2021 Cybersecurity Professional Awards – Winners
The 2021 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 for the 2021 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards in the category Cybersecurity Professional.
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Chief Executive Officer of the Year (CEO) ( between 10 to 49 employees )
GOLD WINNER:
Chief Executive Officer of the Year (CEO) ( between 50 to 99 employees )
GOLD WINNER:
Mr. Cesar Pie, Chief Executive Officer of the Year
Chief Information Security Officer of the Year (CISO) ( between 100 to 499 employees )
GOLD WINNER:
Chief Information Security Officer of the Year (CISO) ( between 1,000 to 4,999 employees )
GOLD WINNER:
John McClurg, SVP and CISO at BlackBerry
Chief Technology Officer of the Year (CTO) ( between 100 to 499 employees )
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SILVER WINNER:
Chief Technology Officer of the Year (CTO) ( between 500 to 999 employees )
GOLD WINNER:
Dmitry Volkov, CTO, Head of Threat Intelligence & Attribution Department, Š”o-founder of Group-IB.
Chief Technology Officer of the Year (CTO) ( between 1,000 to 4,999 employees )
GOLD WINNER:
Charles Eagan, Chief Technology Officer at BlackBerry
Cybersecurity Audit Professional of the Year
GOLD WINNER:
Head of Cybersecurity Audits, Internal Audit Division, Arab National Bank
Cybersecurity Blogger of the Year - ASIA
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SILVER WINNER:
Endace – Endace Packet Forensics Files hosted by Michael Morris
Cybersecurity Blogger of the Year - EUROPE
GOLD WINNER:
Bernard Meyer – Cybersecurity Blogger of the Year
SILVER WINNER:
Cybersecurity Blogger of the Year - NORTH AMERICA
SILVER WINNER:
Cybersecurity Blogger of the Year - US
GOLD WINNER:
Bob Erdman – Cybersecurity Blogger of the Year
Cybersecurity Compliance Assurance & Professional of the Year
GOLD WINNER:
Head of Cybersecurity Audits, Internal Audit Division, Arab National Bank
Cybersecurity Consultant of the Year
GOLD WINNER:
Head of Cybersecurity Audits, Internal Audit Division, Arab National Bank
Cybersecurity Educator of the Year - ASIA
GOLD WINNER:
Cybersecurity Educator of the Year - EUROPE
GOLD WINNER:
Bernard Meyer – Cybersecurity Educator of the Year
Cybersecurity Educator of the Year - NORTH AMERICA
GOLD WINNER:
Jeff Dawley: Cybersecurity Pulseā¢ by Cybersecurity Compliance Corp.
Cybersecurity Executive of the Year - ASIA
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Cybersecurity Executive of the Year - MIDDLE EAST
GOLD WINNER:
Head of Cybersecurity Audits, Internal Audit Division, Arab National Bank
Cybersecurity Executive of the Year - North America ( between 1,000 to 4,999 employees )
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Cybersecurity Executive of the Year - US ( between 10 to 49 employees )
GOLD WINNER:
Gregory Hoffer, Coviant Software
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Cybersecurity Executive of the Year - US ( between 100 to 499 employees )
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Cybersecurity Executive of the Year - US ( between 500 to 999 employees )
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Cybersecurity Journalist of the Year
GOLD WINNER:
Jurgita Lapienyte – Cybersecurity Journalist of the Year
Cybersecurity Marketer of the Year - EUROPE
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Cybersecurity Marketer of the Year - NORTH AMERICA
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Cybersecurity PR Professional of the Year
GOLD WINNER:
Meredith Griffanti, Managing Director, FTI Consulting Strategic Communications
Cybersecurity Professional of the Year - ASIA
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Cybersecurity Professional of the Year - MIDDLE EAST
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SILVER WINNER:
Head of Cybersecurity Audits, Internal Audit Division, Arab National Bank
Cybersecurity Professional of the Year - NORTH AMERICA
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SILVER WINNER:
Cybersecurity Project of the Year
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SILVER WINNER:
CyberNews.com – Cybersecurity Project of the Year
Cybersecurity Strategist of the Year - NORTH AMERICA ( between 50 to 99 employees )
GOLD WINNER:
Cybersecurity Strategist of the Year - NORTH AMERICA ( between 100 to 499 employees )
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Cybersecurity Strategist of the Year - NORTH AMERICA ( between 500 to 999 employees )
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Cybersecurity Strategist of the Year - NORTH AMERICA ( between 1,000 to 4,999 employees )
GOLD WINNER:
Cybersecurity Team of the Year - ASIA
GOLD WINNER:
CERT-GIB – Computer Emergency Response Team, Group-IB.
Cybersecurity Team of the Year - EUROPE
GOLD WINNER:
Cyberservices team of Mark Mulready
Cybersecurity Team of the Year - NORTH AMERICA
GOLD WINNER:
Mr. Cooperās Identity Governance Team & Program
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Triaxiom Security Engineering Team
Cybersecurity Woman of the Year - EUROPE
GOLD WINNER:
Cybersecurity Woman of the Year - NORTH AMERICA ( between 10 to 49 employees )
GOLD WINNER:
Chloe Messdaghi, Point3 Security
Cybersecurity Woman of the Year - NORTH AMERICA ( between 100 to 499 employees )
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Cybersecurity Woman of the Year - NORTH AMERICA ( between 500 to 999 employees )
GOLD WINNER:
Christy Wyatt, President and CEO of Absolute Software
Cybersecurity Woman of the Year - NORTH AMERICA ( between 1,000 to 4,999 employees )
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Cybersecurity Woman of the Year - NORTH AMERICA ( between 5,000 to 9,999 employees )
GOLD WINNER:
Defensive Cyberspace Operations Team of the Year
GOLD WINNER:
CSIOS Cyberspace Operations Division
SOC Team of the Year
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SILVER WINNER:
Solutions by Design Security Operations Center Team
