Qubit Conference® Slovakia 2026
Community award
Cyber Security Auditor of the Year 2026
Nominate a professional who protects organisations, develops best practices and moves the community forward with their experience.
Nominations are closedAward ceremony
The winner will be announced at the networking dinner
Why this award
Recognising work that often stays out of the spotlight
The award highlights professionals who combine professional quality with openness, share their experience and help raise security awareness in organisations and across the community.
Expertise turned into better practice
Trust, integrity and a responsible approach
Sharing experience and growing the community
Nomination criteria
Who can be nominated?
A nomination can be submitted by a colleague, client, employer, community member or another professional. Anonymous nominations are not accepted.
Valid professional qualification
The nominee is a certified cyber security auditor under Slovak Act No. 69/2018 Coll.
At least six months of practice
The nominee has worked as a cyber security auditor for at least six months and their experience can be described concretely in the nomination.
Informed consent
The nominee knows about the nomination and agrees to take part in the award and to the processing of the necessary data.
Cyber Security Auditor of the Year
Winner of the 2025 edition
The first recipient of the award is Ján Drahoš, a professional with more than twenty years of experience in auditing, information security management and data protection.
According to Ján Drahoš, a good auditor combines a human approach with professional performance.
Experience
More than 20 years
Expertise
CISA · ISO 27001 · NIS 2
Award 2025
Diploma · Handmade statuette · Access to Qubit Audit Club
Award ceremony
Qubit Conference® Slovakia · 2025
Expert evaluation
How the jury selects the winner
This is not a public vote. Once the criteria are verified, an expert jury assesses the nominations by quality and concrete contribution.
Members of the expert jury
The jury consists of members of the Qubit Conference® Slovakia 2026 Programme Committee and the chairman of the Qubit Audit Club.
Marek Zeman
Director General · KCCKB
Ján Adamovský
CSO · Slovenská sporiteľňa
Igor Urban
Territory Account Manager · Forcepoint
Michal Ďorda
Chairman Qubit Audit Club · EnigMMa
Ján Drahoš
Security Consultant · Accreditus
Jury members are excluded from participating in the award.
5 evaluation criteria
The jury assesses nominations in five professional areas.
Professional practice
Demonstrable experience in the role of a cyber security auditor.
Qualification
Certification, further education and systematic professional development.
Contribution to community
Mentoring, sharing experience and helping colleagues or clients.
Professional discourse
Articles, talks, presentations or other ways of sharing good practice.
Good practice and innovation
Approaches that raise the quality of audits and the security of organisations.
Key information
Nomination period and rules
Before nominating, check the deadline and read the full terms of the award in the official statute.
Nomination period
1 – 30 September 2026
Official document
Award statute 2026
Full terms of nomination, evaluation and announcement of results (in Slovak).
Download the statute (PDF)Nominations 2026
Do you know an auditor whose work the community should know about?
Submit your nomination through a short nomination form. Have the candidate's details, a concrete justification and their consent to the nomination ready.
Nomination submitted
Criteria verified
Jury assessment
Announcement on 11 November