Distinguished Membership 

1. Candidate must have accrued at least 10 years of professional experience in information security, product security or cybersecurity field. 
2. Candidate must hold a minimum of three security certifications such as CISSP, CISA, CISM, CCSK, CEH, CCSP and CGEIT.  

3. Candidate should be able to demonstrate outstanding achievement in the field as outlined in selection criteria below.  

Successful candidates for Distinguished Member must have achieved a significant level of accomplishment in their career. Their contributions to the field must be outstanding that made a significant impact in the field of cybersecurity, information security or software security. This means that he/she demonstrates expertise in the field, including the creation of new ideas and the synthesis of work by others.

Additionally, it is expected that a Distinguished Member serves as a mentor and role model guiding technical career development for others and exhibits eminence by contributing to the field beyond the norm.

 

The nomination must provide clear evidence of at least two of the following:

• Significant professional leadership: project/engineering leadership, research leadership, education leadership, management, etc.

• Significant technical contributions: publications in refereed journals or conference proceedings, textbooks and/or novel curricula, success product engineering/development, patents, standards, etc.

• A track record of technical and professional awards

• Substantial professional contributions: service to professional societies, review committees, conference committees, standards committees, etc.

The nomination statement is carefully reviewed and evaluated by the membership committee which comprises of distinguished members and experts in the field globally.

Each nomination involves several components:

• Basic information about the candidate

• Summary of most important technical or professional achievement(s) for which the candidate should be recognized. Avoid abbreviations, acronyms (unless explained) or technical jargon which may not be obvious to evaluators.

• Description of accomplishments showing that the candidate deserves recognition as a Distinguished Member (limited to 3,000 characters). Rather than simply listing as many things as possible, this should highlight the candidate's most significant contributions to the field.

• Candidate's educational background, including institution, degree, year conferred, and major discipline.

• Candidate's professional background (organizations and positions held).

• Copy of the candidate's CV, listing publications, patents, honors, service contributions, etc.

• Supporting letters from at least 3 endorsers (see endorsement section below).

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Completed nomination must be submitted to : membership@cyberventure.org 

A minimum of 3, endorsements are required. Endorsers must be expert in the field of Information Security, Cybersecurity or Product Security field with personal knowledge of the candidate's work. The endorsers attest that they know the candidate's work, that the nomination accurately describes his/her achievements, and that they believe the accomplishments meet the criteria for Distinguished Member.

Most importantly, they provide a brief endorsement statement giving their personal assessment of the candidate's key achievements and impact on the field (limited to 2,500 characters). It's the nominator's responsibility to ensure that each endorser will make individual, substantive comments that will strengthen the case for the candidate.