Forrester Opens Nominations For Its 2025 Security & Risk Enterprise Leadership Award

April 16, 2025 at 09:00 AM EDT

The award recognizes organizations that establish comprehensive security and risk strategies to both safeguard their enterprises and cultivate trust among key stakeholders

Forrester (Nasdaq: FORR) today opened calls for nominations for its Security & Risk Enterprise Leadership Award, which recognizes organizations that implement a robust security, privacy, and risk strategy that protects their enterprise against threats while fostering trust with their customers, employees, and partners.

Open to private- and public-sector organizations with 1,000 or more employees globally, the award evaluates companies across the following key criteria:

Providing secure, private, and resilient customer experiences and offerings
Instituting employee practices that safeguard the organization and position it for long-term success
Collaborating with partners to unlock and foster innovation
Assessing and mitigating the risks of emerging technologies to deploy them successfully
Embodying Forrester’s principles of high-performance IT and deep collaboration across the enterprise to ensure that security, privacy, and risk considerations are embedded throughout the organization

“In today’s volatile business climate, security and risk leaders are facing challenges that demand adaptive and innovative approaches to proactively managing risk,” said Stephanie Balaouras, VP and group research director at Forrester. “Organizations that build a culture of continuous risk management and strengthen resilience against unpredictable threats are the ones that will thrive. We encourage high-performing organizations that live by these principles to apply for this year’s Security & Risk Enterprise Leadership Award.”

Organizations can visit here to review complete award nomination criteria and submit an entry, with a submission deadline of July 23, 2025. The winning organization will be announced prior to Forrester’s Security & Risk Summit, taking place on November 5–7, 2025 in Austin, Texas, and digitally, and will be honored on stage at the event.

Resources:

Learn more about Forrester’s Security & Risk Enterprise Leadership Award and how to apply.
Register to attend Forrester’s Security & Risk Summit.
Discover best practices for how security leaders can thrive in volatile times.

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