Mail security is of paramount importance. Drug smuggling is a global problem. Fraud arising from internet commerce is increasing exponentially. Aviation safety must be protected. Operator internal controls must be robust. Criminals will always try to be one step ahead of security measures. This award is aimed at the mail operator, security organisation or supplier who, in the view of the panel, has done the most in the past year to assist detection or prevention of crime or fraud in the postal process.

 The 2011 Security World Mail Award winner was judged to be RPost through their product Registered Email, which provides the answers to posts obtaining a larger share of the secure electronic document market and the revenue it will generate in the future.