Best Place for Women to Work in Security
- GBG Plc
- Deloitte
- IAG
- Atlassian
- Kaspersky
- nbn Security Group
- Araza
- Penten
- Trend Micro – Conformity
- WA Police Force

Best Student Security Leader
- Annette Peploe -Box Hill Tafe
- Taman Shergill -Telstra
- Georgia Cadzow -Box Hill Institute
- Phoebe Whelan- AGL Energy
- Reshma Devi -NAB
- Skye Wu -Telstra
- Tasnia Ahmed-UNSW

Best Mentors of Protective Security/Resilience
- Christina Keing – Deloitte
- Christina Rose – SNP Security
- Hai Tran – WA Police Force
- Jen Johanson – RSM
- Jodie Vlassis – Atlassian
- Meaghan Stackpole – EY
- Mike Rahmati – Trend Micro Conformity
- Nazia Mastali – CXO Security & RMIT University
- Nicole Stephensen – GroundUp Consulting
- Rosalina Liszikam – LexisNexis Risk Solutions (threatmetrix)
- Saeed Tasbihsazan – Telstra
- Sharin Yeoh – KPMG Australia
- Shazin Sohani – Westpac
- Siddiqua Shaheen – KPMG AU
- Tricia Tobin – NTT
- Vanja Joannidis – EY


Security Champions
- Amanda Jane Turner – University of Queensland
- Annie Haggar – Accenture
- Anya Avinash – Transurban
- Daisy Wong – Department of Premier and Cabinet (VIC)
- Elaine Muir – IAG
- Goli Sheini – CyberCX
- Jinan Budge – Forrester
- Jo Cave – Box Hill Institute
- Joanne Lu – Jetstar
- Jodie Vlassis – Atlassian
- Kat Ramos – ANZ
- Kristy Hughes – Atlassian
- Laura Jones – Transdev Australasia
- Lidia Giuliano – BSides Melbourne
- Melissa Khalaf – NAB
- Natasha Lamber – Sophos
- Samin Pour – LexisNexis Risk Solutions
- Sara Gray – AWS
- Sarah-Jane Bailey – Protiviti
- Shanna Daly – ParaFlare
- Shelly Mills – The University of Queensland
- Silvana Macri – Stay Cyber Safe
- Smitha Anilkumar – NTT Security
- Tara Dharnikota – Telstra



Best Female Secure Coders
- Aileen Shih – Cryptoloc Technology
- Angel Johnson – IAG
- Cecile Bourguignon – IAG
- Chen Yu – IAG
- Eliza Sorensen – Assembly Four
- Manju Dangi – IAG
- Raisa Hashem – Amazon
- Rania Bilal – Australian Cyber Security Centre
- Samin Pour – LexisNexis Risk Solutions

IT Security Barrier Breakers
- Andres Romero – WA Police Force
- Erin Howell – Trend Micro
- Heshani Haputhanthri – WA Police Force
- Jacqui Kernot – EY
- Maria Sokolova – Amazon
- Melissa Misuraca – Kroll
- Shelly Mills – The University of Queensland
- Siddiqua Shaheen – KPMG
- Skye Wu – Telstra

Best Champion of Women in Protective Security/Resilience
- Adrienne Maxted – Deloitte
- Amy Roberts – Assistant Director, Careers, Pathways and Inclusion
- Craig Walsh – Crown Melbourne
- Hai Tran – Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre
- Heshani Haputhanthri – WA Police Force
- Jodie Vlassis – Atlassian
- Rebecca Winfield – IAG
- Reshma Devi – NAB
- Sara Trimboli – Jacobs
- Shey Dimon – Penten
- Sita Khiani – Thales Australia
- Tara Dharnikota – Telstra
- Yasmin London – ySafe
- Yvette Lejins – Jetstar


AWSN Award 2020
- Annie Haggar – Accenture
- Christina Rose – SNP Security
- Daniella Traino – Pinecone Technology Strategies
- Gergana Winzer – Unisys
- Heidi Winter – Kids SecuriDay
- ISDefence
- Jasmine Rhyder – Hivint, part of Trustwave
- Jo Stewart-Rattray – BRM Holdich
- Lesley Seebeck – ANU
- Michelle Price – AustCyber
- Project Friedmann
- Reshma Devi – NAB
- Sita Khiani – Thales Australia
- Smitha Anilkumar – NTT
- Sonakshi Arora – KPMG AU
- Trend Micro – Conformity


Male Champions of Change
- Benjamin Mossé – Mossé Cyber Security Institute
- Craig Millar – IAG
- Dan Goldberg – Cybza
- Darren Kane – nbn Australia
- Eric Pinkerton – Hivint
- Fabio Fratucello – IAG
- Hai Tran – Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre
Chris Hocking – WA Police Force
- Ian Cameron – IAG
- James Turner – CISO Lens
- Jeff Jacobs – IAG
- John Lopes – IAG
- John Paitaridis – CyberCX
- Matthew Parrelli – IAG
- Matthew Wilson – Penten
- Paul Black – Federation University
- Paul Leighton – Telstra
- Paul Macey – AWS
- Phillimon Zongo
- Robert Martin – PwC
- Saeed (Speedo) – Telstra
- Sasenka Abeysooriya – University of Queensland
- Sean McGaughey – IAG
- Shane Moffitt – Department of Premier and Cabinet
- Steven Zezos – Telstra
- Theo Nassiokas – Westpac
- Todd Graham – Robert Walters
- Tom Roche – SNP Security
- Tony Wilson – Latitude Financial




