2021 FAIR Awards salute cyber risk management innovators

Three cyber risk management leaders were awarded top honours in the 2021  FAIR Excellence Awardsat the virtual  2021 FAIR Conference, for their initiative, contributions and ingenuity to information security and operational risk management through the use and advocacy of  FAIR.

The  FAIR Institute, conference host, is a non-profit organisation advancing risk management based on  Factor Analysis of Information Risk (FAIR), the global standard for quantified risk analysis.

Recipients included Zach Cossairt, information security program manager, who won the Equinix, Business Innovator Award; Christopher Porter, CISO, Fannie Mae, who was given the  FAIR Champion Award; and Christophe Foret and Tom Callaghan, co-chairs,  FAIR Institute Paris Chapter and co-founders, C-Risk, who won the  FAIR Ambassador Award.

The awards recognise professionals' commitment to operational excellence in protecting their organisations. Nearly 2,000 CISOs and business and risk management leaders attended the conference.

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