The European Cyber Security Bloggers Awards has returned in 2018 to recognise the best blogs and podcasts in the industry, as voted by peers. Nominations have now opened until midnight on the 30th of April. The winners will be revealed at the security blogger’s meet up on Tuesday, 5th of June to coincide with Infosecurity Europe held at Kensington Olympia.
This year will see the third European Cyber Security Blogger Awards hosted by Brian Honan from BH Consulting and Eskenzi PR. Bloggers and podcasters can vote for their favourite blogs that must be focused on information security issues from around the world as well as Europe. The awards will take place alongside the Infosecurity Europe event to be held in London from June 5th to June 7th.
“Cyber security issues touch everyone’s life in some form or another; whether it’s in the workplace or personal use of the many devices and applications we use in our day to day lives,” said Brian Honan, founder of BH Consulting. “The European Cyber Security Bloggers Awards are designed to recognise the very best blogs and podcasts that help keep us up to date with the latest security advice and vulnerabilities – which is no easy feat in today’s security landscape.”
The categories under which security related blogs, podcasts etc. can be nominated are listed below:
Best Corporate Security Blog
The Best European Corporate Security Blog
Best European Security Podcast
Best Security Podcast
Best Security Video Blog
Best Personal Security Blog
Best European Personal Security Blog
Most Entertaining Blog
Most Educational Blog
Best New Security Blog (Must be live after 01/06/2015)
Best EU Security Tweeter
Grand Prix Prize for the Best Overall Security Blog
To vote, please visit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/eubloggerawards2018
Nominations close midnight GMT 30th April 2018. The nominated blogs will then be put forward to be voted on by the public and the panel of judges.
The winners of the awards will be announced at the security bloggers meetup on Tuesday the 5th of June at The Crown & Sceptre 34 Holland Road, London W14 starting at 18:00. Bloggers and podcasters can register here to attend: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/european-cyber-security-blogger-awards-tickets-43660782576
“Eskenzi PR is delighted to be able to host the European Cyber Security Bloggers Awards as we know how much time and dedication goes into writing a truly insightful and balanced blog,” said Yvonne Eskenzi, Founder of Eskenzi PR. “As these awards are judged by the general public alongside a team of independent judges, it’ll be both intriguing and interesting to find out who everyone agrees is the vocal player out there, making a difference to the cyber-security industry! Time will tell!”
The judges who will be sifting through all the nominees for the awards include:
Javvad Malik from AlienVault; Jack Daniel from Tenable; Brian Honan from BH Consulting; Yvonne Eskenzi from Eskenzi PR; Quentyn Taylor from Canon Europe and Dan Raywood from Infosecurity Magazine.