Our Awards & Spotlights

  • The Global CISO 100 Awards, hosted annually by HotTopics in partnership with Trellix, honor Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) who have made significant contributions to the cybersecurity landscape.

  • Eric Freeman, a retired Marine Corps Officer and seasoned cybersecurity leader, is the CISO at Leidos QTC Health Services. With over 20 years of experience across public and private sectors, he emphasizes identity-based security, executive collaboration, and innovation. In a recent Digital First Magazine interview, he shared insights on evolving cyber threats, leadership, and the importance of building a cyber-aware culture.

  • Eric Freeman, CISO of Leidos QTC Health Services, explores how AI is reshaping cybersecurity—both as a threat and a tool. He emphasizes the importance of CISOs embracing AI not with fear but with strategic purpose, leveraging its capabilities to enhance threat detection, automate tasks, and align with business goals. Freeman advocates for establishing strong AI governance frameworks to manage data, ethics, and risk, and highlights the value of collaboration among cybersecurity leaders to share knowledge and adapt to evolving threats. His message: responsible, informed AI adoption is key to future-ready cybersecurity.

Reviews

"Eric's expertise in the information systems management and tactical data communications area is superb!"

-Rick

“From the management of operations planning, intermediate supervision of outages, and attention to detail when planning new or moving data networks was not only textbook but innovative.”

-Les

“Eric is an inspiring leader, whose leadership skills, frankness, and obvious belief in his job have helped build successful, high performing teams while building lasting relationships with his direct reports.”

-Anthony

“ Eric Freeman has a solid understanding of IT and possesses the ability to see the overall big picture. He has exceptional leadership, presentation and project management skills.”

-Martin