Best Higher Education Program for Young Ladies in Security
- Western Sydney University
- Box Hill Institute
- UNSW Canberra Cyber
- ECU- High Schools program for Cyber Security, Counter-Terrorism and Security and Intelligence
- Girls Programming Network GPN
- Kids SecuriDay
- OxCC
- Schools Cyber Security Challenges
- UQ – Girls Do Cyber
- W0m3nWh0HackM3lbourn3


Best Volunteer of Not-For-Profit Organisation
- Alannah Guo – 0xCC
- Elizabeth Bonny – ANZ
- Gladys Rouissi – ISACA Sydney Chapter
- Heidi Winter – Kids SecuriDay
- Laura Lees – ISACA Sydney Chapter & Link Group
- Meidi Zhou van der Lee – Edith Cowan University
- Renee Noble – Girls’ Programming Network
- Shamane Tan – Cyber Risk Meetups & Privasec

Most Outstanding Career Contributor in Protective Security/Resilience
- Christina Rose – SNP Security
- Eugenia Caralt – Information Integrity Solutions Pty Ltd
- Kylie McDevitt – Australian Signals Directorate
- Tracey Hughes – Q1 Professional Services
- Craig Walsh – Crown Melbourne

The One to Watch
- Christine Wakeley – IAG
- Daisy Wong – Department of Premier and Cabinet
- Dune Sookloll – Horizon Power
- Eshaal Ali – Student
- Hannah O’Neill – CyberCX
- Helen Sultana – Australia Post
- Heshani Haputhanthri – WA Police Force
- Jacynta Grigson – Edith Cowan University
- Jorgette Abella – CyberCX
- Kathleen Grahame – Sophos
- Lana Belakhov – CyberCX
- Lilly Ryan – CyberCX
- LySia Foo – GBG
- Madhuri Nandi – Woolworths
- Mahwash Mansoor – Latitude Financial Seevices
- Mallory Parkinson – AusCERT
- Maria Sokolova – Amazon
- Mehrnaz Akbari Roumani – NBN Co
- Melissa Crossman – Cryptoloc Technology
- Natalie Perez – Medibank
- Natasha Passley – IAG
- Noushin Shabab – Kaspersky
- Paige Ridgway – Student
- Phoebe Whelan – AGL Energy
- Pip van Wanrooij – Cyber Life Skills
- Reshma Devi – NAB
- Rosario Soria – IAG
- Sarah Lugay – EY
- Shamane Tan – Privasec
- Shereen Samuel – EY
- Shruti Manchanda – IAG
- Sonakshi Arora – KPMG Australia
- Sophie Ruddick – RSM Australia
- Taman Shergill – Telstra
- Trish Khoo Wei Ling – GBG
- Varundeep Kaur – Department of Premier and Cabinet
- Yashemil Matute Alvarez – WA Police Force





Best Security Certification Provider
- UNSW Canberra Cyber
- ISACA
- (ISC)2

Unsung Hero
- Alison Lee – Penten
- Amy Roberts – Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) at ASD
- Annie Haggar – Accenture
- Beverley Roche – Sigma Healthcare
- Christina Rose – SNP Security
- Deborah Traill- EY
- Donna Buckley – John Curtin College of the Arts
- Fatemah Beydoun – Secure Code Warrior
- Genevieve White – Telstra
- Gyle dela Cruz – Cyber Research NZ
- Hwei Oh – Ubiq Security, Inc.
- J-Mari Zeman – CyberCX
- Jacinda Erkelens – Telstra
- Jessie Richardson – Australian Government
- Kirstin McIntosh – CyRise
- Lidia Giuliano – BSides Melbourne
- Louisa Vogelenzang – Kroll
- Melanie Truscott – CyberCX
- Natasha Ferguson – CyberCX
- Nicole Allen – IAG
- Nicole Murdoch – EagleGate Lawyers
- Pam O’Shea – O’Shea Consulting
- Rosalina Liszikam – LexisNexis Risk Solutions (threatmetrix)
- Sandra Hanel – IAG
- Shabnam Roshan
- Shamane Tan – Privasec
- Shanna Daly – ParaFlare
- Tara Dharnikota – Telstra
- Trudy Bastow – CyberCX
- Vanessa Teague – Thinking CyberSecurity
- Zena Goveas – GBG




Australia's Most Outstanding Woman in IT Security
- Gergana Winzer – Unisys
- Heidi Winter – Kids SecuriDay
- Heshani Haputhanthri – WA Police Force
- Jacqui Nelson – Dekko Secure
- Jennifer Stockwell – Telstra
- Jodie Vlassis – Atlassian
- Melissa Crossman – Cryptoloc Technology
- Michelle Weatherhead – GBG
- Minerva Livanidis – nbn
- Natasha Passley – IAG
- Nicole Neil – Newell Brands
- Raman Gill – CyberCX
- Samantha Humphrey – BAE Systems Applied Intelligence
- Sarah Young – Microsoft
- Shanna Daly – ParaFlare
- Skye Wu – Telstra



Australia's Most Outstanding Woman in Protective Security/Resilience
- Heshani Haputhanthri – WA Police Force
- Yvonne Sears – ISDefence
- Yashemil Matute Alverez – WA Police Force
- Anne Mcnamara – ASD
- Bec Wilken – Zerorisk International
- Carla Coslovich – Autralian Football League (AFL)
- Saira Buksh – Sydney Opera House
- Sara Trimboli – Jacobs
- Rebecca Winfield – IAG
- Ash Fradley – nbn Co.
- Melissa Crossman – Cryptoloc Technology
- Reshma Devi – NAB
- Sonja Semmens – ACESGroup
- Georgina Crundell – Ernst & Young
- Reshma Devi – NAB
- Tharaka Dharnikota – Telstra
- Christina Rose – SNP Security
- Sonakshi Arora – KPMG
- Petrina Olds – Telstra
- Sonja Semmens – ACESGroup


