about the ISE® awards
For a decade, the Information Security Executive (ISE®) of the Year Awards has become the industry’s most prestigious and anticipated awards for security executives and their project teams. Winners have included executives and project teams from such leading organizations such as Nike, The Walt Disney Company, The U.S. Department of Defense, Unum, Texas Instruments, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Equifax, The Home Depot, PayPal, Northrop Grumman Corporation, and Motorola.
Coupled with a one or two day executive summit, The ISE® Executive Forum and Awards are held across the country in major cities including Atlanta, Dallas, Washington DC, San Francisco and New York City. Since 2003, the ISE® Awards Program Series have reached over 7,000 executives across a broad range of industries and have been a major influence in executives’ careers, knowledge sharing, and the development of peer-to-peer relationships.
Nominees are invited to network with their peers and attend all events during the ISE® Program as our complimentary guest. The ISE® Program Series creates a unique atmosphere for interaction and information exchange among industry peers. The nomination process, the judging process, and the experience of the ISE® Awards combined with the cumulative impact of the on-site program provide the ISE® Nominees with an unparalleled platform for success.
ISE® Southeast Executive Forum and Awards Gala
March 13, 2012 in Atlanta, GA
One day program recognizing the leading IT & security executives and project teams in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
Nominations: Nov 28, 2011 – Jan 13, 2012
ISE® Central Executive Forum and Award Gala
June 6, 2012 in Dallas, TX
One-day program recognizing the leading IT & security executives and project teams in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin.
Nominations: January 16, 2012 – March 9, 2012
ISE® West Executive Forum and Award Gala
August 8, 2012 in San Francisco, CA
One day program recognizing the leading IT & security executives and project teams in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
Nominations: March 5, 2012 – May 11, 2012
ISE® Northeast Executive Forum and Award Gala
October 4, 2012 in New York City, NY
One-day program recognizes the leading IT & security executives and project teams in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington DC.
Nominations: May 28, 2012 – July 18, 2012
ISE® North America Leadership Summit and Awards
November 6-7, 2012 in Alexandria, VA
Two-day summit program recognizes the leading IT & security executives and project teams in the United States and Canada.
Nominations: July 9, 2012– Sept 7, 2012
Award Categories
The Information Security Executive® of the Year Award honors exemplary achievement and excellence in the management of enterprise-wide Internet and network security over the last twelve months. This most sought-after accolade is presented to a chief security officer or executive in an equivalent position who has made the greatest positive impact on his/her organization through risk management, data asset protection, regulatory compliance, privacy and information security. The nominees' submissions are evaluated on breadth of responsibilities, leadership, innovation, technology partnerships and vision.
The Information Security Project of the Year Award focuses on information security projects completed in the past 12-18 months. These projects and their teams are recognized for having a significant impact to an organization's risk management or information security posture. This award brings to light the team behind the work. The project submissions are evaluated on their scope, goals, execution, and results.
About the Nominees
As the premier forum for information security professionals, the ISE® Award Program draws an impressive nominee base from commercial, government and academic institutions across the nation to attend both the awards and the one and two day business summits. These exemplary leaders have made important contributions to their organizations and to the IT industry.
Over 70% of the nominees on both a regional and national basis represent the commercial sector and Fortune 1000 companies in industries including financial services, insurance, utilities, entertainment, healthcare, retail, travel and transportation, automotive, logistics, chemical and manufacturing. 25% of the remaining nominees represent the government sector and 5% represent the academic sector.
In addition, nearly two-thirds of the nominees have titles of Chief Information Security Officer, Chief Information Officer, Senior Vice-President, Vice-President or equivalent. The remaining one-third of the nominees typically have titles of director level or equivalent.
Vendors that provide information security products or services are not eligible to participate as a nominee.
About the Judges
The Judges are information security executives that typically have been a winner or finalists from one of the regional or national ISE® Award programs. These executives are industry leaders and experts with diverse backgrounds and represent wide cross section of industries. |
