
StatusActive
GenreAwards Ceremony
FrequencyAnnual
VenueSummercon, Black Hat
Years active18
Inaugurated2007 (2007)
FounderAlexander Sotirov, Dino Dai Zovi
Websitepwnies.com

The Pwnie Awards recognize both excellence and incompetence in the field of information security. Winners are selected by a committee of security industry professionals from nominations collected from the information security community. Nominees are announced yearly at Summercon, and the awards themselves are presented at the Black Hat Security Conference.