About the Awards
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 2020 awards will be announced every month starting in May leading up to the announcement of the winners at the CISO Awards Gala in Atlanta, GA on the night of October 21st, 2020. Each finalist will be interviewed on the Global CISO Forum Podcast and featured in an article posted on the CISO website.
The Award Categories
These awards are open to nominees from the US and Canada. Award programs for nominees from other regions will be posted soon.
CISO of the Year
CCISO of the Year
Presidential Award
Most Promising New CISO
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
The Award Packages
Finalists:
- An interview on the Global CISO Forum Podcast
- An announcement in the CCISO newsletter
- Two nights of hotel stay at the venue hotel
- One Free pass to the Global CISO Forum 2020 and VIP Gala
Winners:
- Everything from the finalist package
- An EC-Council User Awareness Training Package including:
- A free OhPhish license that enables you to run a phishing simulation to test your company’s user awareness. Tailor your campaign to match your industry, company, and more to find out where your weak links are.
- A 100-user license of EC-Council’s Certified Secure Computer User (CSCU) class to train any of your users who need it.
- EC-Council customized training package for staff including:
Past Award Winners
2019 Award Winners
CISO of the Year
Dave Summitt
CCISO of the Year
Roota Almeida
Promising New CISO
Marco Túlio Moraes
Presidential Award
Farooq Naiyer
2018 Award Winners
CISO of the Year
Zachery S. Mitcham
CCISO of the Year
Anthony Dupree
Most Promising New CISO
Jared Carstensen
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
2016 Award Winners
CCISO
of the Year
Luis Noguerol
CISO
of the Year
Medha Balodkar
Most Improved Information Security Program
Juan Gomez-Sanchez
Innovative Project
of the Year
Chen Heffer
2015 Award Winners
CCISO
of the Year
Neil Gaudreau
CISO
of the Year
Ben Halpert
Innovative Project
of the Year
Paul Medici
Most Improved Information Security Program
Bobby Malek
2014 Award Winners
CCISO
of the Year
Paul Medici
CIO
of the Year
Vanessa Lapins
CISO
of the Year
Mark Leary
