March 5, 2025 -- The Australian Cyber Awards– currently in its third year – celebrates top businesses and professionals across Australia’s cyber industry.
Showcasing the depth of talent in Australia’s cyber community, the Australian Cyber Awards affirms the sector’s essential role in safeguarding individuals, businesses, and the Commonwealth in what has become the most rapidly changing environment in the country’s history. The program spotlights all cyber stakeholders – from defence, insurance, cloud services, and technology through to those working in STEM, consultancy, and ransomware protection.
Questions around this news
When and where will the 2025 Australian Cyber Awards winners be announced?
The awards announcement is scheduled for a formal evening event on Tuesday, 29 April 2025. The release gives Ilumina in Sydney as the venue. It describes the occasion as a gathering for people in the cyber sector as well as the setting where winners will be disclosed.
What factors will judges consider when assessing the award finalists?
Judges will use a mix of measurable and judgment-based considerations. The release lists organizational expansion, business development, diversity, leadership, innovation, business excellence, and contributions to Australia’s cyber sector among the assessment areas. It does not provide category-specific scoring weights or explain how individual criteria will be measured.
What areas of the Australian cyber sector do the awards recognize?
The awards program encompasses a broad range of work connected to cybersecurity. The release mentions fields including defence, insurance, cloud services, technology, STEM, consulting, and ransomware protection. It presents the program as a way to acknowledge both organizations and professionals working across different parts of Australia’s cyber community.
Atturra has been recognised as finalists in three categories:
- Cloud Service Provider of the Year
- Data/Server Security Business of the Year
- Network Cyber Security Business of the Year
Winners will be revealed at a black-tie gala ceremony held on Tuesday, 29 April 2025, at Ilumina in Sydney. The gala ceremony will provide an unparalleled opportunity for cyber professionals to network with industry peers and leaders while celebrating excellence across the sector. The judging criteria for award categories are both quantitative and qualitative. The finalists will be assessed on growth, business development, diversity, leadership, innovation, business excellence and contribution to Australia’s cyber sector.
For more information on the Australian Cyber Awards 2025, click here.
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Terms explained
- Ransomware protection
- Measures intended to prevent ransomware attacks, detect them, or limit their effects. Ransomware is malicious software that can block access to data or systems, often by encrypting files.
- Cloud services
- Computing resources—such as storage, software, or processing power—delivered over a network rather than provided solely by a user’s local devices.
- Data/server security
- Practices and technical controls used to protect stored information and the computers that provide services or resources to other systems.
- Network cybersecurity
- The protection of connected devices, communications, and services from unauthorized access, disruption, or misuse.
- Quantitative and qualitative criteria
- Quantitative criteria use measurable data, while qualitative criteria rely on descriptions or informed judgments about characteristics such as leadership or innovation.
- STEM
- An abbreviation for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, fields often grouped together in education, research, and workforce discussions.
