2023 Winners and finalists

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of the Year

Virginia Calegare, RightSec
Michael Collins, Judo Bank
David Cowan, Link Group
Ben Doyle, Thales
Ashwani Ram, Chartered Accountants

Wayne Williamson, Equifax

Construction and Real Estate Cyber Security Professional of the Year

Shane Goodwin, Inspect Real Estate

Mike Hunter, ADCO Constructions

Cyber Security Consultant of the Year

Aaron Breban, Opes Cyber Security
Hayden Burt, Evisent
Iain Dickson, Leidos Australia
Paul Hankin, Kaesim Cybersecurity
Ravi Jayaprakash, Okta
Jasmine Logaraj, EY

Chris Mclaughlin, Clyde & Co

Luke Smith, Secure State
Nicole Stephensen, IIS Partners

Cyber Security Executive of the Year

Mouaz Alnouri, Skillfield
Lee Bailie, InfoTrack
Richard Baker, Red Piranha
Jim Boekel, Bluerydge
Aaron Breban, Opes Cyber Security
David Hayes, Arctic Wolf
Phillip Jenkinson, Baidam Solutions
Giuseppe Porcelli, Quixxi

Vikram Sharma, QuintessenceLabs

Matt Wilcox, FifthDomain

Cyber Security Lawyer of the Year

Ben Allen, Dentons
Caroline Atkins, Maddocks
Sophie Bradshaw, Hamilton Locke
Robyn Chatwood, Dentons
Cheng Lim, King & Wood Mallesons
Nitesh Patel, Gilchrist Connell
Jason Symons, Mills Oakley

Melissa Tan, Lander & Rogers

Jeremy Weeks, NTT Australia
Cameron Whittfield, Herbert Smith Freehills

Cyber Security Rising Star

Aaron Breban, Opes Cyber Security
Gabriela Guiu-Sorsa, CyberCX
Jasmine Logaraj, EY
Lachlan McGrath, CyberCX
Alexander McGuire, Clyde & Co
Brendton Pearson, Willyama Services

Nicholas Pockl-Deen, Gridware Cybersecurity

Georgia Prout, Penten
Caitlin Sauza, Bluerydge
Georgia Schulberg, Clyde & Co

Defence Cyber Security Professional of the Year

Richard Baker, Red Piranha
Naomi Bradshaw, Leidos Australia

Aaron Breban, Opes Cyber Security

Marcus Rebbettes, University of Technology Sydney (Formerly LMA)
Luke Smith, Secure State

Female Cyber Leader of the Year

Naomi Bradshaw, Leidos Australia
Rochelle Fleming, Sapien Cyber
Salma Hamad, Viridian Advisory
Louise Hawkins, Bank First
Lauren Kate Koch, Ionize
Stefanie Luhrs, Clyde & Co
Amy Ormrod, PwC Australia
Abbie Smith, Penten

Karen Stephens, BCyber

Melissa Tan, Lander & Rogers

Financial Services Cyber Security Professional of the Year

David Cowan, Link Group
Salma Hamad, Viridian Advisory

Paul Hankin, Kaesim Cybersecurity

Louise Hawkins, Bank First
Fraser Jack, The Cyber Collective
Jessica Smith, Hamilton Locke

Government Cyber Security Professional of the Year

Jasmine Logaraj, EY

Gavin Longmuir, Penten

Chris Mace, NSW Public Service Commission

Indigenous Cyber Security Leader of the Year

Steve Cranage, GOTAFE
Kieran Hynes, Willyama Services

Jack Reis, Baidam Solutions

Insurance Cyber Security Professional of the Year

Ben Di Marco, WTW

Troy Filipcevic, Emergence Insurance
Melissa Tan, Lander & Rogers
Meena Wahi, Cyber Data-Risk Managers

Professional Services and Consultancy Cyber Security Professional of the Year

Malcolm Bailie, Nozomi Networks
Aaron Breban, Opes Cyber Security
Hayden Burt, Evisent
Graham Chee, BCyber
Sarah McAvoy, CyberUnlocked
Montana Oliver, Bluerydge
Amy Ormrod, PwC Australia
Michael Ouwerkerk, Web Safe Staff

Daniel Pitcher, BAE Systems Digital Intelligence

Nicholas Pockl-Deen, Gridware Cybersecurity

STEM Promoter of the Year

Gabriela Guiu-Sorsa, Australian Women in Security Network

Annabel Reid, FifthDomain