Forrester’s Security & Risk Enterprise Leadership Award is the only assessment dedicated to recognizing excellence in security, privacy, and risk strategy, integral to building a trusted and resilient business.
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Security & Risk Enterprise Leadership Award
The Security & Risk Enterprise Leadership Award honors enterprises for their leadership in building trust with customers, employees, and partners through:
- Trusted customer offerings and experiences that are secure, private, and resilient by design.
- Trusted employee practices that safeguard the organization as well as enable success.
- Trusted partner ecosystems that unlock innovation.
FAQ
No. The award is open to both private- and public-sector organizations.
Vendors that compete directly in the security, risk, and privacy space are not eligible for the award but are welcome to nominate their clients, with their client’s written permission and agreement to the terms of the award.
Yes, the questions can be viewed by downloading the nomination packet.
Shortlisted nominees are selected on the qualitative and quantitative depth of their nominations.
A judging panel of Forrester experts will shortlist organizations and then interview them, if necessary, to carefully select award recipients.
A proprietary, quantitative, and qualitative scoring methodology will be applied to all applications.
No. All responses are treated as strictly confidential. If we wish to use anything from our conversation in published research, we will ask for your explicit permission.
Winners will be notified in Fall 2026.
The winning organization will be interviewed on stage during a breakout session at this year’s event.
The breakout session will not be recorded.
Award winners will receive three complimentary passes to use for their speakers and any additional team members to the Security & Risk Forum. Winners may also purchase additional passes at 20% off standard pricing. One member from the winning organization will receive one night’s hotel stay. All winners are responsible for their travel expenses.
Organizations that apply should be willing to have one senior executive, preferably the senior-most individual in security participate in a discussion of their organization’s security and risk strategy at this year’s Security & Risk Forum.
The award is open to all, but the team must be willing to travel to the Forum in Washington, DC.
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