On May 26, Cyber Sentinels and Spire Solutions presented CISO Awards and Future Security Awards 2021 at GEC Security Symposium.
The Cyber Sentinels CISO Awards recognised the hard taskmasters of security in the digital enterprises and felicitated their unwavering commitment towards their organisation’s security infrastructure. The award recognised the top 33 security champions who are using technology to secure critical business information assets and minimise risk while delivering business value. The award ceremony was a platform to showcase their achievements, share their expertise and knowledge.
CISO Awards 2021 Winners:
| Name | Organisation | Designation |
| Adam El Adama | ABU DHABI PORTS | CISO |
| Aliasgar Bohari | Zulekha Hospital | Senior Director – IT |
| Anas Elsadig Eltahir | Dubai Government – Legal Affairs Department | Senior Information Security Specialist / Act. Head of IT |
| Ashish Khanna | Advisor – CISO | Dubai Health Authority |
| Bilal Ahmad | Union Cooperative Society | Head Information Security & Business Continuity |
| Dr Hoda Alkhzaimi | New York University Abu Dhabi | EDAW | Head of Operational Risk & Control |
| George Eapen | Petrofac | Chief Information Security Officer |
| Hafiz Sheikh Adnan Ahmed | WASL Group | IT Consultant |
| Hariprasad Chede | National Bank of Fujairah | CISO |
| Hend Salem Matar AlShamsi | Ajman Municipality and planning department | Director of the Department of Smart Services Development |
| Illyas Kooliyankal | Chief Information Security Officer | Leading UAE Bank |
| Jacob Kaleekal Mathew | Government of Abu Dhabi | Head of IT Operations |
| Jean-Michel Briffaut | Rail OT Cybersecurity Manager | |
| Jejin Joseph | Director of Technology | MORO Hub |
| Jurageswaran Shetty | Gulftainer Company | Head of Information Security |
| Kajjal Mustafi | Sharaf Exchange | Sr. Manager & Head – Information Security |
| Kanesan Pandi | Carrefour | Manager – Information Security |
| Mahmoud Yassin | United arab bank | Head of information security |
| Mohammad Khaled | Confidential | Senior Internal Auditor – IT and Security Assurance |
| Mohammed Almansoori | Tawazun Economic Council | CISO |
| Mohammed Shakeel Ahmed | Abu Dhabi Aviation | CISO |
| Osama Hussein | MAF Properties | Manager InfoSecurity |
| Phadeep Pannagesh | Ministry of Finance | Manager – Information Security |
| Prashant Nair | Group CISO | Network International |
| Rakesh Narang | Aldar Properties PJSC | AVP Network and Security |
| Shafiullah Ismail | Mubadala Capital | Head, Information Security & Risk |
| Sheeba Hasnain |
Confidential |
Head of IT Operations. |
| Srihari Upadhya | flydubai | Manager – IT Security and IT Infrastructure |
| Sujata Narasimhan | Senior Information Security Manager | Future Pipes/FutureX |
| Sunil Sharma | Aldar Properties | Senior Vice President & Information Security & Compliance |
| Suresh Nair | GE | CISO – MENAT |
| Vivek Gupta | GEMS Education | |
| Yousif Al Ali | SDTPS | IT Deputy Director |
The Future Security Leaders Awards 2021 recognised the security vendors, VADs, System Integrators and Resellers who have walked the extra mile in innovating their solutions and services for the customers and redefined the term value in security offerings.
Future Security Leaders Awards 2021 Winners:
| Company | Category |
| Spire Solutions | Enterprise Security Leader MEA |
| SentinelOne | Innovative EDR Solution |
| Help AG | Future-of-Security |
| ARCON | Privileged Access Management |
| Gigamon | Cloud Security |
| Infoblox | Trend-setting Security Solution |
| Bits Secure IT Infrastructure | Intelligent Security |
| ICONNECT IT Business Solutions | Emerging Wave in Security |
| AHAD Information Technology | Transformative Security |
| Cloud Box Technologies | Next-Gen Security Solution |
| Bulwark Technologies | Innovative Security Solution |
