CISO of the Year- CXO100 Vision Awards 2025 by CIO AXIS October 16, 2025 Nomination Form Email your completed entries to tanu_sri@cioaxis.com. For any query regarding CXO100 Vision 2025 and nominations. Award Category - CISO of the Year 2025 Step 1 of 3 33% Organizational DetailsPlease answer all questions in this section to let us understand your organization. Please provide information as you wish to have it appear should your organization be selected as an ‘CXO100 Vision 2025 honoree. have it appear should your organization be selected as an ‘CXO100 Vision 2025’ honoree.General InformationTitle*MrMsDrFull Name* Designation* Role in the Organization* Decision Maker Influencer Evaluator User Organization* Industry Vertical* Mobile*Office Email* City* Pin Code* Company Information*Total No of employeesNumber of Endpoints (PCs / Laptops / VMs) Details of CIO / CTO (other than you)*NameEmailMobile Project Details1. What is your organization’s IT Budget FY 2025-2026?* Less than 25,000 USD 25,000 – 50,000 USD 50,000 – 1,00,000 USD More than 1,00,000 USD 2. What type of threats have you seen more of in the last 12 months?* Human Element & Social Engineering – (Phishing / Insider Threats / Credential Thefts) Ransomware and Extortion – (Ransomware / Material Data Loss) Attacks on New Technologies – (Gen AI-Powered Attacks / Cloud Threats / Third-Party Breaches) Other Significant Trends – (Increased Volume and Velocity of Attacks / DDoS) 3. What are your organization’s top 2 priorities for cybersecurity in the next 12 months? (Select up to 2 options* Enhancing threat detection and response capabilities Strengthening data protection and privacy measures Improving compliance with industry regulations Expanding endpoint security across devices Implementing a unified security analytics platform Expanding threat detection capabilities across multi-cloud environments Enhancing identity governance and access management Strengthening insider threat detection and response 4. In which areas of IT security are you currently facing the most significant operational or technical debt? Where do you feel security investments are most critical to driving measurable strategic business value?*ABC 5. Are you planning to deploy any of the below AI-based security services and solutions in FY 2025-26 to enhance the security, customer experience and amplify the impact* AI-driven SIEM Solution AI-Driven UBEA Solution OT / IoT Security Solution AI-based SoC as a Service EDR / XDR Cloud Security Platform Next-Gen NOC / SOC Monitoring & Observability Next-Gen NOC / SOC Threat Detection, Investigation, & Response (TDIR) Data Privacy & Protection Identity & Access Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) Active Directory Zero Trust Endpoint Security Web / Email DLP Application Security WAF /DDoS Protection Managed Security Services Refer an expert to discuss No Plan 6. Do you sell your old assets to e-Waste operators or donate in CSR activities?* Yes (within 3-6 months) Yes (in 6-12 months) No plans yet Refer an expert to discuss 7. Briefly specify any IT Security project(s) which you have deployed in year 2025-26 or up to the present time and which has added significant benefits to organization, employees, associatesetc?A) Business Needs:*(50 words max)B) Challenges faced:*(100 words max)C) Solution implemented:*(200 words max)D) Benefits Achieved:*(200 words max)E. Budget Allocated*(50 words max) DeclarationI hereby undertake that the information furnished above is accurate to the best of my knowledge.Full Name* Date* DD slash MM slash YYYY Good Quality / High-Res PhotographMax. file size: 2 GB. Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail