CSO30 ASEAN + HK Awards 2026: Leadership - Individual

  •  CSO30 ASEAN & HK Awards 2026: CSO Leadership -Individual

  • Thank you  for your interest in the CSO30 ASEAN & HK Awards 2026.  This award celebrates the leading Chief Information Security Officers(CISO) /Chief Security Officers(CSO) who are driving innovation, strengthening resiliency, and influencing the strategic cybersecurity decision-making across their organization , driving long-term resilience, business continuity and industry change

    Nominations can be submitted on behalf of an individual CISO/CSO in your organisation or through self-nomination.

    Deadline for submission: 31 July 2026

  • SECTION 1: Required Information

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  • SECTION 2: Questionnaire 

  • Pillar 1: Demonstration of Leadership 

    1. Describe in detail a cybersecurity project that the nominee has led, and together with their team, implemented over the past one year that has delivered real value and changed the way the organization is protected?

     

    2. Describe in detail the measurable value/improvement/impact this  project has delivered to the organization?

     

    3. How did the nominee prepare their current organization to respond to emerging cyber risks while ensuring long-term resilience and business continuity?

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  • Pillar 2: Demonstration of Organizational Influence

    1. As a CISO/CSO, how has the nominee collaborated with executive level peers and the senior management of their current organisation to promote cybersecurity?

    2. How did the nominee influence the strategic decision-making on cybersecurity posture of the organization?

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  • Pillar 3: People and Culture

    1. How has the nominee led a high-performing and positive cybersecurity culture which inspires growth and allowed team members to achieve professional goals? (examples include talent development, mentoring staff, enabling employee training)

     2. How did the nominee regularly engage with the wider organization about the value of cybersecurity and his/her team in aligning with and achieving organisational goals?

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  • SECTION 3: Guidelines for submission

  • 1. Please note that due to the sensitive nature of cybersecurity projects, CSO ASEAN will not publish details of projects that are submitted for this nomination.

     

    2. Nominations can be submitted on behalf of your team in your organisation.

     

    3. Please submit the nomination to the category which you are most qualified and have the most relevant experience for.

     

    4. If you wish to submit more than one nomination for the various categories in 2026, please submit one UNIQUE project for each nomination. The same project which is submitted for multiple categories, will only be considered for one category. 

     

    5. Testimonials from the team’s reporting officer are highly regarded

     

    6. Last day for submission is 31 July 2026

     

    7. All answers and supporting documents are to be submitted through this online form.

     

    8. Please adhere to the word limit for each question.

     

    9. CSO ASEAN does not guarantee that all nominees will win the awards.

     

    10. Winners will be announced at the Awards Gala Dinner and must be present to receive the Awards

     

    11. Fields marked with a red asterisk (*) are mandatory and must be completed before submission.

     

    12. For any clarifications, do reach out to events-asean@foundryco.com

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