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CSO of the Year
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Recognises a CSO or equivalent senior security leader with at least ten years of industry experience who has demonstrated attributable leadership and organisational contribution in enterprise security, risk management, resilience and organisational protection.
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- The nominee must be a CSO or equivalent senior security leader with at least ten years of industry experience as of 31 March 2026.
- The nominee must have completed at least one year with the organisation being represented in the nomination as of 31 March 2026.
- The nomination must demonstrate the nominee’s relevant contributions, achievements or initiatives delivered during the eligibility period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2026.
- Strategies or initiatives commenced earlier may be included where the nomination demonstrates relevant implementation activity or measurable impact during the eligibility period.
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Cybersecurity Leader of the Year (CISO)
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Recognises a senior cybersecurity leader (CISO or equivalent) with at least 10 years of industry experience who has demonstrated excellence in safeguarding digital assets, information systems and cyber resilience.
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- The nominee must be a CISO or equivalent senior cybersecurity leader with at least 10 years of industry experience as of 31 March 2026.
- The nominee must have completed at least one year with the organisation being represented in the nomination as of 31 March 2026.
- The nomination must demonstrate the nominee’s relevant contributions, achievements or initiatives delivered during the eligibility period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2026.
- Strategies or initiatives launched earlier may be included where the nomination demonstrates relevant implementation activity or measurable impact during the eligibility period.
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Excellence in Access Control & Entrance Automation
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Recognises an organisation implementing access control, identity verification or entrance automation where the primary outcome is controlled identity, entry and movement across facilities.
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- The organisation applying for the awards must have been operational in India for at least one year as of 31 March 2026.
- The organisation must be an end-user that has implemented and operated the nominated access control, identity-verification or entrance-automation solution within its own operations.
- The nomination must demonstrate relevant implementation activity or measurable impact delivered in India during the eligibility period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2026.
- Projects or initiatives commenced earlier may be included where the nomination demonstrates relevant implementation activity or measurable impact during the eligibility period.
- The nominated project or initiative must be implemented and operational and cannot be at the ideation or development stage.
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Excellence in AI & Emerging Security Technology Adoption
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Recognises an organisation whose primary differentiator is the adoption and operationalisation of AI-powered or emerging security technology, supported by measurable security and business outcomes.
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- The organisation applying for the awards must have been operational in India for at least one year as of 31 March 2026.
- The organisation must be an end-user that has adopted and operationalised the nominated AI-powered or emerging security technology within its own operations.
- The nomination must demonstrate relevant implementation activity or measurable impact delivered in India during the eligibility period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2026.
- Projects or initiatives commenced earlier may be included where the nomination demonstrates relevant implementation activity or measurable impact during the eligibility period.
- The nominated technology must be implemented and operational and cannot be limited to an idea, proof of concept, pilot without operational use or development-stage solution.
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Excellence in Business Continuity through Security Planning
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Recognises an initiative that strengthens organisational resilience through security-led continuity planning, crisis preparedness, incident response frameworks, recovery strategies and continuity of critical operations.
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- The organisation applying for the awards must have been operational in India for at least one year as of 31 March 2026.
- The organisation must be an end-user that has implemented and operated the nominated security-led business continuity initiative within its own operations.
- The nomination must demonstrate relevant implementation activity or measurable impact delivered in India during the eligibility period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2026.
- Projects or initiatives commenced earlier may be included where the nomination demonstrates relevant implementation activity or measurable impact during the eligibility period.
- The nominated initiative must be implemented and operational and cannot be limited to policy documentation, ideation or development.
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Excellence in Fire Safety & Protection
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Recognises organisations that have successfully implemented fire safety and fire protection initiatives to reduce fire risk, strengthen preparedness, improve emergency response, and enhance the protection of people, assets and business operations.
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- The organisation applying for the awards must have been operational in India for at least one year as of 31 March 2026.
- The organisation must be an end-user that has implemented and operated the nominated fire-safety or fire-protection initiative within its own operations.
- The nomination must demonstrate relevant implementation activity or measurable impact delivered in India during the eligibility period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2026.
- Projects or initiatives commenced earlier may be included where the nomination demonstrates relevant implementation activity or measurable impact during the eligibility period.
- The nominated initiative must be implemented and operational and cannot be limited to an idea, policy document or development-stage solution.
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Excellence in Integrated Security Management
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Recognises an organisation integrating three or more distinct security systems or operational domains into a unified management framework for visibility, coordination, decision-making and incident response.
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- The organisation applying for the awards must have been operational in India for at least one year as of 31 March 2026.
- The organisation must be an end-user that has implemented and operated the nominated integrated security-management framework within its own operations.
- The nominated framework must integrate at least three distinct security systems or operational domains for unified visibility, coordination, decision-making or incident response.
- The nomination must demonstrate relevant implementation activity or measurable impact delivered in India during the eligibility period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2026.
- Projects or initiatives commenced earlier may be included where the nomination demonstrates relevant implementation activity or measurable impact during the eligibility period.
- The nominated framework must be implemented and operational and cannot be at the ideation or development stage.
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Excellence in Physical Threat Detection & Prevention
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Recognises organisations that have successfully implemented systems, technologies, processes or operational frameworks to detect, prevent and respond to physical threats while strengthening the protection of facilities, critical infrastructure, people, assets and operations.
