The CISO Awards were created to identify and celebrate the amazing work being done around the world by executives dedicated to improving the information security of their respective companies, governments, and organizations. The award finalists and winners are selected and voted on by two committees integral to the success of EC-Council’s CISO program – the CCISO Advisory Board and the CISO Events Board. Finalists and winners are selected via an anonymous judging process without input by EC-Council staff.
Finalists for the 2018 awards will be announced every month starting in January 2018 leading up to the announcement of the winners at the CISO Awards Gala in Atlanta, GA on the night of September 12th, 2018. Each finalist will be interviewed on the Global CISO Forum Podcast and featured in an article posted on the CISO website.
The Award Packages

Finalists
Top 10 in each category

Winners
1 per category
The Award Categories
CISO of the Year
This award, available only to Information Security Executives (VP, CISO, etc.), recognizes an individual’s outstanding work in information security. We will be honoring one executive who has contributed to the information security industry, shown tremendous professional growth and achievement, and has promoted strong, innovative security practices.
When submitting your nomination package for this award, please be sure to include a summary of your work and career advancement over the last year and how you have positively impacted the information security industry. Your entry will be evaluated by a panel of highly qualified information security executives, so make sure that what you present will impress your audience.
CCISO of the Year
This award, available only to EC-Council Certified CISOs (C|CISOs), recognizes an individual’s outstanding work in information security. We will be honoring one C|CISO who has contributed to the information security industry, shown tremendous professional growth and achievement, and has promoted strong, innovative security practices.
When submitting your nomination package for this award, please be sure to include a summary of your work and career advancement over the last year, how you have positively impacted the information security industry. Your entry will be evaluated by a panel of highly qualified information security executives, so make sure that what you present will impress your audience.
Presidential Award
The Presidential Award is given to a CISO who has contributed to the industry in a meaningful way as chosen by EC-Council President, Jay Bavisi. The award is intended to spotlight special achievements that may be overlooked in other categories.Most Promising New CISO
To qualify for this category, applicants must:
- Work for one of the largest 500 companies in the world, as defined by the Forbes 500 list.
- Be younger than 40 years old.
- Hold the role of CISO or be the budget controller for company-wide security program
CISO of the Year
![]() Associate Director – Information Security, Sciformix Technologies Pvt Ltd. |
![]() Chief Information Security and Compliance Officer at North Carolina Central University |
![]() Head of Information Security Department at JODC |
![]() Head of Information Security and Support Systems at United Arab Shipping Ltd. |
![]() CISO at Overseas Infrastructure Alliance |
![]() Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Information Officer for CareerBuilder |
![]() Corporate Risk, Compliance & Security Leader |
![]() Chief Information Security Officer |
CCISO of the Year
![]() CISO at PGESCo |
Presidential Award
![]() Chief Information Security Officer, Aegon Life Insurance |
Most Promising New CISO
Past Award Winners
2017 Award Winners
CCISO of the Year
Favour Femi-Oyewole

CISO of the Year
Heath Renfrow

Most Improved InfoSec Program
Hemant Dusane

Innovative Project of the Year
Jorge Mario Ochoa Vasquez
