Absolute Security, a cyber resilience leader, with CyberRisk Alliance and SC Media, announced finalists for the Resilient CISO Award. The Resilient CISO Award is a new category within the prestigious SC Awards program. Resilient CISO Award recognizes Chief Information Security Officers who expand modern cybersecurity leadership across global organizations. These CISOs move beyond traditional threat detection and prevention strategies. They actively promote cyber resilience across enterprise technology environments. Moreover, they support revenue protection and ensure operational continuity for businesses worldwide.
Their leadership also prevents costly downtime in the modern digital business environment. Consequently, the Resilient CISO Award highlights forward-thinking cybersecurity leadership across industries. The award reflects the growing importance of cyber resilience strategies today. Furthermore, modern CISOs play a critical role in enterprise risk management. Organizations now expect security leaders to protect business operations and digital infrastructure. Therefore, the Resilient CISO Award celebrates visionary cybersecurity executives. These leaders build stronger cyber resilience strategies for modern enterprises.
2026 Inaugural Resilient CISO Award Finalists
The 2026 Resilient CISO Award finalists represent influential cybersecurity leaders worldwide. The finalists include Vince Aimutis from Federated Mutual Insurance Company and Andres Andreu from Constella Intelligence. Krista Arndt from Semperis and Srinivasan Balraj from Muthoot Fincorp LTD also received recognition. Gary Brickhouse from GuidePoint Security and David B. Cross from Atlassian joined the finalist list. Auston Davis from the City of San Jose and Dr. Darren Death from EXIM also received nominations. Dara Gibson from Cybersecurity Readiness Advisors LLC and Abhishek Jha from Tata Technologies earned finalist recognition. Sharon Kelley from NJIT and Marcel Lehner from Wiener Stadtwerke GmbH also joined the finalist group. Nidhi Luthra from Baxter Healthcare and Saikat Maiti from nfactor appeared on the finalist list.
Diego Neuber from Disatech IT Solutions and Allen Ohanian from LA County DCFS also received recognition. Hugh Percy from Northside Hospital and Rinki Sethi from Upwind joined the respected cybersecurity leaders. Vathsavai Venkata SubbaRaju from iBASIS and Glen Vickers from ABS Wavesight completed the finalist list. SC Media Awards will recognize finalists and honorees during RSAC 2026. Absolute Security will host the Resilient CISO Summit on March 25 in San Francisco. The summit will take place from 6 to 9 PM PT at the Marriott Marquis. The event will feature an awards ceremony and discussions with top cybersecurity leaders. Industry speakers and CISOs will discuss the future of cybersecurity and global business innovation.
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Source: Businesswire
