Editor's Note: It's Time to Honor Your Innovative Colleagues

March 17, 2025
Peer nominations are now open for our annual award program

The Security Business Security Innovator Awards is the industry’s only 100% peer-nominated program to recognize the innovative contributions made by individuals in the security industry – from integrators to consultants, to practitioners, and even manufacturers.

This award is open to anyone in the security industry to be able to recognize a fellow employee or a partner with whom they work closely for being innovative. We think it fills a unique void in this industry for peer-nominated recognition.

“The Security Innovator Awards emphasize industry innovation and reward those individuals who actively demonstrated an outstanding level of excellence,” explains SecurityInfoWatch Editorial Director Steve Lasky.

Integrators and consultants, do you know someone who, for example:

  • Devised a new or innovative way to deploy a technology solution?
  • Stepped up during a crisis or other emergency?
  • Went above and beyond to have a positive impact in the community or for our industry?
  • Developed a new, game-changing technology, feature, or standard?
  • Came through in the clutch to push a significant project over the finish line?
  • Innovated a new business practice to deal with challenges such as supply chain issues and product shortages?
  • The list goes on – as long as it is industry-related and innovative, it will be considered.

Nominations are open today, and it is super easy to do so. Just visit www.securityinfowatch.com/industryinnovators and fill out a form indicating who your nominee is, where they work, and why you think they should be honored as a Security Industry Innovator in 2025. It is really that simple.

Your nominee can be an employee, colleague, friend, or business partner. There will be no fee to nominate an individual. Nominations will close on May 16.

Remember, this is an award for individuals, not organizations, and it is not a memorial award or a lifetime achievement award for a retired person. The nominations will be vetted to ensure that the person is an active member of the security industry. 

Honored individuals will be featured in the July issue of Security Business, the July/August issue of Security Technology Executive, and on SecurityInfoWatch.com. There will be an opportunity to upgrade an honoree’s recognition with special packages designed to highlight and enhance the acknowledgment.

About the Author

Paul Rothman | Editor-in-Chief/Security Business

Paul Rothman is Editor-in-Chief of Security Business magazine. Email him your comments and questions at [email protected]. Access the current issue, full archives and apply for a free subscription at www.securitybusinessmag.com.