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Global CISO Recognition
CISO Platform 100 Awards
Recognising security leaders making a measurable difference to the world of cybersecurity.
CISO Platform 100 Awards and Future CISO Awards are judged by Bruce Schneier, Jim Routh, Dan Lohrmann, Anton Chuvakin, Renee Guttmann, Chris Ray and Terry Cutler.
Award vision
A global award platform for security leaders.
"Time 100" recognises the world's top influencers, but there was nothing parallel for security. CISO Platform 100 was created to recognise leaders making a difference to the world of security.
The page experience is intentionally simple: understand the award, review the jury and categories, then choose the region where the nomination should be submitted.
18k+
Globally recognised
Shares for Global CISO Platform 100 across the security leadership community.
17th
Top 100 CISO Awards
Awards heritage across India and Middle East for senior security executives.
6500+
Global CISOs
CISO Platform community members network, share and learn with security peers.
Global jury
Judged by globally respected security leaders.
The jury-led process keeps the award focused on impact, defensibility, leadership and contribution to the security community.
Bruce Schneier
Security Technologist
Jim Routh
Former Head of Security, JP Morgan Chase
Anton Chuvakin
Office of the CISO, Google Cloud
Renee Guttmann
First CISO, Coca-Cola
Dan Lohrmann
Field CISO, US Public Sector
Chris Ray
Analyst, GigaOm
Terry Cutler
Cybersecurity Influencer
Past winners 2025 USA
Recognised security leaders from the USA award program.
A curated set of past CISO Platform 100 winners from the USA program, representing security leadership across education, technology, finance, insurance and enterprise services.
Categories
Two tracks for leadership recognition.
CISO Platform 100 is for CISOs, Security Heads, Heads of IT, Directors of Security and equivalent leaders.
Future CISO is for security managers, security architects and equivalent emerging security leaders.
- Measurable risk reduction and outcomes
- Innovation and defensibility
- Leadership and team impact
- Community contribution
Past speakers and winners 2025 India
Security leaders who have attended as speakers and winners.
A curated set from the CISO Platform India program, showing the depth of participation across banking, insurance, healthcare, retail, technology and large enterprise security teams.
Testimonials
How security leaders describe the value of the CISO Platform community.
Feedback from past participants reflects the quality of the conversations, the relevance of the content, and the peer-led nature of the program.
"Many times I have taken the playbook & checklists from CISO Platform, evaluated products"
CISO, Insurance Company
About CISO Platform
Built as a peer network exclusively for security leaders.
We are an online social network exclusively for IT security professionals. The goal is to provide high-quality information to CISOs so they can make stronger decisions and perform better in role.
CISO Platform combines community, research, awards, working groups and practical resources so members can network, share and learn with peers facing similar security challenges.
The awards program sits inside that larger community context, which is why it resonates with senior security leaders across regions and sectors.
- 6500+ Global CISOs as members in an online social network to network, share and learn.
- 500+ CISO checklists built around practical operator needs.
- 20+ task forces across banking, insurance, IT/ITeS, threat intelligence, IoT and more.
- Analyst advisory support for critical security decision making for members.
Past partners
Security technology partners who have supported the awards community.
Meet the security technology providers who have partnered with the program. For sponsorship opportunities, contact Pritha at +91 7022 55 0438 or pritha.aash@cisoplatform.com.
Ready to nominate
Recognise a CISO or future security leader in the right regional award track.
Nominations are free. Select USA, India or Middle East below to open the nomination form for that region.
Choose your award region.
Select the region where you would like to submit a nomination for CISO Platform 100 Awards or Future CISO Awards. Nomination is free.