Awards
CISO6 Cyber Security Excellence
Awards
The CISO6 Cyber Excellence Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of cybersecurity leaders, organizations, and innovators who are shaping the future of digital defense. As part of the globally recognized CISO6 Cyber Security Summit & Awards Series, these honors highlight excellence across key domains of cybersecurity — from strategic leadership and innovation to resilience and impact. Each award acknowledges those who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to securing digital ecosystems, fostering collaboration, and driving transformative security practices across industries. The CISO6 Cyber Excellence Awards stand as a symbol of integrity, innovation, and leadership in the ever-evolving cyber landscape.
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What Sets the CISO6 Awards
Apart?
Point-Based Evaluation System
for CISO categories to ensure merit and performance take centre stage.
Curated Jury Panels
comprising senior security leaders and domain experts.
SHRUSHTI Women in Cybersecurity Excellence Awards
empowering and recognising women breaking new ground in cyber leadership.
New General Category Awards
that honour vendors, public sector pioneers, startups, SOCs, and influential figures in cyber innovation.
CISO of the Year
awarded to the individual who earns the highest cumulative score across core categories.
Award Categories
The awards are divided into two prestigious categories: CISO Category & General Category
1. CISO Category
The CISO Category is an exclusive recognition for Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and individuals in equivalent senior roles. This category acknowledges those who have demonstrated extraordinary leadership in guiding their organizations through the complexities of cybersecurity. Winners will be recognized for their visionary leadership in implementing comprehensive security strategies, navigating critical challenges, and driving innovation in safeguarding critical infrastructures.
2. General Category
The General Category is open to all professionals who have significantly contributed to the advancement of cybersecurity, irrespective of their specific job titles. This category celebrates individuals who have made remarkable contributions to the upliftment of cybersecurity through innovative solutions, groundbreaking research, or leading spectacular initiatives that have had a substantial impact on the field. From those who have executed impeccable technical feats to individuals who have made exceptional advancements in cyber defence, this category recognizes their dedication and influence.
Founding Jury
CISO6 HALL OF FAME
AWARD WINNERS - CISO6 CYBER EXCELLENCE AWARDS - III EDITION, MUMBAI (15 Dec 2023, Mumbai, INDIA )
| INDIVIDUAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CISO6 CYBER EXCELLENCE AWARD (CATEGORY) | WINNER | DESIGNATION (AT THE TIME OF RECEIVING THE AWARD) | ORGANIZATION (AT THE TIME OF RECEIVING THE AWARD) |
| The CISO Of The Year Award | Mr Nageshwaran Chinnadurai | Cyber Security Head | TVS Motor Company Limited |
| The Best Zero Trust Cyber Security Program Award | Mr Sumit Sunil Salgaonkar | Assistant Manager Cybersecurity SME | KEC International Limited – RPG Group |
| The Best Supplier Security Verification Program Award | Mr Nageshwaran Chinnadurai | Cyber Security Head | TVS Motor Company Limited |
| The Best IT/OT Security Program Award | Mr Nageshwaran Chinnadurai | Cyber Security Head | TVS Motor Company Limited |
| The Most Innovative AI Adoption Award | Mr Swapnil B. Rajepawar | IT & Digital Pro. Head | ACG World |
| The Most Disruptive CISO Award | Mr Muzammil Ahmed Shaikh | Associate Director | Cyber Security | ANB Solutions Private Limited |
