Entry Requirements

  • Individual entrants must be working in the UK
  • Entrants for organisations must be working in or carrying out work in the UK. Their products or services must be available for purchase in the UK market. 
  • Entrants can nominate themselves. 
  • Entrants can nominate other individuals or organisations, however their relationship must be disclosed and evidence referenced.
  • Entrants can enter multiple awards however must offer unique answers for each entry.

Event Timeline

Entries Open: 3rd February

Entries Close: 30th May

Finalists Announced: Week commencing 28th July

Finalist Event: 14th August

Award Ceremony: 29th September

Entry Questions

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Public Sector 

This category recognises achievements in cybersecurity within the public sector, defence, policing, and law enforcement. It recognises individuals, initiatives, projects, or teams that have demonstrated innovation, leadership, DEI efforts or exceptional dedication in protecting national security and upholding public safety through exemplary cyber initiatives. The category highlights efforts to enhance resilience, improve security protocols, and promote innovation in cybersecurity within government agencies and public institutions. Often these organisations are not publicly recognised for their accomplishments due to the nature of their work, therefore this category gives a platform to recognise and reward those individuals for their achievements.

An open award for an outstanding individual in the Policing and Law Enforcement sector who has contributed to the Cyber and Online Safety space.
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  • Must be working for a Law Enforcement Agency at the time of nomination.
  • Must provide metrics or reports of public service impact to enhance nomination.

A closed award at the discretion of NHS Digital for any individual or team that has made a significant contribution to the cyber safety of the NHS.
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A closed award at the discretion of The UK Cyber Security Council for an individual or team across the cyber sector who have made an outstanding contribution.
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An open award for an outstanding team in the Policing and Law Enforcement sector who has contributed to the Cyber and Online Safety space.
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  • Must be working for a Law Enforcement Agency at the time of nomination.
  • Must provide metrics or reports of public service impact to enhance nomination.

A closed award at the discretion of the National Police Chiefs Council for an individual or team who have made a significant contribution to the Cyber and Online Safety space.
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A closed award designed for employees, contractors and partners of the National Crime Agency due to the sensitive and secret nature of their work.
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A closed award at the discretion of the Ministry of Defence for an individual or team across the whole estate both military and civilian who have made a significant contribution to Cyber.
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Cyber Industry 

This category recognises individuals, teams and organisations who are driving progress and innovation within the cyber industry. It celebrates professionals whose skills, leadership, and commitment across various sectors are helping to advance the field and protect the digital landscape. This category also showcases individuals, teams and organisations who are implementing DEI to drive inclusive practise in cyber. If the individual or organisation is applying methods to encourage green cyber, this should also be included within your entry in this category.

An open award to any individual or team that operates within the legal sector. This includes ‘in-house’ legal teams.
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  • Must highlight achievements from within the last 12 months.
  • Must be operating within the UK.
  • This award applies to legal firms within the UK with a cyber division, as well as businesses that have a legal department that supports their cyber and business operations.

This award recognises exceptional contributions to the protection and resilience of the UK's Critical National Infrastructure (CNI). It honors individuals, teams, or organisations that have demonstrated excellence in safeguarding the systems and services essential to the nation’s security and well-being.
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  • Must provide evidence to support nomination.
  • Must detail how your individuals, teams or organisation has gone above and beyond the ordinary realms of protecting CNI.
  • Must be working with key stakeholders e.g government agencies, private sector partners, or industry bodies to protect CNI at the time of nomination.

An open award to any individual or team that operates within the insurance sector.
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  • Must highlight achievements from within the last 12 months.
  • Must be operating within the UK.

This award honors a leading cybersecurity company demonstrating strong teamwork, visionary leadership, sustainable growth, and contributions to the industry.

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  • Must have been providing a product or service for over 3 years to qualify for this award. 
  • Evidence of company-wide success whether this be via revenue, company culture, contributions to the industry. 
  • Showcase your team's dedication to the cyber industry, giving back and CSR. 
  • Demonstrate the leadership of the team to further explain how this has led to positive outcomes for the business. 
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The entrant must be an incident response provider, or an organisation with an integrated IR team, offering a service or software that equips users with tools to detect and address security breaches, alongside capabilities for incident data analysis and reporting.
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  • Must be able to demonstrate measurable outcomes, such as reduced response times, minimised damage, or improved recovery rates following security incidents.
  • Showcase at least one case study or example of how the service or software has effectively responded to real-world incidents.

