Nominations open for UK’s security unsung heroes
The Security Serious cyber awareness campaign has opened nominations for the fourth annual cyber security Unsung Heroes awards
Nominations are open for the 2019 Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards, aimed at recognising the people on the front line of cyber threats, particularly those who deserve recognition for going above and beyond the call of duty.
The awards enable enterprises, law enforcement and education organisations to nominate their cyber security mentors, educators, teams and rising stars.
In the light of the cyber security skills shortage, the awards also serve to highlight the industry as an exciting career option, giving people the opportunity to help address critical global concerns.
Nominations are open until 31 July 2019, with the Unsung Heroes Awards scheduled to take place on 2 October.
The Unsung Heroes Awards, started by Eskenzi PR, Smile on Fridays and the IT Security Guru, are backed by major corporations such as Canon, as well as security suppliers and professional associaitons LMNTRIX, Nozomi Networks, KnowBe4, Edgescan, (ISC)2 and Mimecast, making the awards free to enter and attend.
“The Unsung Heroes Awards offer a unique opportunity to nominate the people, whether they are customers, colleagues, friends or professors, who are battling behind the scenes to save their companies from cyber attacks and IT-related threats,” said Yvonne Eskenzi, director of Eskenzi PR and founder of Security Serious.
“The Unsung Heroes Awards are about unearthing rising stars, encouraging new talent into the industry and thanking all the incredible IT security professionals.”
The categories open for nominations are:
- Fraud Fighter
- Captain Compliance
- Godfather of Security
- Cyber Writer
- CISO Supremo
- Security Avengers (Best team)
- Best Security Awareness Campaign
- Security Leader/Mentor
- Apprentice/Rising Star
- Best Educator
- Best ethical hacker/pen-tester
- Channel Champion
- SecDevOps Trailblazer
- Data Guardian
“The Unsung Heroes awards demonstrate just how rewarding and exciting a career in cyber security can be, helping to encourage the very best people to pick cyber security careers, while recognising the valuable contribution to our society and our professional community of those already in the field,” said Brian Higgins, security specialist at Comparitech.com and a member of the judging panel.
Read more about cyber security skills shortage
- The cyber skills shortage is leaving businesses at increased risk of attack as organisations continue to struggle to fill security-related positions, a survey shows.
- A lack of skills, visibility and clarity on which business function is responsible for securing operational technology are the biggest challenges to managing the risk, a study shows.
- With the increasing need for cyber security professionals, organisations are turning to new ways to address the skills gap facing the security sector.
- The UK’s critical national infrastructure sector is being negatively impacted by the lack of cyber security skills, a report warns.
Read more on Hackers and cybercrime prevention
-
![]()
Everywoman’s 15th tech awards launches nominations
By: Clare McDonald
-
![]()
Check Point secured for annual Security Serious cyber awards
By: Alex Scroxton
-
![]()
Progress being made on gender diversity in cyber
By: Alex Scroxton
-
![]()
The Security Interviews: Rebecca Taylor, SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit
By: Alex Scroxton