| The Most Disruptive CISO Award | Mr MELWYN REBEIRO | DIRECTOR- GRC, CISO & DPO | JULIUS BAER WEALTH ADVISORS PVT LTD |
| The Most Disruptive CISO Award | Mr Rasvinder Singh Nagpal | Lead -IT Infrastructure & Networks | SUMITOMO CHEMICAL INDIA LTD. |
| The Most Disruptive CISO Award | Dr. Chitranjan Kesari | CIO and IT Head | Idemeum India |
| The Most Disruptive CISO Award | Mr Samrat Bhatt | Sr. Dr InfoSec & IT | Matchmove Pay |
| The Most Disruptive CISO Award | Mr Niketan Vijay Jadhav | CISO | CDSL Ventures Limited |
AWARD WINNERS - CISO6 CYBER EXCELLENCE AWARDS - IV EDITION, BENGALURU - INDIA (FLAGSHIP EVENT) (11 Dec 2024, Bengaluru, INDIA)
| INDIVIDUAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CISO6 CYBER EXCELLENCE AWARD (CATEGORY) | WINNER | DESIGNATION (AT THE TIME OF RECEIVING THE AWARD) | ORGANIZATION (AT THE TIME OF RECEIVING THE AWARD) |
| CISO6 Of The Year Award | Mr Hilal Ahmed Lone | CISO | Razorpay |
| The Best Zero Trust Cyber Security Program Of The Year | Mr Srikanth Katuri | Sr. V.P, GLOBAL IT and Compliance | OmeGaHealthManagement Services P Ltd |
| The Most Innovative Ai Adoption Of The Year Award | Mr Gaurav Mishra | Vice President IT | Digiplug Technologies Pvt. Ltd. |
| The Best IT/OT Security Program Of The Year Award | Mr Navin Ninan | Head IT Strategy & Solutions | Aeries Technology |
| The Best IT/OT Security Program Of The Year Award | Mr Arun Kumar | Deputy Head of IT | Embibe |
| The Best Ransomware & Incident Response And Management Program Of The Year Award | Mr Kabilan R K | Senior Manager | Tamilnad Mercantile Bank |
| The Best Cloud Security Program Of The Year Award | Mr Deepak Athreya C.S. | Senior Engineering Manager – DevSecOps | MoEngage |
| The Best Data Security Awareness Training Program Of The Year Award | Mr Naveen Kumar CN | AVP – Geographic Information Security Officer | Sagility India Ltd |
| The Best Data Security Awareness Training Program Of The Year Award | Mr. Amit Subhanje | Regional Leader- Risk & Compliance | GE |
| The Best Data Privacy & Regulatory Compliance Of The Year Award | Mr Rushabh Pinesh Mehta | Sr Information Security Analyst | Rubrik India Private Limited |
| The Most Disruptive CISO Of The Year Award | Mr Nantha Ram Ramalingam | Global Head of Cybersecurity | Dyson Technology India Pvt Ltd |
| The Most Disruptive CISO Of The Year Award | Mr Pintooraj P | Group Cyber Defence Leader | TVS Holdings Limited |
| The Most Disruptive CISO Of The Year Award | Mr Thiagarajan N | CIO | Manjushree Technopack Ltd |
| CISO6 Cyber Chanakya Master Strategist Of The Year Award | Mr Shaik J Ahmed | Head of India Lenovo Security Solutions | Lenovo |
| CISO6 Cyber Chanakya Master Strategist Of The Year Award | Mr Santosh Kumar Tripathi | Director, Information Security and Compliance | Virsec Systems India Pvt Ltd |
| Shrushti Women In Cyber Excellence Award | Ms Resmi Rajan Beena | Enterprise Risk Manager – Aeries Technology | Aeries Technology |
| Shrushti Women In Cyber Excellence Award | Ms Richa Garg | Senior Information Security Manager | Philips |
| Shrushti Women In Cyber Excellence Award | Ms Pragya Johari | Advanced cybersecurity architect | Honeywell |
| Shrushti Women In Cyber Excellence Award | Ms Sharanya Balakrishnan | Lead Information Security | Klüber Lubrication |
| COMPANY/ORGANIZATION | |
|---|---|
| CISO6 CYBER EXCELLENCE AWARD (CATEGORY) | WINNER |
| CISO6 Cyber Startup Excellence Of The Year Award | QRC Assurance And Solutions Pvt Ltd |
| CISO6 Cyber Startup Excellence Of The Year Award | QNU Labs |
| THE BEST CYBER RESILIENCY AS A SERVICE (CRaaS) SOLUTION OF THE YEAR AWARD | Lenovo Security Solutions |
| THE BEST CYBER SECURITY COMPANY OF THE YEAR AWARD | VInca Cyber |