An open award for any initiative, service or product that is innovative and ground breaking. (In business for less than 3 years).
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  • Demonstrate the company's impact on the market. Highlight any achievements to date. 
  • Provide evidence of how leadership has driven the organisation's vision for the future. Can be qualitative or quantitative data. 
  • Describe the efforts the company is taking to embed itself within the cyber community and drive longevity in its future.
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An open award for a product that has made an impact when hitting the market. The product can be of any size and not necessarily commercial in nature.
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  • Provide evidence of the product's impact when hitting the market. This can be quantitative or qualitative data.
  • Evaluate the security challenges the product is solving.
  • Demonstrate the USP of this product.
  • Describe the benefits this product has had on its users.
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An open award to any charity or not for profit organisation for work in protecting citizens online.
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  • Able to demonstrate how your organisation addresses critical cybersecurity issues, including details of projects or initiatives, the social impact of your initiative, their intended impact on your community, and tangible outcomes (with supporting evidence).
  • Open to registered not-for-profit organisations focused on enhancing cybersecurity for societal benefit.

Managed Service Providers (MSP) in the UK acting as ongoing outsourced IT departments. Their primary focus lies in managing and monitoring an institution’s IT infrastructure, for example security systems, network devices, software, and data backups. This award recognises a Managed Service Provider offering an innovative approach to the management of a customer's information technology (IT) infrastructure and end-user systems, such as servers, networks, storage, and cloud infrastructure.

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  • To be eligible, MSPs must demonstrate that the products or services they provide include cybersecurity as part of their overall service provision.
  • Provide three client testimonials to support your entry.
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A cybersecurity consultancy typically offering specialised expertise and guidance on cybersecurity strategy, risk and compliance and technical solutions, working on specific projects and providing recommendations. Consultants working for these organisations often have deep technical knowledge and help organisations identify vulnerabilities, mitigate risks, and improve their overall security posture. This award recognises the contribution made by a Small-Medium Consultancy (maximum 49 security-dedicated employees), or an organisation with an integrated division (max 49 security-dedicated employees), offering services or solutions (not products) enabling clients to identify problems, through evaluating security issues, assessing risk, and implementing solutions to address vulnerabilities, in a company's computer networks and computer systems.

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  • Demonstrate that cybersecurity is an integral part of your overall service provision by outlining the cyber security services your organisation provides. 
  • Provide three testimonials to support your entry.
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A cybersecurity consultancy typically offering specialised expertise and guidance on cybersecurity strategy, risk and compliance and technical solutions, working on specific projects and providing recommendations. Consultants working for these organisations often have deep technical knowledge and help organisations identify vulnerabilities, mitigate risks, and improve their overall security posture. This award recognises the contribution made by an Enterprise Consultancy (minimum 50 security-dedicated employees), or an organisation with an integrated division (minimum 50 security-dedicated employees), offering services or solutions (not products) enabling clients to identify problems, through evaluating security issues, assessing risk, and implementing solutions to address vulnerabilities, in a company's computer networks and computer systems.
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  • Demonstrate that cybersecurity is an integral part of your overall service provision by outlining cyber security services provided.
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Cyber Leaders 

This category highlights individuals making a significant impact in the cybersecurity industry. It recognises leaders, innovators, and rising stars whose dedication, expertise, and efforts are shaping the future of cyber. This category should also highlight any sustainability practises this organisation or individual has implemented/been a part of to encourage green cyber. As well as demonstrating the DEI efforts the individual or organisation has been a part of to drive inclusivity in cyber.

An open award that aims to identify and honor individuals who not only excel in their current endeavors but also show promise for shaping the future of cybersecurity.
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  • Provide details of how your current role has impacted your colleagues and/or clients positively. 
  • Showcase your contributions so far to the cyber security community whether this be via speaking engagements, event attendance, thought leadership pieces, projects with peers. 
  • Display evidence of your dedication to the industry through providing information about your ongoing professional development. Talk about your future goals and how you plan to achieve them.
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An open award to any individual, team or organisation who promote diversity and inclusivity either through reputation, product, or trading.
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  • Must be able to show the impact of initiatives (e.g., increased representation, inclusive hiring practices, advancing careers).
  • Must be able to show evidence of sustained commitment over time.

