Who won big at the Cyber Security Awards 2019?

CISO of the Year
Dee Deu, British Land
Dee Deu, Chief Information Security Officer of British Land, clinched the top spot as CISO of the Year. Currently standing as the first CISO of British Land, she has helped to define the firm’s cybersecurity strategy. Before joining British Land, one of the largest property development and investment firms in the UK, Deu served as Group Head of Information Security for Halfords, Senior Cyber Security Advisor for Secureworks and Senior Information Security Manager for IBM.
The personality of the Year – sponsored by Cyber Talks
Lisa Ventura, UK Cyber Security Association
Newcomer of the Year
Joshua Seymour, KierBAM Joint Venture
Woman of the Year
Ivana Bartoletti, Gemserv and Women Leading in AI
Head of Privacy and Data Protection at Gemserv, Ivana Bartoletti was named women of the year at this years' Cyber Security Awards. Bartoletti also leads the Women Leading in AI network where she encourages women to shape the debate around the use and norms of AI and big data.
Student of the Year
Huda Alnazy
Consulting Practice of the Year
6Point6
MTI Technology – Highly Commended
Cyber Security Start-Up of the Year
CyberSmart
Banking or Financial Services Team of the Year
HSBC
Standing as one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, HSBC won the award for Banking or Financial Services Team of the Year. Serving more than 39mn customers, HSBC’s network covers 66 countries and territories across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, North America and Latin America. Today, the firm is listed on the London, Hong Kong, New York, Paris and Bermuda stock exchanges,
Industry Team of the Year
ICON Clinical Research
Not for Profit Team of the Year
White Hat Rally
Best Security Company of the Year (less than 150 staff)
Aqua Security
Best Security Company of the Year (more than 150 staff)
FireEye
Headquartered in Milpitas, California, FireEye positions itself as an ‘intelligence-led security company’ with over 7,900 customers across 103 countries. Serving more than 50% of the Forbes Global 2000, FireEye has worked alongside clients like Vodafone Australia, Infosys, and the Bank of Thailand.
Innovative Product of the Year
Cloakware Software Protection, Irdeto
Innovative Product of the Year- Cloud-Based
ThreatDetect – Managed Detection and Response, Redscan
Innovative Product of the Year – Threat Detection
Account Takeover Prevention, Netacea
Cyber Awareness Plan of the Year
Vodafone
HSBC – Highly Commended
source cybersecurityawards & gigabitmagazine
Industry: Cyber Security

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