Congratulations to Saquib Saifee, M.S. '23, on receiving a Rising Star Professional Award from ISC2! In the article, "2026 ISC2 Global Achievement Award Winners," ISC2 announced the recipients of its various global achievement awards. In the ISC2 Professional Awards category, Saifee was one of three early-career professionals who received the Rising Star Award, honoring his leadership in cybersecurity as a Software Security Engineer in IBM's Product Security organization.
Here is an excerpt from his bio: "His contributions extend beyond IBM. He is a named contributor to CISA's Framing Software Component Transparency and participated in the agency's BOMOps Tiger Team. He also contributes to OWASP CycloneDX and the OWASP GenAI Security Project, helping advance the standards, tools, and practices used by security professionals worldwide."
Read the full article on the ISC2 website.