2026 CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference: Security Leadership, Innovation & Strategy
5 Ways This Conference Drives Meaningful Outcomes
The countdown is officially on to the kickoff of CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference: Leading with Innovation Through Threats, Risk & Attacks. Limited seats still remain so register quickly!
1. Practical strategies for planning risk in an environment that changes faster than governance models can keep up
Learn how peers are building adaptive security and risk frameworks for continuous, AI‑driven disruption.
2. Why “compliant” AI systems can still be dangerously exposed—and how to defend them in real operations
A real‑world healthcare case shows where policy, checklists, and certifications fail to equal security.
3. Real examples of award‑winning security programs that delivered measurable business and risk outcomes
Go inside CSO Award projects and understand what worked, what scaled, and why.
4. What AI‑assisted development is doing to security debt—and how CISOs are changing the SDLC to respond
Understand why vulnerability backlogs are growing and what fundamental shifts are required.
5. How to move beyond checkbox training to a behavior‑driven human risk model that actually reduces exposure
See how an award‑winning program rebuilt security awareness around real behavioral signals.
- The conference is designed to deliver—direct, peer‑driven insight for senior security leaders accountable for real‑world outcomes. From AI‑enabled attacks and identity compromise to regulatory pressure, resilience, and continuity when prevention fails. It is a forum built around the decisions CISOs are making now—and the results they’re expected to deliver.
CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference in Action
What the CSO Awards Reveal
Call for nominations for 2027 CSO Awards and Hall of Fame are now open
CSO Hall of Fame
CSO Awards
The CSO Awards recognize security initiatives that delivered measurable results and not just innovation in isolation — across areas such as AI compliance and enterprise risk accountability
Entries for both the CSO Awards and Hall of Fame nominees are evaluated through a rigorous, peer-informed process designed to reflect the real scrutiny security leaders face from boards, regulators, and the business.
Rather than standing apart from the conference, award-recognized work is integrated throughout the agenda as case studies and discussion anchors, providing practical insight into how strategy, execution, and leadership translate into outcomes under pressure.
CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference 2026 Speakers
Featured Speaker
Yinka Badmus is a cybersecurity and risk executive at Uber, where she leads global security risk and compliance. She is redefining how global, technology-driven organizations manage risk in an environment shaped by hybrid human and agentic workforces and rapidly evolving, AI-driven threats. Her approach moves beyond static controls to adaptive, context-aware, and operationalized risk frameworks that drive risk-based control decisions across high-impact engineering workflows—operating at the speed of the business.
With over 30 years of experience, including a decade in executive leadership, her work drives measurable improvements in security culture, regulatory readiness, and organizational resilience at scale. Prior to Uber, Yinka held senior leadership roles at Equifax, Visa Inc., and IBM. She lives in Milton, Georgia, with her husband and twin daughters.
