Who's the Most Innovative Person You Know in This Industry?

Tell us: Peer nominations are now open for the 2026 Security Innovator Awards.
March 13, 2026
2 min read

The Security Business Security Innovator Awards remains the industry’s only 100% peer-nominated program recognizing the people who are actually moving this industry forward – integrators, consultants, practitioners, and manufacturers alike.

There’s no panel of judges deciding who deserves a spotlight. No entry fees. No politics. Just people in the trenches telling honest stories about colleagues who did something worth recognizing.

“Innovation in this industry doesn’t always come with a press release,” says SecurityInfoWatch Editorial Director Steve Lasky. “Some of the most important breakthroughs happen quietly – a problem solved in a new way, a project rescued at the last minute, an idea that changes how the rest of us think about what’s possible. This program exists to make sure those moments don’t go unnoticed.”

Who are we looking for? Someone who devised a smarter way to deploy a solution. Someone who stepped up during a crisis. Someone who pushed a game-changing project over the finish line when it counted most. Someone who rethought a business practice, built something new, or simply refused to accept “that’s how we’ve always done it” as an answer.

The nomination itself is straightforward, and we mean that. Visit www.securityinfowatch.com/industryinnovators, tell us who your nominee is, where they work, and why you think they deserve this recognition. That last part is the one that matters most. Skip the bio. Skip the career recap. Tell us the story – in your own words – about what this person actually did and why it stuck with you.

Nominations close May 18. Honored individuals will be featured in the July issue of Security Business, the July/August issue of Security Executive, and on SecurityInfoWatch.com.

One reminder: this is an award for active industry professionals, not organizations or memorial honorees. We want the people who are in it right now, making things happen.

Your colleague won’t nominate themselves. That part’s on you.

About the Author

Paul Rothman

Editor-in-Chief/Security Business

Paul Rothman is Editor-in-Chief of Security Business magazine. Email him your comments and questions at [email protected]. Access the current issue, full archives and apply for a free subscription at www.securitybusinessmag.com. 

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