The Benchmark Security Awards celebrate Australian security leaders for their work in driving effective cyber programs in Australian enterprise and government.
This year’s awards program is brought to you by iTnews and techpartner.news.
These two leading technology publications are coming together, highlighting the efforts of both end user security leaders and cyber security tech partners.
iTnews and techpartner.news are proud to announce this year’s finalists in the government, industrial & energy, education, healthcare, finance, retail, not-for-profit and telecommunications sectors.
The awards will be presented at a gala dinner and conference on the November 11 at W Hotel Sydney.
Thank you to Saviynt, Airlock Digital and Delinea for sponsoring this awards program.
And the finalists are…
Government Security Leaders:
- Sandeep Taileng, Information Security Leader, State Trustees
- Arthur van der Merwe, Senior Specialist, ASIC
- Robert Munoz, CISO, Department of Education, Victoria
- Prashant Singh, CISO, Department of Education, Western Australia
- Adam Cartwright, CISO, Australia Post
- Ada Aydin, Information Security Leader, Melbourne Park
Government Security Partners:
- Digital61
- Ericom
- Prescient Solutions
- Cyber Forte
- Cythera
- Increment
- Exigo Tech
- Cyconsol
- Brennan
Industrial & Energy Security Leaders:
- Brahman Thiyagalingham, CISO, GME
- Siddharth Rajanna, CISO, Bingo Industries
- Andrew Webster, Global CISO, BlueScope
Industrial & Energy Security Partners:
- Secolve
- Deftec
- Identifly
- Sekuro
- Res Business IT
- Cognitio Digital
- SIS – Industrial Cyber Security
- Cliffside Cyber Security
Education Security Leaders:
- Lee Swift, CISO, Catholic Education, Western Australia
- Andrew Nathan, Head of Cybersecurity, University of Newcastle
- Andrew Tolhurst, Director, Cyber Security Operations, University of Sydney
- Vlad Vyshnivetskyy, CISO, Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese
- Tara Dharnikota, CISO, Victoria University
- Aathioli Sivaprakasam, IT Security Manager, Catholic Education Diocese of Bathurst
- Luke Bampton, Application Security Lead, Monash University
Education Security Partners:
- Lateral Plains
- Thomas Peer Solutions
- Virtual IT Group (Security Centric)
- Centorrino Technologies
Healthcare Security Leaders:
- Nicole Neil, Head of Information Security and Privacy, Fresh Clinics
- Deb Holliday, CISO, Sydney North Primary Health Network
- Mohammad Shahmalecki, Manager – Medical Device Security, Ramsay Health Care
- Varun Acharya, CISO, Healthscope
- Peter Param, Head of Cyber and Risk Anglicare Sydney
- Nyoman Wijesinghe, Senior Leader Information Management & Technology, Bendigo Community Health Services
Healthcare Security Partners:
- Insicon Cyber
- Platinum Technology
- ctrl:cyber
- The Missing Link
- Storata
- Precision IT
Finance Security Leaders:
- Sue Perera, Cybersecurity General Manager, Commonwealth Bank
- Amit Sharma, GM Cyber Security and Governance, HCF
- Graham Fairley, CISO, PEXA
- Saleshni Sharma, APAC CISO, W. R. Berkley
- Annie Tran, Head of Technology and Information Security, DBS Bank
- Sunil Rodhan, Head of Security & IT Risk, IPH
- Jonathan Woods, Senior Manager Cyber Risk Assurance, QBE
- Simon Dalli, CISO, McMillan Shakespeare
Finance Security Partners:
- Arxis Group
- CyberPulse
- Northbridge
- Fuse Technology
- Tarian Cyber
- Precision IT
Retail Security Leaders:
- Igor Chacon, Head of Technology, Servo
- Jason Hargenrader, GM IT Services, Infrastructure & Cyber, Treasury Wine Estates
- Edwin Kwan, Head of Product Security & Data Governance, Domain Group
- Alexander Haroun, Head of IT Technology Operations and Cybersecurity, Central Equity
NFP Security Leaders:
- Johan Sulaiman, CTO, Heart Research Institute
- Vishwanath Nair, GM Cyber & IT Risk, Baptist Care
- Doug Hammond, CISO, Uniting
- Joanne Fisher, Head of Cyber Security, Diabetes Australia
- Nikki Peever, Director, Cyber Security, CAUDIT
- Leana El-Hourani, Head of Information Security & GRC, Mission Australia
- Lou Runyard, CIO, UNICEF Australia
NFP Security Partners:
- Platinum Technology
- SureCity Networks
- Flame Tree Cyber
- 11:11 Systems
Telecommunications Security Leaders:
- Natalie Lemieszek, CISO, Aussie Broadband
- Clive Reeves, Executive, Cyber Security Engineering, Telstra
- Sudheera Edirisinghe, Director, Advisory & Consulting, Optus
Telecommunications Security Partners:
- Gridware
- Blue Crystal Solutions
- PConnect
