2024 Finalists

CONVERGED SECURITY RESILIENCE CHAMPION proudly sponsored by Convergint

• Sammie Yuan, Security & Risk Associate, SecRisk
• Sandy Ortmanns, University of South Australia
• Meg Tapia, Novexus
• Roseline Christopher, Sekuro

BEST INDUSTRY INITIATIVE THAT SUPPORTS DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND EQUALITY proudly sponsored by Stone & Chalk

• Kids Securiday
• Kirra Services – Cyber Career Starter Program
• Women in Security Emerging Leaders Program: AWSN and Aya Leadership
• Cyber Skills Enrichment Program
• WINSPIRE

BEST SECURITY MENTOR proudly sponsored by Fujitsu

• Colin Twist, South Cyber West Pty Ltd

• Gai Brodtmann, Australian Strategic Policy Institute

• Paula Sillars, Cyber Audit Team

• Skye Davis, AWSN

• Peter Gigengack, WA Department of the Premier and Cabinet

MOST INNOVATIVE EDUCATOR IN CYBERSECURITY proudly sponsored by Source2Create

• Reema Roche, Cloud Security Alliance Chapter lead in GC

• Hannah Gately, Cyber Security NSW

• Laura Christie, Bupa

• Caitriona Forde, CAIT Cyber Safe Pty Ltd

• Linda Li, Tesserent Academy

• Emma Kirby, Macquarie Group

• Melanie Youngson, CyberCX

• Cybermarvel – online safety awareness program, NSW Department of Education

AUSTRALIA’S MOST OUTSTANDING IN PROTECTIVE SECURITY proudly sponsored by Source2Create

• Lacey Shields, NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission

• Kate Nilon, Eastern Star international

• Rebecca Townsend, NAB

• Rachaell Saunders, National Protectives Services

• Nidhi Joshi, NAB

• Jodi Finn, Eva’s Ridge Enterprises

• Anna Dart, Westpac

AUSTRALIA’S MOST OUTSTANDING IN IT SECURITY proudly sponsored by Convergint

• Joanne Cooper, World Data Exchange

• Fiona long, Assuredly

• Laura O’Neill, Fujitsu Asia Pacific

• Shannon Jurkovic, Australian Retirement Trust

• Daniela Fernandez Palacios, PAYPAL Australia

• Kate Healy, Empowered Cyber

BEST PROGRAM FOR YOUNG INDIVIDUALS IN SECURITY proudly sponsored by ASD

• Cyber Audit Team and Griffith University

• The Cyber Academy, Deloitte

• Monash University Student Incubator Program

• CyberCX Academy, CyberCX

• Kids Securiday

PROTECTIVE SECURITY CHAMPION proudly sponsored by Source2Create

• Asou Aminnezhad, Microsoft

• Nadia Hammoud, nbnCo

• Anonymous, Westpac Group

• Priya Eluru, Avanade

THE ONE TO WATCH IN PROTECTIVE SECURITY proudly sponsored by Sekuro

CYBERSECURITY CHAMPION proudly sponsored by Source2Create

• Kate Glasson, The Lottery Corporation

• Jana Dekanovska, CrowdStrike

• Nivedita Newar, UNSW

• Karley Donnelly, SA Power Networks

• Vannessa Van Beek, Avanade

• Asou Aminnezhad, Microsoft

BEST PLACE TO WORK IN SECURITY proudly sponsored by Source2Create

• Cloudflare
• Grant Thornton
• Phronesis Security
• CyberCX Women in Cyber
• TAL Australia

CHAMPION OF CHANGE proudly sponsored by Source2Create

• Ben Doyle, Thales

• John Yates, Scentre Group

• Jay Hira, KPMG Australia

• Sam Brazier-Hollins, Fujistu Cyber Security Services

• Jakub Zverina, CyberCX

BEST VOLUNTEER proudly sponsored by Source2Create

• Annie-Mei Forster, SheLeadsTech

• Jasmine McCrudden, Decipher Bureau

• WiCYS Australia

• Donna Buckley, John Curtin College

• Natalie Perez, ISACA

• Linda Cavanagh, AWSN

BEST SECURITY STUDENT proudly sponsored by AusCERT

• Linet Momposhi, Western Sydney University

• Zahlia Hamer, Macquarie University

• Paola Palomo, Orro

• Eve Black, SA Power Networks

• Felicity Le, Risk & Security Management

• Courtney Jones, CyberCX

• Adriana Jones, NIB

• Rofina Suraj, HyperGRC

UNSUNG HERO proudly sponsored by TAL

• Bharathi Anagha, Coles Group

• Danielle Rosenfeld-Lovell, Telstra

• Sheavy Kaur, Air Force Association (WA Division) Incorporated trading as RAAFA

• Karen Sullivan, Northern Beaches Council

• Shyvone Forster, Department of Home Affairs

• Julie Priest, Solis

• Nikola Orgill, Deloitte

BEST SECURE CODER proudly sponsored by CyberCX

• Natasha Liang, Bupa

• Mahrita Harahap, Microsoft

• Antra Saxena, Deloitte

• Emma Rigelsford, PWC

• Anisa Taj, The NRMA

NEURODIVERGENT proudly sponsored by Source2Create

• Claudia Foley, Tesserent cyber solutions by Thales

• Mina Zaki, KPMG Australia

• Angela Champion, White Rook Cyber

• Cayley Wright, Deloitte

BEST IN QUANTUM IN CYBERSECRUITY CHAMPION proudly sponsored by Source2Create

• Saba Bagher, Department Communities & Justice

• Rita Gatt, Deloitte

• DR Farina Riaz, CSIRO

• Julie Gleeson, Deloitte

• Yasaman Samadi, RMIT University

• Tara Lie, Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER), WA State Government