2020 Cybersecurity Professional Awards – Winners and Finalists
										
										
										The 2020 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards honor individuals and companies that demonstrate excellence, innovation and leadership in information security. Based on the strength of their nomination and the popular vote by members of the Information Security Community (both ratings and comments), we are announcing the following winners and finalists for the 2020 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards in the category Cybersecurity Professional.
 
         
         
         
 
										
										
										
																								Chief Technology Officer of the Year (CTO)
																												
														
														                                                                
																
																	
																		
																	
																
																GOLD WINNER:
																
																	Rob Garrison
																
																 
                                                                 
														
														
														
														
														
														
														
																								Cybersecurity Blogger of the Year
																												
														
														                                                                
																
																	
																		
																	
																
																GOLD WINNER:
																
																	Bob Erdman
																
																 
                                                                 
														
														
														                                        
														
														
														                                        
																
																	
																		
																	
																
																BRONZE WINNER:
																
																	Meera Ramanujam
																
																 
                                         
														
														
														
																								Cybersecurity Consultant of the Year
																												
														
														                                                                
														
														
														                                        
																
																	
																		
																	
																
																SILVER WINNER:
																
																	Ed McMurray
																
																 
                                         
														                                        
																
																	
																		
																	
																
																SILVER WINNER:
																
																	Tim Jensen
																
																 
                                         
														                                        
																
																	
																		
																	
																
																SILVER WINNER:
																
																	Mike Saunders
																
																 
                                         
														
														
														
														
														
																								Cybersecurity Educator of the Year- Asia
																												
														
														                                                                
																
																	
																		
																	
																
																GOLD WINNER:
																
																	Clement Arul
																
																 
                                                                 
														
														
														                                        
																
																	
																		
																	
																
																SILVER WINNER:
																
																	Roger Smith
																
																 
                                         
														
														
														
														
														
																								Cybersecurity Educator of the Year- North America
																												
														
														                                                                
																
																	
																		
																	
																
																GOLD WINNER:
																
																	Wes Spencer
																
																 
                                                                 
														
														
														                                        
																
																	
																		
																	
																
																SILVER WINNER:
																
																	Russ Horn
																
																 
                                         
														
														
														                                        
																
																	
																		
																	
																
																BRONZE WINNER:
																
																	Jeremy Straub
																
																 
                                         
														                                        
														
														
														
																								Cybersecurity Executive of the Year
																												
														
														                                                                
														
														
														
														
														
														
														
																								Cybersecurity Journalist of the Year
																												
														
														                                                                
																
																	
																		
																	
																
																GOLD WINNER:
																
																	Jeremy Straub
																
																 
                                                                 
														
														
														
														
														
														
														
																								Cybersecurity Marketer of the Year- Europe
																												
														
														                                                                
														
														
														
														
														
														
														
																								Cybersecurity Marketer of the Year- North America
																												
														
														                                                                
														
														
														                                        
																
																	
																		
																	
																
																SILVER WINNER:
																
																	Brian Whipple
																
																 
                                         
														                                        
														                                        
														
														
														
														
														
																								Cybersecurity Professional of the Year- Asia
																												
														
														                                                                
																
																	
																		
																	
																
																GOLD WINNER:
																
																	Clement Arul
																
																 
                                                                 
														
														
														
														
														
														
														
																								Cybersecurity Professional of the Year- Europe ( between 50 to 99 employees )
																												
														
														                                                                
														
														
														
														
														
														
														
																								Cybersecurity Professional of the Year- Europe ( 10,000 or more employees )
																												
														
														                                                                
														
														
														
														
														
														
														
																								Cybersecurity Professional of the Year- North America (  between 10 to 49 employees )
																												
														
														                                                                
																
																	
																		
																	
																
																GOLD WINNER:
																
																	Brady Cook
																
																 
                                                                 
														
														
														                                        
																
																	
																		
																	
																
																SILVER WINNER:
																
																	Abhishek Singh
																
																 
                                         
														
														
														
														
														
																								Cybersecurity Professional of the Year- North America (  between 50 to 99 employees )
																												
														
														                                                                
														
														
														
														
														
														
														
																								Cybersecurity Professional of the Year- North America (  between 100 to 499 employees )
																												
														
														                                                                
														
														
														                                        
														                                        
														
														
														                                        
														
														
														
																								Cybersecurity Professional of the Year- North America (  between 1,000 to 4,999 employees )
																												
														
														                                                                
														
														
														
														
														
														
														
																								Cybersecurity Professional of the Year- North America (  between 5,000 to 9,999 employees )
																												
														
														                                                                
																
																	
																		
																	
																
																GOLD WINNER:
																
																	Ben Bernard
																
																 
                                                                 
														                                                                
														                                                                
																
																	
																		
																	
																
																GOLD WINNER:
																
																	Jeff Gimbel
																
																 
                                                                 
														                                                                
														                                                                
																
																	
																		
																	
																
																GOLD WINNER:
																
																	Mike Saunders
																
																 
                                                                 
														                                                                
																
																	
																		
																	
																
																GOLD WINNER:
																
																	Tim Jensen
																
																 
                                                                 
														
														
														
														
														
														
														
																								Cybersecurity Project of the Year- North America (  between 50 to 99 employees )
																												
														
														                                                                
														
														
														
														
														
														
														
																								Cybersecurity Project of the Year- North America ( between 5,000 to 9,999 employees )
																												
														
														                                                                
														                                                                
														                                                                
														
														
														
														
														
														
														
																								Cybersecurity Strategist of the Year- North America
																												
														
														                                                                
														
														
														
														
														
														
														
																								Cybersecurity Team of the Year- Asia
																												
														
														                                                                
														
														
														
														
														
														
														
																								Cybersecurity Team of the Year- Europe
																												
														
														                                                                
														
														
														
														
														
														
														
																								Cybersecurity Team of the Year- North America ( between 10 to 49 employees )
																												
														
														                                                                
														
														
														
														
														
														
														
																								Cybersecurity Team of the Year- North America ( between 100 to 499 employees )
																												
														
														                                                                
														
														
														
														
														
														
														
																								Cybersecurity Team of the Year- North America ( between 5,000 to 9,999 employees )
																												
														
														                                                                
														
														
														
														
														
														
														
																								Cybersecurity Team of the Year- North America ( 10,000 or more employees ) 
																												
														
														                                                                
														
														
														                                        
														
														
														
														
														
																								Cybersecurity Woman of the Year- Europe
																												
														
														                                                                
														
														
														
														
														
														
														
																								Cybersecurity Woman of the Year- North America ( between 10 to 49 employees )
																												
														
														                                                                
														
														
														
														
														
														
														
																								Cybersecurity Woman of the Year- North America ( between 50 to 99 employees )
																												
														
														                                                                
														
														
														
														
														
														
														
																								Cybersecurity Woman of the Year- North America ( between 100 to 499 employees )
																												
														
														                                                                
														
														
														                                        
																
																	
																		
																	
																
																SILVER WINNER:
																
																	Leticia Saiid
																
																 
                                         
														
														
														
														
														
																								Cybersecurity Woman of the Year- North America ( between 1,000 to 4,999 employees )
																												
														
														                                                                
														
														
														
														
														
														
														
																								Defensive Cyberspace Operations Team of the Year- North America