Hall of Fame · 2020

The 2020 winners.

Eighteen categories, each decided by an independent panel scoring nominations against published criteria. Every name here earned its place on merit; recognition is never bought.

2020 · every category

Category by category

The complete 2020 record. Where the panel named a Highly Commended entry, it is listed beneath the winner.

CISO of the Year
Mike Loginov, NEOM Highly Commended Bret Arsenault, Microsoft
Woman of the Year
Vandana Verma Sehgal, IBM Highly Commended Sandra Joyce, FireEye; Ning Wang
Personality of the Year
Fareedah Shaheed, Sekuva Highly Commended Sandro Bucchianeri, Absa Group
Penetration Tester of the Year
Mark Harrison, MTI Technology
Newcomer of the Year
Leah Claireaux, BT Highly Commended Lukas Weber, S-RM
Cloud Security Influencer of the Year
Andy Green, Gemserv
Banking or Financial Services Team of the Year
Coventry Building Society
Industry Team of the Year
Kaspersky Highly Commended Salt Communications
Consulting Practice of the Year
Ankura Consulting
Not for Profit Team of the Year
Absa Cybersecurity Academy Highly Commended CyNam
Cyber Security Start-Up of the Year
Ava, Unified Security
Best Security Company of the Year — Over 150 staff
Agari Highly Commended BlackBerry
Best Security Company of the Year — Under 150 staff
DigitalXRAID
Cyber Awareness Plan of the Year
Mastercard Highly Commended ITV
Innovative Product of the Year
Jenny, Decipher Cyber Highly Commended CybSafe
Innovative Product of the Year — Threat Detection
IronDome, IronNet Cybersecurity
Innovative Product of the Year — Cloud Based
OnDMARC, Red Sift
Innovative Product of the Year — IoT
Trusted Home, Irdeto

Every winner in every category came through an independently judged process. Placement is never bought and sponsorship has no bearing on who wins. Back to the Hall of Fame.