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Cyber Security Professional of the Year Award
Keeping systems and people safe.
About this category
This award recognises a security engineer, analyst, architect or leader whose work has made their organisation or clients measurably safer. Judges look for risk reduced, incidents handled well and the security culture built.
Eligibility
Open to individual security professionals at any level. Do not include details of unfixed vulnerabilities.
Judging criteria
- Risk reduced
- Incident handling
- Security culture
- Technical skill
- Communication
Qualitative criteria
Security that enables the business rather than blocking it.
Metrics
- Vulnerabilities fixed
- Incident response times
- Control coverage
- Training delivered and audit results
Additional criteria
Entries should include a concise case study, supporting figures such as users, uptime, performance, revenue or time saved, and, where possible, feedback from customers or users. Commercially sensitive figures can be given as ranges or percentages, and nothing in an entry is shared beyond the judging panel. Never include credentials, security vulnerabilities that are not yet fixed, or personal data about users. Judges consider the size and stage of the business, so a start up competes on equal terms with an established technology company.
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