AWARD WINNERS - CISO6 CYBER EXCELLENCE AWARDS - V EDITION, PUNE (09 May 2025, Pune, INDIA)
| INDIVIDUAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CISO6 CYBER EXCELLENCE AWARD (CATEGORY) | WINNER | DESIGNATION (AT THE TIME OF RECEIVING THE AWARD) | ORGANIZATION (AT THE TIME OF RECEIVING THE AWARD) |
| The Most Disruptive CISO Award | Dr. Randhir Padwal | General Manager IT | Sahyadri Hospitals Pvt. Ltd. |
| The Most Disruptive CISO Award | Mr Subhash Singh Punjabi | CISO & Head Enterprise Architecture | Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd |
| The Most Disruptive CISO Award | Mr Nikhil Kumar Gandla | Deputy Manager – Application Security | Bajaj Allianz General Insurance |
| The Most Disruptive CISO Award | Mr Sachin Kawalkar | Global CISO, Head of Cyber Security and DPO | Neeyamo (Global HRO Organization) |
| The Most Disruptive CISO Award | Mr Manpreet Singh | Cyber Security Lead | Fiserv |
| The Most Disruptive CISO Award | Mr Ankush Kulkarni | Head – IT Security | Centre for Information and Network Security, IT Cell |
| The Best Innovative AI Adoption Program Award | Mr Anand Deodhar | Group CIO | Force Motors |
| The Best Innovative AI Adoption Program Award | Mr Sudin Baraokar | Global AI and Digital Transformation Advisor | – |
| The Best IT/OT Security Program Award | Mr Manas Chatterjee | Head IT | Syngenta India Private Limited |
| The Best Supplier Security Verification Program Award | Mr Sachin Agarwal | Information Security Architect | Mouser Electronics |
| The Best Zero Trust Cyber Security Program Award | Mr Rakesh Kailas Nikumbh | IT System Administrator | PACCAR India Private Limited |
AWARD WINNERS - CISO6 CYBER EXCELLENCE AWARDS - VI EDITION, MUMBAI (20 Jun 2025, Mumbai, INDIA)
| INDIVIDUAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CISO6 CYBER EXCELLENCE AWARD (CATEGORY) | WINNER | DESIGNATION (AT THE TIME OF RECEIVING THE AWARD) | ORGANIZATION (AT THE TIME OF RECEIVING THE AWARD) |
| The Best IT/OT Security Program | Mr Girarj Sharma | Head IT – Infrastructure & Security | National Engineering Industries Ltd. |
| The Best IT/OT Security Program | Mr Vinay Raymagiya | Lead Information Security Specialist | Asian Paints |
| The Best Zero Trust Cyber Security Program | Mr Sachin Raghunathrao Chopade | Deputy General Manager – Information Security | Jio Platforms Limited |
| The Most Disruptive CISO Award | Mr Ambarish Kumar Singh | CISO | Godrej Enterprises Group |
| The Most Disruptive CISO Award | Dr.Deepak Kalambkar | Director of Information Security | FlexM |
| The Most Disruptive CISO Award | Dr Sriranga Narasimha Gandhi | Vice President and Head of InfoSec | Jio Platforms Ltd |
| The Most Disruptive CISO Award | Mr Rasvinder Singh Nagpal | Lead -IT Infrastructure & Networks | Sumitomo Chemical India Ltd |
| The Most Disruptive CISO Award | Mr Yogiraj Pattani | CISO | Sarvagram Fincare Private Limited |
| Shrushti Women Of Cybersecurity Excellence | Mrs Priyanka Ramakrishnan Sunder | Vice President, Information Security | SMFG India Credit Company |
| Shrushti Women Of Cybersecurity Excellence | Mrs Akankcha Srivastava | Founder | Akancha Srivastava Foundation |
AWARD WINNERS - CISO6 CYBER EXCELLENCE AWARDS - VII EDITION, BENGALURU - INDIA (FLAGSHIP EVENT) (06 Feb 2026, Bengaluru, INDIA)
| INDIVIDUAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CISO6 CYBER EXCELLENCE AWARD (CATEGORY) | WINNER | DESIGNATION (AT THE TIME OF RECEIVING THE AWARD) | ORGANIZATION (AT THE TIME OF RECEIVING THE AWARD) |
| CISO Of The Year Award | Vipin Mendon | SVP IT GRC | Yes Bank Limited |
| Most Disruptive CISO Award | Vipin Mendon | SVP IT GRC | Yes Bank Limited |
| Most Disruptive CISO Award | Yogesh V Malvankar | President & Head IT GRC | Yes Bank Limited |
