The iSANZ Awards, an annual event honouring exceptional
achievements in Aotearoa New Zealand’s cybersecurity and
information security (InfoSec) sector, has revealed its
highly-anticipated list of finalists for 2023.
This
year’s finalists showcase outstanding contributions in
various categories, including Senior Cyber Security
Professional of the Year, Security Team of the Year,
Project/Awareness Initiative of the Year, NZ Secure
Development Team of the Year, Start-up or New Business of
the Year, and Up and Coming Cyber Security Star of the
Year.
Kendra Ross, Chair of iSANZ, is delighted with
the abundance of high-quality entries received.
“We’ve
seen a remarkable array of submissions from individuals and
organisations nationwide who are tackling the most pressing
cybersecurity challenges with unwavering dedication,
excellence, innovation, and leadership.”
The
independent panel of judges faced the challenging task of
selecting the finalists from a fifty-strong pool of
exceptional entries. The following entries have been named
in each category:
NZ Secure Development Team of the
Year:
BNZ Pixie Mob.
Cassini
Limited.
DevSecOps with the Golden Path at The
Warehouse Group.
Security Team of the Year:
BNZ
Cyber and Governance Team
Datacom Cyber Defence
Operations Centre
EQC Security Team
Project /
Awareness Initiative of the Year:
Ministry of
Education Cyber Security and Digital Services
Programme.
Te Whatu Ora – Cyber Security Uplift
Programme.
Cyber Skills Aotearoa.
Start-up or
New Business of the Year:
Cybershore
Limited.
Outfox.
CyberCure.
Senior Cyber
Security Professional of the Year:
Philip Whitmore,
Partner – Cybersecurity at KPMG.
Conan Bradley, Cyber
Incident Response Manager at Kordia.
Thomas Britton,
Co-Founder of CyberTeam NZ and National Technical Program
Lead – Cyber at Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand.
Up
and Coming Cyber Security Star of the Year:
Kent
Wolstenholme, Security Consultant at PrivSec
Consulting.
Megan Young, Security Governance, Risk and
Architecture Specialist at Spark.
Eleanor Wright, Lead
Security Consultant at Quantum Security.
Kendra
emphasises the significance of being named a national iSANZ
finalist, saying it underscores the dedication of each
finalist to information security.
“We extend our
gratitude to all entrants and finalists for their invaluable
contributions in safeguarding networks, people, and our
nation against cybercrime and malicious online activities.
Collectively, we stand as a strong force – working to secure
Aotearoa’s digital tomorrow.”
The winners will be
unveiled at a prestigious gala awards evening on 14th
November at Wellington’s Te Papa Museum. A special nominee
will also be inducted into the Hall of Fame category,
recognising their outstanding contributions to the
cybersecurity industry.
The 2023 iSANZ Awards are
proudly sponsored by Datacom, Spark, Kordia, Sailpoint,
Checkpoint, Palo Alto, Cybercure, Duo, Nextgen Group,
CyberCX, Tesserent, and Bastian Security Group. iSANZ is
also supported by partners NZITF, KBI Media, and Hannah
Shand
Art.
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