Nominations are open for the (ISC)2 Information Security Leadership Awards!

The (ISC)² EMEA Information Security Leadership Awards (ISLA) are the perfect opportunity to recognise the excellence and hard work of information security professionals. Nominations are now open!

Your nominee could be a well-known figure, a standout leader, or even an unsung peer of yours working tirelessly in the background.

Nominations are open until July 12, 2017, to all professionals in information, cyber, software or infrastructure security in the EMEA region. You can submit your nominations here.

You can nominate individuals (both (ISC)² members and non-members) in the following four categories:

Senior Information Security Professional

This goes to someone that has significantly contributed to the enhancement of the information security workforce by demonstrating a leadership role in any security workforce improvement initiative, program or project. Ideally, this nomination should have at least five years of experience in an information security role. 

Information Security Practitioner

This award acknowledges an individual that has distinguished themselves by implementing and/or managing the implementation of a component of a security programme. Nominations typically should have at least three years of experience in an information security role.

Up-and-Coming Information Security Professional

This award recognises a person who is a new, rising star in the information security field. The project, improvement or initiative may not relate to leadership and instead may relate to their current position or education.

Woman Information Security Professional

This will be awarded to a female who has contributed to women’s representation in the profession and raised awareness to encourage vocations among women. The ideal nomination should have at least three years of relevant industry experience.

Who are the judges?

Submissions will be judged by members of the Europe, Middle East and Africa Advisory Council (EAC) and will consist of the following industry leaders:

• Yves Le Roux, CISSP, CISM: Co-chair of the (ISC)2 EMEA Advisory Council
• Dr. Yiannis Pavlosoglou, PhD, CISSP: Strategic Change Manager for Operational Resilience at UBS.
• Tom Gamali, CISSP, CISA: Head of Group Technology Risk and Business Continuity Management for Kuwait Finance House
• Rainer Rehm, CISSP, CISM: Security Architect at MAN and one of the founding members of The (ISC)2 Chapter Germany
• Sofiane Chafai, CISSP: Information Security expert with over 15 years of experience in managing ICT and security projects
• Paco Hope, CISSP, CSSLP: Recognised expert in the field of software security. He is the author of two security books, a frequent conference speaker and a regular online author 
  
  

Awards Ceremony

Awards will be hosted at the (ISC)2 Secure Summit in London in December. This will also act as the perfect opportunity to bring together our community and celebrate the achievements and commitment to excellence that we all continue to strive for.

Shortlisted nominees from different countries will be sponsored to attend the event.

For more details on how to submit your nominations and what the judges are looking for, check out this guide.