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- The organisation applying for the awards must have been operational in India for at least one year as of 31 March 2026.
- The organisation must be an end-user that has implemented and operated the nominated physical threat detection and prevention initiative within its own operations.
- The nomination must demonstrate relevant implementation activity or measurable impact delivered in India during the eligibility period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2026.
- Projects or initiatives commenced earlier may be included where the nomination demonstrates relevant implementation activity or measurable impact during the eligibility period.
- The nominated project or initiative must be implemented and operational and cannot be at the ideation or development stage.
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Excellence in Security Risk Assessment & Mitigation
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Recognises an initiative focused on identifying, assessing and mitigating security risks through structured risk evaluation, vulnerability identification, threat prioritisation and implementation of appropriate risk-treatment measures and controls.
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- The organisation applying for the awards must have been operational in India for at least one year as of 31 March 2026.
- The nomination must demonstrate relevant implementation activity or measurable impact delivered in India during the eligibility period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2026.
- Projects or initiatives commenced earlier may be included where the nomination demonstrates relevant implementation activity or measurable impact during the eligibility period.
- The nominated initiative must be implemented and operational and cannot be limited to a risk-assessment report, ideation or development stage. The nomination must demonstrate that identified risks were addressed through implemented risk-treatment measures or controls.
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Excellence in Security Training & Development
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Recognises an organisation for developing a skilled, security-aware and future-ready workforce through structured training, capability-building programmes, professional certifications, leadership development and continuous security education initiatives.
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- The organisation applying for the awards must have been operational in India for at least one year as of 31 March 2026.
- The nomination must demonstrate relevant implementation activity or measurable impact delivered in India during the eligibility period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2026.
- Programmes or initiatives commenced earlier may be included where the nomination demonstrates relevant implementation activity or measurable impact during the eligibility period.
- The nominated programme must be implemented and operational and cannot be at the ideation or development stage. The nomination must demonstrate completed training or capability-building activity involving the nominated workforce during the eligibility period.
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Excellence in Surveillance Implementation
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Recognises an organisation where surveillance is the primary solution for monitoring and situational awareness. AI-led or multi-system submissions should enter the corresponding AI or Integrated Security category.
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- The organisation applying for the awards must have been operational in India for at least one year as of 31 March 2026.
- The nomination must demonstrate relevant implementation activity or measurable impact delivered in India during the eligibility period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2026.
- Projects or initiatives commenced earlier may be included where the nomination demonstrates relevant implementation activity or measurable impact during the eligibility period.
- The nominated surveillance implementation must be implemented and operational and cannot be at the ideation or development stage.
- Surveillance must be the primary solution for monitoring and situational awareness within the nominated implementation.
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Security Professional of the Year
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Recognises a security professional with at least 5 but fewer than 10 years of industry experience who has demonstrated strong expertise, operational impact and commitment to advancing security within their organisation.
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- The nominee must have at least 5 but fewer than 10 years of industry experience as of 31 March 2026.
- The nominee must have completed at least one year with the organisation being represented in the nomination as of 31 March 2026.
- The nomination must demonstrate the nominee’s relevant contributions, achievements or initiatives delivered during the eligibility period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2026.
- Contributions or initiatives commenced earlier may be included where the nomination demonstrates relevant activity or measurable impact during the eligibility period.
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Security Rising Star of the Year
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Recognises an emerging security professional with fewer than 5 years of industry experience who has shown exceptional potential, initiative and early-career impact in the field of security.
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- The nominee must have fewer than 5 years of industry experience as of 31 March 2026.
- The nominee must have completed at least one year with the organisation being represented in the nomination as of 31 March 2026.
- The nomination must demonstrate the nominee’s relevant contributions, achievements or initiatives delivered during the eligibility period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2026.
- Contributions or initiatives commenced earlier may be included where the nomination demonstrates relevant activity or measurable impact during the eligibility period.
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Security Team of the Year
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Recognises an in-house security team of at least four members that has demonstrated effective collective delivery, collaboration and operational contribution to the protection of people, assets or operations during the eligibility period.
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- The organisation applying for the awards must have been operational in India for at least one year as of 31 March 2026.
- The nominated team must be an in-house security team comprising at least four members during the eligibility period.
- The nomination must demonstrate relevant collective contributions, achievements or initiatives delivered by the nominated team in India during the eligibility period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2026.
- Projects or initiatives commenced earlier may be included where the nomination demonstrates relevant team activity or measurable impact during the eligibility period.
- Any nominated project or initiative must be implemented and operational and cannot be at the ideation or development stage.
- External service providers or delivery partners cannot constitute the nominated team or apply as the lead applicant.
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Woman Security Leader of the Year
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Recognises a woman security leader with at least five years of industry experience who has demonstrated attributable leadership and impact in security, resilience, governance or risk management during the eligibility period.
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- The nominee must be a woman security leader with at least five years of industry experience as of 31 March 2026.
- The nominee must have completed at least one year with the organisation being represented in the nomination as of 31 March 2026.
- The nomination must demonstrate the nominee’s relevant contributions, achievements or initiatives delivered during the eligibility period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2026.
- Strategies or initiatives commenced earlier may be included where the nomination demonstrates relevant implementation activity or measurable impact during the eligibility period.
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