Cyber Advisory
Excellence Awards

Phil is the embodiment of security leadership with a boardroom voice — and the ability to turn that influence into action. As Field CISO, he helps organizations make cybersecurity a competitive advantage by aligning risk management with business strategy, brand protection, and innovation.

Phil has helped build CISO-as-a-Service into a top growth stream at Intercity while delivering repeatable compliance readiness outcomes across GDPR, Cyber Essentials, and ISO 27001 — and he is already tracking emerging momentum around ISO 42001 for AI governance.

With more than a decade of advocacy and clear, practical guidance for the field, Phil continues to elevate how executives understand — and invest in — cybersecurity.

Dennis is recognized for building cyber advisory delivery that is both operationally excellent and growth-driving — proving that vCISO services can deliver real resilience while scaling business value.

His leadership is defined by practical execution: repeatable advisory outcomes, stronger client engagement, and higher satisfaction — all while turning security into a clear business enabler.

Dennis represents the modern cyber leader who understands that the most transformational security programs are those that become scalable capabilities, not one-off projects — improving posture, deepening trust, and supporting long-term growth.

Don is recognized for driving a powerful transformation: making security protection a standard expectation across every customer relationship, not a premium upgrade.

His leadership stands out because it reflects a clear belief — and a scalable operating model — that every customer deserves modern security guidance.

His and his team’s work turns cybersecurity into a baseline business outcome: repeatable, measurable, and delivered across the full client base to strengthen trust and resilience at scale.

John is recognized as a transformational cyber leader for building a modern fractional CISO advisory model that turns cybersecurity into a coordinated, business-aligned capability that scales.

With 23 years of experience across public and private sector leadership, John brings deep expertise in SaaS/cloud security, compliance alignment, privacy, and security transformation — consistently translating complex risk into executive clarity and actionable roadmaps. At DeepSeas, John is helping define an approach where strategic, proactive advisement is the foundation of the entire service offering.

Advisory anchors and connects delivery across GRC, MDR, and Offensive Security — ensuring cyber services work as an integrated system that supports not only compliance management, but measurable progress toward resilience. John’s impact is rooted in a core belief: every risk has a proactive response — and his leadership operationalizes that belief into repeatable outcomes that build confidence at the executive and board level.

Chad is honored for accelerating measurable security maturity through governance, risk, and compliance leadership across cloud solutions and cybersecurity products.

His cross-functional execution has strengthened security protocols and compliance frameworks while building a security-conscious culture that protects both company and customer ecosystems.

Chad’s impact is not just strategic — it’s quantifiable: he has tripled the growth of the GRC program during his tenure, demonstrating the scale, execution rigor, and leadership required to drive meaningful transformation across a growing organization.