The 2025 SC Awards entries were evaluated by a distinguished panel of cybersecurity professionals, industry leaders, and members of the CyberRisk Alliance CISO community
Palo Alto, CA—April 9, 2025—Inception Cyber, the inventors of Intent-Based AI Threat Prevention, is proud to announce that Founder and CTO Abhishek Singh has been named a Top 5 finalist in the prestigious 2025 SC Awards, Innovator (Executive or Practitioner) of the Year category, underscoring his commitment to excellence and leadership in the cybersecurity industry. The SC Awards, now in its 28th year, recognize the solutions, organizations, and individuals that have demonstrated outstanding achievement in advancing the security of information systems.
The 2025 SC Awards entries were evaluated across 33 specialty categories by a distinguished panel of judges, comprised of cybersecurity professionals, industry leaders, and members of the CyberRisk Alliance CISO community, representing sectors such as healthcare, financial services, education, and technology.
“From the rise of generative AI attacks to breaches exploiting third-party access and non-human credentials, the past year has reminded us that cybersecurity needs to be about innovations that help enterprises pivot, adapt, and thrive in a threat landscape that changes by the hour,” said Tom Spring, Senior Editorial Director, SC Media.
“Being named an SC Awards finalist is a recognition not only of technical innovation, but of a shared commitment to making the digital world safer,” Spring said. “It’s inspiring to see how this year’s community of finalists—across identity, cloud, data protection, and beyond—is pushing forward together, united by purpose.”
“I’m honored and humbled to be named a finalist for this year’s SC Awards in the category of Innovator (Executive or Practitioner) of the Year.” said Abhishek Singh, Founder and CTO of Inception Cyber. “This recognition is especially meaningful given SC Media’s focus this year on visionary leadership, unconventional approaches, and adaptive thinking. It’s a powerful reminder that cybersecurity innovation doesn’t just require better tools—it requires breaking away from how things have always been done.”
About Inception Cyber
Inception Cyber, the inventors of intent-based security, is leading the next generation of threat prevention for an increasingly AI-driven world. The company's patent-pending Neural Analysis and Correlation Engine (NACE™) identifies and stops evolving AI or threat actor-generated ransomware, spear-phishing, and business email compromise attacks that bypass existing security measures and target employees.
Learn more at inceptioncyber.ai
About CyberRisk Alliance (CRA)
CyberRisk Alliance provides business intelligence that helps the cybersecurity ecosystem connect, share knowledge, accelerate careers, and make smarter and faster decisions. Through our trusted information brands, network of experts, and more than 250 innovative annual events we provide cybersecurity professionals with actionable insights and act as a powerful extension of cybersecurity marketing teams. Our brands include SC Media, the Official Cybersecurity Summits, Security Weekly, InfoSec World, Identiverse, CyberRisk Collaborative, ChannelE2E, MSSP Alert, LaunchTech Communications, TECHEXPO Top Secret and CyberRisk TV.
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