2025 EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS
2025 Awards & Criteria
InfoSec Nashville Cybersecurity Leader of the Year (Individual)
• Individual in an information security leadership role – CISO, CTO, Director, Manager, etc
• Builds relationships within the information security profession
• Is knowledgeable about innovative information security practices
• Leads by example and empowers others
InfoSec Nashville Cybersecurity Program of the Year (Team)
• An information security organization or team that embodies the core values of its organization; service excellence, innovation, community partnerships, sustainability and is results oriented
• Continuously seeks ways to improve when working with others within its organization
• Builds a culture within a team or department
• Eliminates barriers by communicating and collaborating with others to address a need
InfoSec Nashville Cybersecurity Community Partner of the Year (Organization)
• An information security organization that embodies the core values of the ISSA – Collaboration, education, knowledge sharing, highly regarded voice of information security
• Makes a community impact related to their vision for information security
• Actively involved in the information security community
InfoSec Nashville Cybersecurity Sales Leader/Executive of the Year (Individual)
• An information security individual that demonstrates excellence in the sales leadership role
• Has an impact in the information security community
• Demonstrates innovative practices and active involvement with the community
InfoSec Nashville Cybersecurity Compliance/Audit Professional of the Year (Individual)
• An individual that has more than three years experience in the compliance/audit role
• An individual that demonstrates excellence in the compliance/audit role
• Has an impact in the compliance/audit community
• Demonstrates innovative practices and active involvement with the compliance/audit community
InfoSec Nashville Cybersecurity Application Security Professional of the Year (Individual)
• An individual that has more than three years experience in the application security role
• An individual that demonstrates excellence in the application security role
• Has an impact in the application security field
• Demonstrates innovative practices and active involvement within the application security community
InfoSec Nashville Cybersecurity Engineer Professional of the Year (Individual)
• An individual that has more than three years experience
• An individual that demonstrates excellence in the engineer role
• Has an impact in the engineer field
• Demonstrates innovative practices and active involvement with the engineer community
InfoSec Nashville Cybersecurity Rising Professional of the Year (Individual)
• An information security individual that has less than three years experience
• Has an impact in the cyber and information security field
• Demonstrates innovative practices and active involvement with the cyber and information security community
InfoSec Nashville Cybersecurity Student of the Year (Individual)
• A undergraduate student in their junior or senior year
• A undergraduate student that has declared a major in the field of cyber or information security
• A undergraduate student who attends a college or university in Middle Tennessee
InfoSec Nashville Cybersecurity Educator of the Year (Individual)
• An information security individual that has a leadership role related to education
• Continuously offering opportunity for growth and development for students
• Actively demonstrates sharing the knowledge of innovative practices