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2026 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards: Community Choice Winners Selected Through 80,000 Votes

Las Vegas, Nevada, August 4th, 2026/CyberNewswire/--The Cybersecurity Excellence Awards today announced the winners of the 2026 Community Choice Award, selected through 79,455 votes cast during the awards season. AI security ranked among the highest-voted award categories this season. The results arrive during Black Hat USA week, where AI risk is also among the most prominent themes on the conference agenda.

Community Choice is the only Cybersecurity Excellence Awards recognition determined directly by community voting. It complements the jury awards by recognizing the visible support nominees have earned across the wider cybersecurity community.

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"Congratulations to every 2026 Community Choice Award winner, and thank you to all the nominees and community members who participated," said Holger Schulze, founder and CEO of Cybersecurity Insiders, which presents the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards. "The strongest voting support centered on security operations, exposure management, and AI security. In 2024, AI...

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