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2026 Benchmark Security Awards- powered by iTnews and techpartner.news

The Benchmark Security Awards recognise Australia's top IT security leaders

The Benchmark Security Awards powered by iTnews and techpartner.news is a conference and awards program celebrating leadership and excellence in cyber security from a cross section of Australian business, including end users and technology partners.

For the third time, these two leading technology publications are coming together, highlighting the efforts of security end users and partners, making this event bigger, better, and more impactful than ever. This is your chance to be part of something truly special—so don’t miss the opportunity to enter!

Partner entries: Security partner organisations will be awarded for their efforts to protect end customers, their assets and data, transactions, enhance security, ensure business continuity or boost an organisation’s ability to recover from a disaster.

Partner Awards are open to technology partners (such as MSPs, consultancies and other IT services providers) that have delivered security projects for end customers. Distributors and vendors are ineligible for this awards but are welcome to sponsor the awards program.

For End users' entries, please enter using the form on the iTnews web site.

In order to judge the winners in each category, we would like to find out additional information about the work you do.

Please answer the 10 questions below to the best of your ability so we can share with the judges.

Benchmark Security Awards Gala Dinner

The 2026 Benchmark Security Awards will be presented at a Gala Dinner 11th November at W Hotel, Sydney. The agenda will be:

5.30pm Networking Drinks
6.30pm Benchmark Security Awards
9:30pm Finish

There will be an opportunity to purchase additional tickets to the event nearer the time.

When is the deadline for entries?

The deadline for entries is the 6th of August, 2026.

The judging process

The awards will be judged by a select panel comprised of the iTnews and techpartner.news editorial team. Event sponsors have no involvement in the judging process.

Please keep your answers to less then 300 words per question.

iTnews and techpartner.news reserve the right to publish details of your award entry, but will not publish information that you indicate is confidential
The Benchmark Security Awards will be awarded in the following categories

  1. Government
  2. Industrial
  3. Education
  4. Healthcare
  5. Finance
  6. Energy
  7. Retail
  8. Telecommunications and Media
  9. NFP
  10. Security Partner of the year
Questions?

You can ask questions about the awards by emailing us here.