SANS Presents: People Who Made a Difference in Security in 2022

Innovator of the Year

Contributions have added novel and valuable information to the field

Andy Grant

Erkhang Zheng

Kat Traxler

Darren Argyle

Andy Grant

Darren Argyle

Mentor of the Year

Devotes significant time and energy to developing others' careers

Deidra Phyall

AJ Yawn

Will Lin

MK Palmore

Eric Belardo

Deidra Phyall

AJ Yawn

Rising Star of the Year

Newer practitioners to keep an eye on

Segun Ebenezer Olaniyan

Michaela Barnett

Serena Dipenti

Dominique West

Zinet Kemal

Kat Traxler

Segun Ebenezer Olaniyan

Dominique West

Article or Book of the Year

Published content in book or article form that makes a significant contribution to cybersecurity literature

Hacking APIs by Corey Ball

The Art of Cyberwarfare by Jon DiMaggio

The Hitchhiker's Guide to DFIR: Experiences from Beginners and Experts by Andrew Rathbun

Oh, no! Hacked Again by Zinet Kemal

The Art of Cyberwarfare by Jon DiMaggio

Hacking APIs by Corey Ball

Podcast or Livestream Series of the Year

Podcast of live-streamed content that makes a significant contribution to the industry

Cloud Security, Ashish Rajan

Risky Biz

Infosec Unplugged, Davin Jackson

Cloud Security Reinvented, Andy Ellis

Blueprint, John Hubbard

Cloud Security Podcast, Ashish Rajan & Shilpi Bhattacharjee

Cloud Security Reinvented, Andy Ellis

Diversity Champion

Devotes significant time and energy to fostering talent and increasing representation and participation of under-represented minorities

Talya C. Parker

Lynn Dohmx

Michaela Barnett

Delisha Hodo

Eric Belardo

Tayla C. Parker

Delisha Hodo

Influencer of the Year

Social media presence provides valuable resources and connections for others in the field

Dave Kennedy

John Hammond

Camille Stewart Gloster

AJ Yawn

Ashish Rajan

Dave Kennedy

Camille Stewart Gloster

Open-Source Tool Creator of the Year

Created an open-source tool that is of significant value

Arctic Wolf Labs

Powerhunt

LEAPP, Alexis Brignoni

Arctic Wolf Labs, Daniel Thanos

LEAPP, Alexis Brignoni

Team or Practitioner of the Year

An individual or team who has done extraordinary work

Toni Benson, Associate Director Cyber Defense Education and Training (CDET) at CISA

Caroline Wong, Chief Strategy Officer, Cobalt

Dragos Threat Intelligence Team

LEAPP Open Source Community

Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command

Toni Benson, Associate Director Cyber Defense Education and Training (CDET) at CISA

Navy Cyber Operations Team, Christina Hicks

Researcher of the Year

Security researcher who has contributed significant work to the community

Sharon Briznov

Eugene Neelou

Sharon Brizinov

Eugene Neelou

Lifetime Achievement Award

Transcends categories; has made substantial contributions to cybersecurity over many years

Lesley Carhart

Robert M. Lee

Sounil Yu

Kim Zetter

Andy Ellis

Lesley Carhart

Sounil Yu