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Award categoryCybersecurity Professional / Team
This Cybersecurity Excellence Awards category covers recruiters who find and place security talent. New nominations in this area are entered in Cyber Workforce Development.
The Cybersecurity Recruiter of the Year category covers recruiters and talent leaders who fill security roles, at a staffing firm or inside an organization, and who help close the gap between open positions and qualified people.
Past recipients are listed by year on the Winners page.
Programs that bring people into the security field and place them in jobs are entered in Cyber Workforce Development. A recruiter who also runs mentoring or community programs can also enter Global Cybersecurity Advocate of the Year.
The categories below cover this area. Each is judged separately, so a nominee can enter every one that fits, with a separate nomination for each.
Nominations in the categories above are scored by an independent jury of security practitioners, analysts and CISOs on leadership, innovation and impact. Each competes against peers in a similar role and region. Entry packages, sponsorship and public votes do not affect the jury’s scores.
The jury awards Gold, Silver or Bronze, or a Finalist badge, and results are published on this site and announced to the 600,000+ member Cybersecurity Insiders community. Every approved nomination also enters the separate Community Choice award, decided by public votes.
New nominations in this area are entered in Cyber Workforce Development. Anyone can submit a nomination, including the nominee or an agency acting for a client, and the nomination form has a confidential field for detail that is shared with the judges and not published. Deadlines, pricing and entry steps are on the How it Works page.