{"id":7443,"date":"2026-03-11T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cybersecurityinfocus.com\/?p=7443"},"modified":"2026-03-11T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T10:00:00","slug":"cso-awards-2026-celebrates-world-class-security-strategies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cybersecurityinfocus.com\/?p=7443","title":{"rendered":"CSO Awards 2026 celebrates world-class security strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For more than a decade, the CSO Awards have recognized security projects that demonstrate outstanding thought leadership and business value.\u00a0\u00a0The award is an acknowledged mark of cybersecurity excellence.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year\u2019s award winners show how security teams have repositioned themselves as strategic business enablers,\u201d Beth\u202fKormanik, Content Director of the\u202fCSO\u202fCybersecurity\u202fAwards\u202f& Conference said in a statement. \u201cThey tackle business challenges by leveraging new technology and ideas and delivering detailed planning and strong execution. Their organizations are stronger for these efforts that protect revenue continuity, improve resilience, and strengthen compliance. We congratulate them and look forward to celebrating them at the CSO\u202fCybersecurity\u202fAwards\u202f& Conference.\u201d<\/p>\n

CSO invites industry professionals and security technology companies to connect, learn, and celebrate the winners at the annual CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference<\/a> held May 11-13, 2026, at the Loews Nashville Vanderbilt Plaza. Registration for the event is now open<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Please join us in congratulating this year\u2019s winners!<\/p>\n

2026 CSO Award winners<\/h2>\n
4Wall EntertainmentHMSAAaron\u2019s LLC Horizon BCBSNJAccenture K&N Engineering IncAdobe LyondellBasell IndustriesAflacMcDonald\u2019sAlly Financial Medtronic PLCAmeriHealth Caritas Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)Avangrid Moelis & CompanyBaptist Memorial Health Care Corporation Monster EnergyCalifornia Housing Finance AgencyMultiCare Health SystemCarvana National Cybersecurity AllianceCasey\u2019s New Albany Floyd County SchoolsCity of ScottsdaleNewsmaxCleveland Metropolitan School District PDS HealthCloud Security AlliancePenn MedicineCN RailPostmanCoalfire Systems, Inc.PROSCommonLit Prosper MarketplaceConsensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. ReSource ProCopartSalesforceCornerstone OnDemand SAP SECummins, Inc. SIGMA CORPORATIONDelta Dental Plans AssociationSwimlaneDigiKey TD Bank GroupDocusign The Friedkin GroupElasticTIAAEnpro Town of GilbertEXL Uber Technologies, Inc.Gates Corporation United AirlinesGenesys US Med-Equip, LLCGENPACT Xactly CorporationHensel Phelps Zions Bancorporation <\/div>\n

2025 winners<\/h4>\n
A+E Global Media\u00a0Marine Corps Community Services\u00a0Accenture\u00a0Marvell\u00a0Adobe\u00a0Mastercard\u00a0Aflac\u00a0Munich Re\u00a0Ally Financial\u00a0National Cybersecurity Alliance\u00a0AmeriHealth Caritas\u00a0Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific\u00a0Amtrak\u00a0New Jersey Institute of Technology\u00a0Arizona Department of Child Safety\u00a0Northern Nevada HOPES\u00a0Augusta University\u00a0NRC Health\u00a0Avanade\u00a0OHLA USA\u00a0Avery Dennison\u00a0Penn Medicine\u00a0Avnet, Inc.\u00a0Precisely\u00a0Baptist Medical Health Care Corporation\u00a0Prime Therapeutics, LLC\u00a0Brunswick Corporation\u00a0Principal Financial Group\u00a0Carvana\u00a0PROS\u00a0Casey\u2019s General Stores\u00a0Qualcomm Incorporated\u00a0Cloud Security Alliance\u00a0Resilience\u00a0CWT\u00a0ReSource Pro\u00a0Edifecs, a Cotiviti company\u00a0SAP SE\u00a0Enpro\u00a0Sitecore\u00a0Florida State University\u00a0The Friedkin Group\u00a0Gainesville Regional Utilities\/City of Gainesville\u00a0TIAA\u00a0Gates Corporation\u00a0Topgolf Callaway Brands\u00a0Genpact\u00a0United Airlines, Inc.\u00a0HGS\u00a0Walmart, Inc.\u00a0Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey\u00a0Wellstar Health System\u00a0InComm Payments\u00a0Wesco\u00a0Intel Corporation\u00a0Zuora\u00a0Main Line Health\u00a0\u00a0 <\/div>\n

2024 winners<\/h4>\n
Accenture\u00a0Genpact\u00a0Adobe\u00a0Georgia Pacific\u00a0AES Corporation\u00a0Horizon BCBS\u00a0Aflac\u00a0ID.me\u00a0Ally Financial\u00a0Indiana Office of Technology\u00a0AmeriHealth Caritas\u00a0Intel Corporation\u00a0Ashland\u00a0James Hardie Industries plc\u00a0Astellas\u00a0Main Line Health\u00a0Auto Club Group (AAA)\u00a0Marvell Technology\u00a0Avangrid Corporate Security\u00a0National Cybersecurity Alliance\u00a0Avnet\u00a0NJ Transit\u00a0Baptist Medical Health Care Center\u00a0OHLA USA\u00a0Camelot Secure\u00a0Penn Medicine\u00a0Campbells Soup\u00a0PROS\u00a0Carrier Global Corporation\u00a0Prosper Marketplace\u00a0Carvana\u00a0Qualcomm\u00a0Chapters Health System\u00a0Relativity\u00a0Chime\u00a0SAP SE\u00a0Cintas Corporation\u00a0Secureworks\u00a0Cisco Systems\u00a0SolarWinds\u00a0Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.\u00a0Splunk\u00a0Cornerstone OnDemand\u00a0Thoughtworks\u00a0CorroHealth\u00a0TIAA\u00a0Cox Automotive\u00a0TIME\u00a0DXC Technology\u00a0Trend Health Partners, LLC\u00a0Enpro\u00a0United Airlines\u00a0Fifth Third Bank\u00a0Wesco\u00a0First Citizens Bank\u00a0Western Governors University\u00a0Gates Corporation\u00a0Whirlpool Corporation\u00a0 <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For more than a decade, the CSO Awards have recognized security projects that demonstrate outstanding thought leadership and business value.\u00a0\u00a0The award is an acknowledged mark of cybersecurity excellence. \u201cThis year\u2019s award winners show how security teams have repositioned themselves as strategic business enablers,\u201d Beth\u202fKormanik, Content Director of the\u202fCSO\u202fCybersecurity\u202fAwards\u202f& Conference said in a statement. \u201cThey tackle […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":7428,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cybersecurityinfocus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7443"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cybersecurityinfocus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cybersecurityinfocus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cybersecurityinfocus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cybersecurityinfocus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7443\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cybersecurityinfocus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cybersecurityinfocus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cybersecurityinfocus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cybersecurityinfocus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}