National Cyber Security Hall of Fame


The National Cyber Security Hall of Fame, founded by Larry Letow and Rick Geritz, was established in 2012 to recognize the contributions of key individuals in the field of cyber security, its mission statement is, Respect the Past - Protect the Future. According to its website, it is designed to honor the innovative individuals and organizations which had the vision and leadership to create the fundamental building blocks for the Cyber Security Industry. The organization also highlights major milestones in the industry's 40-year history through a representation, which includes inductees and their corresponding accomplishments.

Nominations

Nominations into the Cyber Security Hall of Fame are submitted in the following categories, then reviewed by the Advisory Committee, chaired in 2013 by Mike Jacobs.
As of 2019 the members of the Cyber Security Hall of Fame advisory board are:
  1. Mike Jacobs - Chairman of the National Cyber Security Hall of Fame
  2. Jim Bidzos - Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of VeriSign, Inc.
  3. Donna F. Dodson - Chief Cyber Security Advisor for the National Institute of Standards and Technology
  4. Cynthia E. Irvine - Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at the Naval Postgraduate School
  5. Charles Kolodgy - Senior Security Strategist for IBM
  6. Gordon W. Romney - Professor of Cyber Security at the University of San Diego
  7. John Serafini - venture capital investor
  8. Eugene H. Spafford - Professor of Computer Science at Purdue University

    Hall of Fame Class of 2012