NOMINATION HIGHLIGHTS

As CISO of Liberty Latin America, Felipe Ruiz has led one of the most complex cybersecurity transformations in the telecommunications sector across 20+ countries in the Americas, uniting highly diverse markets under a single vision: shifting cybersecurity from a cost center to a strategic business enabler. His work focuses on measurable risk reduction, operational resilience, and strengthening trust at scale, while contributing to cybersecurity excellence across Latin America’s communities and critical connectivity ecosystems.

1) Proven Measurable Impact

Over recent years, Felipe has delivered tangible outcomes in a multi-country telecom environment:

Reduced critical vulnerabilities through an enterprise-wide vulnerability management program, improving visibility, prioritization, and remediation execution across the portfolio.

Cut incident response time from hours to minutes by integrating automation, AI-assisted detection and triage, and proactive threat hunting, accelerating containment and reducing business disruption.

Increased phishing resilience from 65% to 95% click-through avoidance through targeted awareness campaigns, role-based reinforcement, and continuous testing.

2) Recognized Leadership & Regional Influence

Felipe’s leadership has been recognized across the region, including winning the Best Cybersecurity Project Award at Conecta Latam for innovative approaches to awareness, resilience, and operational continuity. These recognitions reflect his ability to execute strategies that not only protect assets, but also elevate industry standards in Latin America.

3) Building a Security-First Culture at Scale

True resilience comes from people as much as technology. Felipe has championed programs that make every employee a cybersecurity ambassador, aligning security awareness with the company’s mission of connecting communities. This cultural transformation has strengthened operational reliability, reduced human-risk exposure, and reinforced customer trust across markets.

4) Future-Ready Security: AI & Post-Quantum Readiness

Modern cybersecurity leadership requires preparing for what’s next. Felipe has advanced a forward-looking strategy that operationalizes AI responsibly in security operations to scale detection and response, while driving crypto agility and a post-quantum readiness roadmap to protect critical connectivity, identity, and data across a multi-country telecom environment.

Cybersecurity leadership today is not only about avoiding breaches, t is about enabling growth, innovation, and trust in an increasingly hostile digital world. Felipe Ruiz has demonstrated the vision, measurable impact, and transformative leadership that define a recognized CISO. Recognizing this work at the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards would celebrate not only these achievements, but also the advancement of cybersecurity excellence across Latin America.