# Cyber Security Awards
> The global, independent awards programme honouring the people, teams, products and research that defend the digital world. Judged on merit by an independent panel. Running since 2014.

The Cyber Security Awards are an independent recognition programme established in 2014. An independent panel of senior practitioners, chief information security officers and security leaders from organisations across banking, retail, telecoms, water and government, scores every nomination against published criteria. Recognition is judged on merit and cannot be bought. Winners are inducted into a Hall of Fame that has run since 2015.

## Key pages
- [Hall of Fame](https://cybersecurityawards.com/winners/): Every winner since 2015, by year.
- [Judges](https://cybersecurityawards.com/judges/): The independent judging panel.
- [Categories](https://cybersecurityawards.com/categories/): Award categories for individuals and organisations.
- [Methodology](https://cybersecurityawards.com/methodology/): How winners are chosen, the published judging process.
- [About](https://cybersecurityawards.com/about/): The programme, its history and independence.
- [Partners](https://cybersecurityawards.com/partners/): Conference partners.
- [Press](https://cybersecurityawards.com/press/): Newsroom and programme boilerplate.

## Key facts
- Founded 2014. Hall of Fame since 2015.
- Judged by an independent panel against published criteria. Cannot be bought.
- 2026: ten categories, five for individuals and five for organisations.
- Domain: cybersecurityawards.com. Language: British English.