SANS Presents: People Who Made a Difference in Security

Published content in book or article form that makes a significant contribution to cybersecurity literature.

Winners:

• Community: Stronger Together: Women in Cybersecurity by David Meece and Emily Zakkak
• Committee: Cyber for Builders: The Essential Guide to Building a Cybersecurity Startup by Ross Haleliuk

Deeply supports the community through mentorship and/or social media presence, provides valuable resources and connections for others in the field. Devotes significant time and energy to fostering talent and support those getting into cybersecurity.

Winners:

• Community: Confidence Staveley
• Committee: Lynn Dohm

Devotes significant time and energy to fostering talent and increasing representation and participation of under-represented minorities.

Winners:

• Community: Tennisha Martin
• Committee: Lynn Dohm

Using unique approaches to succeed through innovation and risk-taking and/or creating an open-source tool of significant value.

Winners:

• Community: David Bianco, Ryan Fetterman, Sydney Marrone for The PEAK Threat Hunting Framework
• Committee: Mick Douglas – Infosec Innovations – Concierge

Podcast or video of live-streamed content that makes a significant contribution to the industry.

Winners:

• Community: Simply Cyber Daily Cyber Threat Brief
• Committee: Bare Knuckles and Brass Tacks

Newer practitioners contributing in the industry – to keep an eye on.

Winners:

• Community: Yaamini Barathi Mohan
• Committee: Rich Greene

A team who has done extraordinary work in the industry.

Winners:

• Community: Black Girls Hack
• Committee: 709th Cyberspace Squadron, Air Force Technical Applications Center’s Cybersecurity Team

An individual who has done extraordinary work in the industry.

Winner:

• Community & Committee: Nikki Robinson

Displayed extraordinary leadership skills, dedication to their team and passion for fostering an inclusive, thriving team environment.

Winner:

• Community & Committee: Kayla Williams

A community-minded company that offers high-quality products and services, demonstrates strong ethical standards, and exhibits exemplary leadership within cybersecurity.

Winner:

• Community & Committee: MITRE

Transcends categories; has made substantial contributions to cybersecurity over many years.

Winners:

• Community: Tony Sager
• Committee: Stephen Northcutt

Published content in book or article form that makes a significant contribution to cybersecurity literature.

Winners:

• Community: The Ransomware Diaries by Jon DiMaggio
• Committee: See Yourself in Cybersecurity by Zinet Kemal

Deeply supports the community and/or social media presence provides valuable resources and connections for others in the field.

Winners:

• Community: Caitlin Sarian
• Committee: David Meece

Devotes significant time and energy to fostering talent and increasing representation and participation of under-represented minorities.

Winners:

• Community: Lillian Teng
• Committee: MK Palmore

Using unique approaches to succeed through innovation and risk-taking.

Winners:

• Community: Jones Baraza
• Committee: Bryson Bort

Devotes significant time and energy to fostering talent and supporting those getting into cybersecurity.

Winners:

• Community: Tanya Janca
• Committee: Donny Greene

Created an open-source tool that is of significant value

Winners:

• Community: Dependency Track (OWASP) - Steve Springett
• Committee: Caldera for OT - Blaine Jeffries, Misha Belisle. Nick Tsamis

Podcast or video of live-streamed content that makes a significant contribution to the industry.

Winners:

• Community: Phillip Wylie | The Hacker Factory
• Committee: Erika Eakins, Maril Vernon & Amber Devilbiss | The Cyber Queens Podcast

Newer practitioners to keep an eye on.

Winners:

• Community: Dimple Gajra
• Committee: Jasmine Suarez

Displayed extraordinary leadership skills, dedication to their team, and passion for fostering an inclusive, thriving team environment.

Winners:

• Community: Tia Hopkins
• Committee: Robert Wood

An individual or team who has done extraordinary work.

Winners:

• Community: CyberDefenders Team
• Committee: The KC7 Team

Transcends categories; has made substantial contributions to cybersecurity over many years.

Winners:

• Community: Kevin Mitnick
• Committee: Ron Gula

Recognizes individuals whose contributions have added novel and valuable information to the field.

Winners:

• Community: Andy Grant
• Committee: Darren Argyle

Honors those who devote significant time and energy to developing others' careers.

Winners:

• Community: Deidra Phyall
• Committee: AJ Yawn

Highlights newer practitioners to keep an eye on.

Winners:

• Community: Segun Ebenezer Olaniyan
• Committee: Dominique West

Awarded to authors of published content in book or article form that makes a significant contribution to cybersecurity literature.

Winners:

• Community: The Art of Cyberwarfare by Jon DiMaggio
• Committee: Hacking APIs by Corey Ball

Recognizes podcasts or live-streamed content that makes a significant contribution to the industry.

Winners:

• Community: Cloud Security Podcast by Ashish Rajan & Shilpi Bhattacharjee
• Committee: Cloud Security Reinvented by Andy Ellis

Devotes significant time and energy to fostering talent and increasing representation and participation of under-represented minorities.

Winners:

• Community: Talya C. Parker
• Committee: Delisha Hodo

Recognizes individuals whose social media presence provides valuable resources and connections for others in the field.

Winners:

• Community: Dave Kennedy
• Committee: Camille Stewart Gloster

Honors creators of open-source tools that are of significant value.

Winners:

• Community: Arctic Wolf Labs
• Committee: LEAPP by Alexis Brignoni

Recognizes individuals or teams who have done extraordinary work.

Winners:

• Community: Toni Benson, Associate Director Cyber Defense Education and Training (CDET) at CISA
• Committee: Navy Cyber Operations Team, Christina Hicks

Honors security researchers who have contributed significant work to the community.

Winners:

• Community: Sharon Briznov
• Committee: Eugene Neelou

Transcends categories; awarded to individuals who have made substantial contributions to cybersecurity over many years.

Winners:

• Community: Lesley Carhart
• Committee: Sounil Yu