Nominations Criteria

Only one form will be accepted per nominee, and only the first form that is received will be considered for nominations. Forms displaying duplicate information will not be considered valid.

The Information Security Executive® of the Year Award honors the individual who has made the greatest positive impact on his or her organization through risk management, enterprise data assets and privacy protection and information security. Nominees should be responsible for managing internal security organizations, mentoring and motivating staff members, developing innovative security solutions to business challenges and effectively managing and executing security strategies.

The Information Security Executive® of the Year is defined as a leader who guides the effective use of information security and risk management to improve his or her company’s information security posture while proactively implementing security technology and processes. Nominees can be a CSO, CISO, CTO, CIO, vice president, director or manager from IT, networking or security departments. Nominees cannot be an information security vendor or information security services provider. Executive nominees must have held their current role or position for 12+ months. Exceptions may be made for executives who have had continuous involvement and influence in the organization’s security strategy, but have recently been promoted or had his/her role expanded within the same organization. Other nominee requirements include the following:

• Must be a member of management (hold a title of manager or above), such as CSO, CISO, CTO, CIO, Vice President, Director or Manager from IT, networking or security departments
• Must have primary responsibility for risk management, data asset protection, regulatory compliance, governance, privacy and/or information/network security performance of a company or organization
• Must have employees who report directly to the nominee and have budget responsibility
• Must maintain primary residence in and be employed by a business or oversee the security infrastructure of a subsidiary that is located in the United States of America.
• An organization may submit only one nominee per region for the ISE Executive Award.
• An executive CANNOT have been a nominee for more than three consecutive years representing the same organization. If the executive has changed company/organization, the executive must have worked at the new organization for at least twelve months prior to submitting another nomination form.
• CANNOT be an information security vendor or information security services provider or a contractor.
• A nominee CANNOT participate in an ISE Program if a colleague or peer from the same organization is on the ISE Judges Panel.
• All nominees and their teams are invited to attend the ISE Summit and Awards on a complimentary basis.
• Tickets and Reserved Award Gala Tables (10 tickets) are available for an additional cost for the nominee’s guests to include colleagues, solution/vendor partners, friends and family.

The Project of the Year Awards honor the key members of a team who have made the greatest positive impact on their organization through implementing risk management, enterprise data assets, privacy protection or an information security project. The Project must have been completed in the past 18-24 months and be able to show measurable results. Nominees cannot be an information security vendor or information security services provider. Other nominee requirements include the following:

• The Project must involve risk management, data asset protection, regulatory compliance, governance, privacy and/or information/network security performance of the company or organization
• The Project must have been completed in the past 18-24 months
• The Project must have an Executive Sponsor. An Executive Sponsor can be a CSO, CISO, CTO, CIO, vice president, or director from IT, networking or security departments who attests to the facts submitted in the nomination form
• The Project work must have been accomplished by team members where the majority of the team is located in the United States of America.
• An organization may enter up to two projects, but each project must be entered on a separate nomination form and must have separate objectives.
• A nominee CANNOT participate in an ISE Program if a colleague or peer from the same organization is on the ISE Judges Panel.
• CANNOT be an information security vendor or information security services provider or a contractor
• All Executive Sponsors and Project teams are invited to attend the ISE Summit and Awards on a complimentary basis.
• Tickets and Reserved Award Gala Tables (10 tickets) are available for an additional cost for the nominee’s guests to include colleagues, solution/vendor partners, friends and family.