The 2026 India & South Asia Cyber Outstanding Security Performance Awards (Cyber OSPAs) are proud to announce the finalists for this year’s awards, recognising outstanding achievement and excellence across the cybersecurity sector in India and South Asia.
The Cyber OSPAs celebrate individuals, teams, initiatives and products that are making a significant contribution to strengthening cyber resilience across the region. The 2026 finalists represent exceptional leadership, innovation and commitment from across India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
All submissions were assessed through an independent and ethical judging process, with judges nominated by supporting associations and evaluating entries against a published set of criteria.
2026 Cyber OSPAs Finalists
Outstanding Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Rasvinder Singh Nagpal – Sumitomo Chemical India
Sameep Agarwal – Triune Digital Security Corporate LLP
Outstanding Cyber Security Professional
Sachin Chopade – Jio Platform Limited
Dr. Uplabdhi Singh – Revvity
Lalit Kalra – EY LLP
Garima Goswamy – Inquest Advisories Private Limited
Ajay Rathore – Confience
Nitin Pandey – National Information Security Council
Subhendu Mahunta – FPL Technologies-OneCard
Sreenikethana KV – Schaeffler
Antara Jha – BHU
Dr. Suman Ghosh – British Telecom India Private Limited
Outstanding Cyber Security Consultant
SagePresage Consulting
Animesh Singh
Antara Jha
Akash Sah
Outstanding Cyber Security Training/Awareness Initiative
CyberSisco
Cyber Safety Awareness Initiative – Sankarraj Subramanian
Cyber Security Initiative – Antara Jha
Outstanding Young Cyber Security Professional
Shanmukhasrisai Kommuri – HackerPlus Technologies LLP
Dr. Shubham Papal – ANSH Infosec
Himanshu Gupta – Novartis
Shraddha Shirodkar – AT&T
Chetan Deshmukh – Verve Group SE
Vibhum Dubey – Amla Commerce
Antara Jha – BHU
Animesh Singh – NSDL
Outstanding New Cyber Security Product
CYBX – 63SATS Cybertech
CSEM CTF Portal – Sturtle Security Pvt Ltd
The Lifetime Achievement winner will be revealed on the day.
The winners will be announced on 29 January 2026 at the Grand Hyatt Mumbai on Day 1 of ICES 2026 (29–30 January). The ceremony will be held alongside the India & South Asia Security & Safety Entrepreneur Awards (SSEAs). Book your tickets here.
The Cyber OSPAs are organised in partnership with ITP Media Group and are supported by MitKat Advisory as the knowledge partner.
