The winners of the US 2024 Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs), sponsored by Intel, were announced on Sunday, September 22nd, at a celebration reception held at GSX in Orlando, which also featured the ASIS Awards of Excellence.

These awards recognize the very best companies, individuals, projects, and technologies that have made significant contributions to safeguarding people, places, and property from various threats and disorders.

The quality of nominations was exceptionally high, making the selection process particularly challenging for the 15 expert judges on the panel. All finalists and winners demonstrated excellence and should feel extremely proud of their achievements.

The 2024 winners are:

Outstanding In-House Security Manager/Director
Casey Johnston – Elevance Health

Outstanding Contract Security Manager/Director
Ed Torres – GardaWorld

Outstanding Security Team
Fusion and Global Security Operations Centers Team – Meta

Outstanding Security Consultant
Ben Kincaid – Complete Threat Preparedness

Outstanding Security Training Initiative
Baker Hughes Enterprise Security, Global Intelligence and Travel Security Operations Center (GITSOC), Emergency Notification System (Everbridge Platform) Training Initiative

Outstanding New Security Product
Protect AI Platform

Outstanding Security Equipment Manufacturer
Gallagher Security

Outstanding Security Sustainability Award
Genentech Hillsboro Security

Outstanding Contract Security Company (Guarding)
DSI Security Services

Outstanding Security Officer – sponsored by Evolv
James Showalter – GardaWorld

Outstanding Young Security Professional – sponsored by Digital Twin Imaging
Parker Ebert – Inn at Bay Harbor

Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr Larry Barton

Summaries of all the winners can be viewed here.

A new development for this year’s awards is that all winners, except for the Lifetime Achievement Award, will advance to the Global OSPAs, set to take place at the beginning of 2025. The Lifetime Achievement winner will be inducted into the Security Hall of Fame.

We extend our thanks to everyone who contributed to the success of the event, including ASIS International for partnering with us, our headline sponsor Intel, category sponsors Digital Twin Imaging and Evolv, trophy sponsor Edith Cowan University and the supporting organizations that nominated judges.