An open award presented by Sir Dermot Turing for the senior leader who has contributed to the digital safety of society.
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  • Must be able to provide evidence of significant achievements in the cyber security field that have impacted a business or organisation positively. Evidence can be quantitative or qualitative.
  • Provide detail around implementation of strategy, policy and procedures, and how this has fostered a strong security culture within an organisation.
  • Provide details of leadership attributes.
  • Provide details of how communicating to a technical audience VS non-technical audiences are just as important as one another.
  • Showcase your contributions to the cyber industry as a whole.
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An open and the ‘top’ award for any individual for their work in the cyber sector.
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  • Must be able to provide evidence of significant achievements in the cyber security field that have impacted a business or organisation positively. Evidence can be quantitative or qualitative.
  • Evidence of efforts to raise the profile and awareness of the cybersecurity industry, through initiatives such as speaking engagements, thought leadership, and educational programmes. - Provide details of leadership attributes.
  • Show efforts to promote diversity and inclusion within the cyber industry. 
  • Showcase contributions to the cyber industry as a whole.
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Education & Skills 

This category honors those who champion cybersecurity education and learning, as well as those who are in education that have gone above and beyond who deserve recognition for their dedication to education in cyber. Please describe the organisation/individuals DEI efforts. It also recognises academic institutions and organisations who are driving innovation in teaching, training, or awareness initiatives that inspire and equip the next generation of cybersecurity talent. This category should also highlight any sustainability practises this organisation or individual has implemented/been a part of to encourage green cyber.

An open award to all school and sixth form colleges for outstanding cyber education, protection of young people and online innovation.
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  • Must be delivering a programme in cyber education at the time of nomination.
  • Must be able to provide a testimonial from either a student or parent who has gone through/child has participated in the cyber education within their schooling. Testimonials must display the impact that education in cyber has had on their future and career prospects.

An open award for any recognised University or College of further education for outstanding cyber related education and learning.
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  • Must be delivering a programme in cyber education at the time of nomination.
  • Open to UK universities demonstrating excellence in cybersecurity education, research, or innovation. Nominations should highlight specific achievements from the past 12 months. 
  • Include evidence of impact, such as student success stories, partnerships with industry, groundbreaking research, or community outreach in cybersecurity.
  • Provide supporting materials like project outcomes, or metrics that illustrate the university’s contribution to advancing the cybersecurity landscape.

An open award to anyone studying at a recognised educational Institution. There is no minimum age to apply and nominations are encouraged from those who are neurodiverse and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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  • Open to students currently enrolled in a UK institution (secondary school, college, or university) who have demonstrated exceptional talent or contribution to the field of cybersecurity within the last 12 months.
  • Highlight achievements such as projects, competition success, leadership in cybersecurity initiatives, or significant contributions to the community or institution in the field. Must include evidence such as project outcomes, certifications, testimonials from educators or mentors, or awards and recognitions that validate the student’s impact and potential.

This award recognises companies that provide training and/or awareness programmes for businesses that are looking to make their teams more cyber aware, and to embed solid cyber hygiene foundations within their business. This award also encompasses training and certification organisations that provide support to Infosec professionals from entry to expert level.
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  • Open to organisations delivering impactful cybersecurity training or awareness programmes in the UK.
  • Nominations should include any achievements from the last 12 months.
  • Demonstrate measurable outcomes such as improved security practices, increased awareness levels, or examinations completed. Provide supporting evidence to showcase that your offering has impacted the community you are providing it to - this can be in the form of participant feedback, case studies or other relevant examples.
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This award recognises organisations that have excelled in offering outstanding vocational courses within the cyber sector. It celebrates programmes that equip learners with the practical skills, competency, knowledge, and experience needed to succeed in hands-on cyber roles
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  • Eligible organisations are able to demonstrate a commitment to bridging the skills gap, fostering talent, and driving innovation in vocational education.
  • Showcase measurable impact through learner success, industry engagement and contributions to the development of the cyber workforce.
  • Provide supporting evidence to showcase that your offering has impacted the community you are providing it to -  this can be in the form of employee feedback, case studies or other relevant examples.
  • Nominations should include any achievements from within the last 12 months.