The 20 winners of the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards were announced at a ceremony held at the iconic BT Tower in London on the 26th February 2025. The awards celebrated the achievements of women working in cybersecurity around the globe – whether recognising personal achievements, efforts to close the gender divide in the industry or those mentoring the next generation of women in cyber. The award ceremony was organised by Eskenzi PR and sponsored by KnowBe4, BT, Bridewell, Mimecast, Varonis, Certes, Pentest-Tools and AI Dionic.
In 2025, the awards received the highest number of submissions since it began in 2020. The increase in nominations was largely in part due to expanded community partnerships with WiCyS UK&I, WiTCH, InClusive InCyber and CyBlack. Each of these organisations are at the forefront of spearheading change in cybersecurity and are devoted to making cyber a more inclusive industry.
Due to the international nature of the awards, the event was also live streamed for those who were unable to attend in person. You can rewatch here: Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards 2025
Alongside the top 20, six exceptional ‘Ones to Watch’ were crowned at the ceremony, including special recognition for two volunteers at The Cyber Helpline.
This year’s winners were selected by an esteemed panel of judges, who had a difficult task whittling down a list of over 250 accomplished women down to just 20.
The judges were:
Yasemin Mustafa, Security Portfolio Director at BT
Anne Dolinschek, Senior Manager of Public Relations (EMEA) at KnowBe4
Dr. Kiri Addison, Senior Manager of Product Management at Mimecast
Dr. Iretioluwa Akerele, Co-Founder of CyBlack
Rachel Downs, Principal Consultant at Bridewell
Julie Osborne, Director, Glo ..
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