CSO Compass Awards
Each year, the CSO Compass Awards honor individuals who demonstrate excellence, achievement and leadership in security and drive business value.
Each year CSO's editors select a theme for the award and open nominations are taken from the security community. Each nominee is reviewed and judged by the CSO editorial team in terms of their leadership achievements as demonstrated by the depth and breadth of initiatives, creativity, specific measurable results, and suitability for the year's particular theme. We typically select five to six honorees each year; the awards are presented during the annual The Security Confab Conference.
2012 The Security Confab Conference
The 2012 Security Confab Conference will be held at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, La Jolla, California, April 15-17, 2012. A special awards ceremony will recognize and honor the Compass Award recipients.
Please join us at The Security Confab and become part of the best practice discussions. Learn from the 2012 honorees and other security executive speakers as they detail how they have overcome challenges and have structured and designed security within their enterprises. Find out which technology innovations will transform the way business gets done, and take away great ideas for leading your own business into the future.
Information on The Security Confab is available online:
Executive Programs
To apply, download the online nomination form.
2012 CSO Compass Award Application Information
The CSO Compass Award acknowledges individuals' contributions to their organization and the industry overall. Honorees will be recognized at an award ceremony attended by their peers and colleagues at The Security Confab, to be held at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, La Jolla, California, April 15-17, 2012.
To apply, download the online application.
The 2012 honorees will be included in the April issue of CSO magazine and in our coverage on CSOonline.com.
Questions?
For questions regarding the CSO Compass award or application, please e-mail Derek Slater at dslater@cxo.com.
CSO Compass Awards: Questions & Answers
What We're Looking For
The CSO Compass Award recognizes individuals for their leadership and ability to execute security strategy while bringing business value. We emphasize current practicing departmental leaders, although some others (retired CSOs, consultants and academics) are also honored on occasion. The elite group of past honorees have been security pioneers, implementing new solutions and advancing the industry. Profiles of previous honorees can be viewed at: www.csoonline.com/attributes/index/41907/1
What's in It for You
A CSO Compass Award is an acknowledged mark of security excellence. This award highlights your achievements and individual contributions to the security industry. Honorees will be recognized during an awards ceremony attended by peers and colleagues at The Security Confab, to be held at Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, La Jolla, California, April 15-17, 2012.
How We Judge the Compass Awards
The Compass Awards honorees are chosen by the CSO editorial team based on information submitted in the online nomination. Due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to review any additional materials. Entrants are encouraged to include any information about projects throughout their career in answer to the questions on the application that they would like the judges to consider.
Each entry will be judged based on how it compares to all other entries submitted. Honorees are not ranked.
Criteria
To be selected for a CSO Compass award, you must demonstrate excellence in:
Security Innovation: Specific security programs or strategies that an individual has implemented, maintained and changed based on the evolving security challenges and landscape while driving business value.
Leadership: How this individual has influenced his/her organization or the security industry as a whole, expanding the influence security has within business.
Judging Process
Each application will be read and scored by the CSO editorial team. They will not be released publicly, nor will they be discussed with any individual applicants. The honorees are not ranked.
How We Use Your Information
The information provided in your CSO Compass Award nomination will be used internally by CSO for purposes of judging the awards and may be used in articles (both in print and online) or other publicity relating to the Compass Awards.
Deadlines
The 2012 CSO Compass Award nomination will be available online in December 2011. The nomination deadline is January 7, 2012. Honorees will be notified by e-mail and postal mail in January and will be included in coverage of the awards online on CSOonline.com and in the April issue of CSO magazine.
