CISO of the Year

Award for Chief Information Security Officer of the Year

Become CISO of the Year 2023! The application process for the award 2023 is already open and you can apply here. In 2023, the coveted award will be presented for the first time in two categories: male and female CISO of the Year. We are looking forward to your submissions!

APPLY NOW FOR 2023  

WHY? Your benefits!

MAKE YOUR MOST SUCCESSFUL PROJECT VISIBLE AND BECOME CISO OF THE YEAR 2023!

Share your success with a large community and use this opportunity for personal development.

At the CIS Summit, those Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) who have made it to the finals will be invited on stage and given the opportunity to present their successful project in an impulse statement. Furthermore, we will include the CISO of the Year in all our communication measures and, in addition to the award, will present the winner or their team with a € 2,000 CIS training voucher.

WHO? Criteria

  • You have successfully completed the realization of an information security management system under challenging conditions, further developed or
  • realized the special integration of different management systems, or
  • implemented a successful, innovative security project.

HOW? Application procedure

It's simple:

1.

Complete the online application form

2.

An independent jury of experts makes a preliminary selection and invites the candidates to an interview with the jury.

3.

The finalists will present their successful projects in an impulse statement at the CIS Summit 2023.

4.

The winner will be formally announced at the CIS Summit 2023.
For the first time, there will be 2 categories:

  • male CISO of the Year
  • female CISO of the Year 
Apply now for 2023!

The winners so far at a glance

 

Finalists 2022


picture (from left to right): Simon Tjoa, jury member; finalist Thomas Pfeiffer; Peter Gerdenitsch, CISO of the Year 2022; finalist Sascha Czech; Klaus Veselko, CEO CIS - Certification & Information Security Services GmbH at CIS Compliance Summit 2022
© Anna Rauchenberger

Recap 2022 (German)

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