Grant Lecky named a winner of the 2017 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards

Feb. 10, 2017

On February 7, 2017, Grant Lecky, Co-Founder of the Security Partners’ Forum was named as one of the winners of the 2017 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards (Cybersecurity Professional of the Year – North America).  This awards marks Grant’s fifth international achievement in the security field which includes being named as a finalist for the George van Schalkwyk Award (Security Institute), being named to IFSEC’s International “Top 40 Most Influential People in Security”, and recipient of the CSO Compass Award in 2013.

The annual Cybersecurity Excellence Awards honor individuals and companies that demonstrate innovation, excellence, and leadership in information security across over 50 product, company and professional award categories. Produced in partnership with the Information Security Community on LinkedIn, the awards program taps into the vast experience of over 300,000 cybersecurity professionals to recognize the world’s best cybersecurity products, professionals, and organizations. With hundreds of entries every year, the awards are highly competitive and reflect the dynamic pace of growth and innovation in the cybersecurity marketplace.

“We are proud to offer the only peer-sourced and community-based awards program in the IT security industry,” adds Holger Schulze, Founder of the Information Security Community on LinkedIn. “This adds real-world credibility to the awards and provides a great opportunity for cybersecurity vendors and professionals to kick off the new year with a fresh industry award win to showcase their unique contributions to the cybersecurity industry.”

Award finalists were announced on February 2, 2017, with the winners later announced on February 7, 2017.  For a full list of the 2017 Winners and Finalists please see the following link:

http://cybersecurity-excellence-awards.com/2017-cybersecurity-professional-awards-winners-finalists/