| Top Board Trusted CISO Award | Yogesh V Malvankar | President & Head IT GRC | Yes Bank Limited |
| CISO Of The Year Award | Umesh Joshi | Head of Information Security | AngleOne Ltd |
| Most Disruptive CISO Award | Umesh Joshi | Head of Information Security | AngleOne Ltd |
| Best Supplier Security Verification Award | Rushabh Pinesh Mehta | Cybersecurity and Data Protection Leader | ALAB (Astera Labs) Semiconductor India Private Limited |
| Shrushti – Women Of Cybersecurity Excellence – Award | Jyothi Kodenkiri | Vice President – Cloud Engineering | Deutsche Bank |
| Best Zero Trust Cybersecurity Program | Sumit Shee | Senior Solution Engineer (Application Security) | F5 Networks India |
| Best IT/OT Security Program Award | Sumit Shee | Senior Solution Engineer (Application Security) | F5 Networks India |
| Cybersecurity Influencer Of The Year Award | Pradeep Rao | Director and Chief Architect | Kyndryl |
| COMPANY/ORGANIZATION | |
| CISO6 CYBER EXCELLENCE AWARD (CATEGORY) | WINNER |
| Most Innovative AI – Native Data Security Platform Of The Year Award | MATTERS.AI |
Award Nomination Request Form
Kindly fill out the nominations form below to obtain the eligibility criteria as well as the award questionnaires
Eligibility Criteria, Terms, Conditions &
The Process
Eligibility Criteria
Kindly fill out the nominations form on this page to obtain the eligibility criteria as well as the award questionnaires.
Rules & Terms
- All award submissions will undergo a thorough review to ensure they adhere to the Official Rules before the judges evaluate them.
- Entries that are found to violate the Official Rules or are considered inappropriate by the contest organizers, at their sole discretion, will be disqualified.
- The organizers retain the authority to make the ultimate decision regarding the eligibility of participants in the CISO6
Review And Judging Process
- The judging process consists of two steps, once all entries have been received.
- Initially, there will be an internal evaluation of all submitted titles, during which CISO6 Awards Jury members will select the top five nominations for each award category.
- After the final nominees have been chosen for each category, a Jury panel will cast their votes to determine the winners in each category.
- CISO6 Awards Organizing Committee shall not be obligated to provide explanations for the disqualification of entries. If there are no suitable entries, the jury reserves the right to abstain from appointing a winner for any category.
- The decisions of the jury in all matters related to the awards will be considered final and binding.
- The announcement of the winners will take place during the CISO6 Awards ceremony at CISO6 Cyber Security Summit & Awards 2023, scheduled for November 8 & November 22 in Bengaluru & Mumbai respectively.
Recognition
- We will issue press releases that announce the award winners.
- There will also be opportunities for media coverage and interviews in various popular media formats, including online, TV, newspapers, radio, and other sources of information related to CXO (CISO/CIO) Communities.
- In recognition of their achievements, the winners and runners-up will be presented with citations from the awards.
Good Faith
- The jury’s decision is absolute and conclusive in matters concerning the awards, whereas the organizers’ decision holds the ultimate authority in matters related to the organization of the awards. Participants acknowledge that the organizers are committed to conducting the awards with the best intentions.
- Nevertheless, unforeseen errors may occasionally arise.
- As the CISO6 Awards team, we will maintain open communication and welcome your prompt feedback in such situations