Across the MSP, MSSP, and vCISO communities, the advisors making the biggest difference are the ones turning cybersecurity into a business advantage their clients can see. Cynomi’s Cyber Advisory Excellence Awards recognize that work, and this year’s winners, each nominated and championed by their peers, are setting a new standard for what cyber advisory can deliver.
Winners were selected across six categories:
- Transformational Cyber Leader Award: Jason Collins, CISO, FIT Technologies LLC
- Women in Cyber Leadership Award: Reut Weitzman, Director of Cyber Resilience and Response at Check Point Horizon MDR
- Cyber Advisory Team of the Year: Abacus
- Emerging Cyber Leader Award: Tinuola Anthonia Tomori, CybariK
- Community Champion Award: Ann Westerheim, Founder and President, Ekaru
- Cyber Resilience Impact Award:
- Team: XCeptional, San Diego (CA) and Longmont (CO)
- Individual: Kristina Oršanić Kopić, Cybersecurity Consultant, Deutsche Telekom
“Cyber advisory is a broad category. It spans proactive guidance, virtual CISO services, security posture management, GRC, and risk management, but what matters most is meeting clients where they are and giving them the guidance and proactive, strategic support they need to reduce risk and protect business continuity,” said Tim Coach, Chief Evangelist at Cynomi. “Our award winners are demonstrating that kind of excellence and helping build more resilient organizations in the process.”
The awards are one part of how Cynomi invests in the service provider community beyond the platform itself. Every week, the MSP Growth Community brings MSPs, MSSPs, vCISOs, and cybersecurity practitioners together to share real-world lessons, peer success stories, and practical ideas they can put to work immediately. Alongside that ongoing forum, GTM Academy gives partners the frameworks, playbooks, and tools to standardize how they position, package, and sell security services, so scaling a cyber advisory practice does not depend on scarce senior talent. Together, these initiatives help MSPs and MSSPs standardize delivery, improve efficiency, and grow predictable recurring revenue across cyber advisory, security, and compliance management offerings.
You can read the full story behind each of this year’s winners on the Cyber Advisory Excellence Awards page. Nominations for the 2027 program will open in January 2027.
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