2026 SC Awards winners announced: Celebrating innovation and leadership

Kelley DamoreMarch 25, 2026

SC Awards 2026 honor top innovators shaping the future of cybersecurity.

Congratulations, 2026 SC Awards Winners!

2026 SC Awards

The SC Awards are cybersecurity’s most prestigious award program, recognizing and honoring outstanding innovations, organizations, and leaders that are advancing the practice of information security.

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2026 SC Awards finalists announced ahead of RSA Conference

Kelley DamoreMarch 2, 2026

SC Awards names 2026 finalists, honoring top cybersecurity innovation and leadership.

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New Resilient CISO Award honors transformational leaders

Kelley DamoreMarch 2, 2026

Award recognizes five CISOs redefining resilience, risk, and strategy.

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Bouncing back better: Submit your nominations for the Resilient CISO Award

Paul WagenseilJanuary 5, 2026

At RSAC 2026, Absolute Security and CyberRisk Alliance will honor five winners with the brand-new Resilient CISO Award. Here's how to submit your nominations.

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2025 SC Award winners revealed: Honoring cybersecurity excellence

Tom Spring April 30, 2025

Announced live at a private event during RSAC 2025, this year’s SC Award winners prove cybersecurity innovation is thriving where it matters most — in the real world.

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2025 SC Awards finalists announced

Tom Spring April 8, 2025

From emerging startups to seasoned leaders, this year’s SC Awards finalists demonstrate what’s possible when innovation meets a shared mission.

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The future of cybersecurity: Innovation, leadership and emerging threats

Tom Spring February 6, 2025

What drives cybersecurity innovation? The recipe for the next big thing explored.

Cloud Security

7 cloud security startups not named Wiz

Steve ZurierFebruary 5, 2025

Wiz has dominated the cloud startup market for several years, but there are lesser-known startups that offer some very targeted cloud security products.

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Governance, Risk and Compliance

Compliance: No longer just policy guidelines for organizations

Shaun NicholsJanuary 28, 2025

Recent laws signal compliance with data security standards is no longer a way to placate the boardroom.

Identity

The future of identity security: What we can expect

Paul WagenseilJanuary 27, 2025

The next few years will be pivotal in the development of identity security. Here’s some of what will happen, and some of what may happen.

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Identity

Inching toward identity authentication perfection: Passwordless, secretless

Stephen WeigandOctober 9, 2024

No matter how much security training an organization conducts for its staff, if your plan involves people not failing, then your plan is going to fail, said Portnox CEO Denny LeCompte.

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