SAN FRANCISCO, March 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Over 300 leaders in the global Cybersecurity marketing community gathered to recognize and honor their best before the opening of the 2019 RSA Conference in San Francisco. Taking home the inaugural honors as 2019 Cybersecurity Marketers of they Year were Meredith Corley head of communications at Duo Security/Cisco, Varun Kohli, head of strategy marketing, PMO and global demand at Symantec, and Upa Campell, vice president of marketing at Palo Alto Networks.
The event, hosted by The Cybersecurity Go To Market Dojo, the industry’s premier community for Cybersecurity marketing and communications professionals, took place the evening before the opening of the industry’s largest gathering, the RSA Conference.
“This week is absolute mayhem for Cybersecurity Marketers,” said Beau Roberts head of the Dojo’s Security Leadership Networking Group, “so this event was a great way for everyone to pause and celebrate before working non-stop for the next 5 days”
Sponsored by Cybersecurity Insiders and Security Marcom, as well as 10Fold Communications, Code Red Security PR Network and DWCC, the event,was a sellout.
“Our judges, Chenxi Wang, Richard Stiennon and Ryan Naraine are some of the brightest in the industry,” said Dojo founder Ken Rutsky. “I think I can speak for all of them to say they were overwhelmed by the accomplishments of all 30 of our nominees and how truly difficult choosing finalists and winners was.”
About the Winners
Cybersecurity Marketer of the Year - Private Company
Winner - Meredith Corley, Duo Security/Cisco
Meredith is a well-recognized leader in communications in the industry. 2018 was a banner year for Duo, culminating in their acquisition by Cisco. Meredith’s leadership brought unprecedented levels of coverage and thought leadership to Duo. Besides her work at Duo, Meredith is a fervent supporter of the cybersecurity marketing and communications community.
Cybersecurity Marketer of the Year – Public Company
Winner - Varun Kohli, Symantec
Varun has become a familiar face to many through his appearances in both national media and local community events. Varun successfully put start-up Skycure on the map, resulting in their eventual acquisition by Symantec. At Symnatic, Varun has quickly and rapidly rose to a very senior position in the organization, responsible for all demand generation, product launches and marketing strategy.
Rising Star Cybersecurity Marketer of the Year
Winner - Upa Campbell, Palo Alto Networks
Upa has risen up to be one of the emerging voices and successes in the field of cybersecurity marketing. Upa was key in navigating the integration of her former company Redlock into the Palo Alto Networks team, in the process helping to successfully transform the company’s go to market message and position. Upa previously led marketing at Redlock, in her first and very successful executive role.
About The Cybersecurity Go To Market Dojo
The Cybersecurity Go To Market Dojo is the industry’s premier community for Cybersecurity marketing and communications professionals. The Dojo allows practitioners to Connect, Network and Share™ best practices, tips and experience. Through a combination of events, online community and networking, the Dojo’s mission is to advance and recognize the art and science of Cybersecurity marketing. More information and online membership can be found at https://www.gotomarketdojo.com/. You can follow the Dojo on Twitter at @gotomarketdojo.
2019 Cybersecurity Marketer of the Year Winners, Finalists and Nominees
Cybersecurity Marketer of the Year - Private Company
Winner - Meredith Corley, Duo Security/Cisco
Finalists –Corley, Dean Nicolls - Jumio, Jennifer Leggio -Flashpoint, Joshua Thorngren - Twistlock, Nathan Huey, -StackPath
Other Nominees - Armen Najarian – Agari, Avi Hein – Imperva, Bala Desikamani – Cyberinc, Barbara Kay - ExtraHop Networks. Doron Aronson –Malwarebytes, Johnathan Heilbron- Argus, Kim Gibbons - NetNumber, Nathan Burke – Axonius, Oded Yarkoni - Upstream Security, Steve Kahan - Thycotic
Cybersecurity Marketer of the Year – Public Company
Winner - Varun Kohli, Symantec
Finalists – Kohli, Nada Tiberio - Micro Focus, Vasu Jakkal - FireEye
Other Nominees - Dvir Reznik - Harman, a Samsung Company, Jon Clay - Trend Micro, Marty Ward - Sophos
Rising Star Cybersecurity Marketer of the Year
Winner - Upa Campbell, Palo Alto Networks
Finalists – Campbell, Bryce Hein - ExtraHop Networks, Gily Netzer - Cymulate , Noam Harel- enSilo, Rich Campagna, Bitglass
Other Nominees - Idan Hershkovich - Cato Networks, Janelle Davis - JASK, Patrick Enderby – APCON, Zac Elbel, -Threatcare
A twitter list of nominees is also available here https://twitter.com/Ken_Rutsky/lists/cmoty19 #CMOTY19
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