For this year's prestigious SC Magazine awards, which will handed out at the SC magazine Awards Europe 2013 event, Irish IT security expert Brian Honan of BH Consulting has been shortlisted for the award in the `Information Security Person of the Year' category.

The SC Magazine Awards - which, this year, will be held at The London Hilton on Park Lane, London, on April 23 - honour the relentless efforts of professionals who work for securing businesses of all sizes, vendors and organisations which deliver innovative security technologies.

The winners of the SC Magazine awards are selected from among the shortlisted professionals by a panel of experienced and impartial judges, drawn from the senior ranks of the information security profession.

Irish IT security expert Brian - who won the runners-up trophy for his consultancy, BH Consulting, in 2012 - has been shortlisted for the `Information Security Person of the Year' award this year because of his contribution to the Irish Computer Emergency Readiness Team (IRISSCERT) as well as for his growing reputation as an information security expert.

Noting that the year 2012 was "an exceptional year for cyber security in terms of research and development," Dan Raywood - SC Magazine's executive editor - congratulated Brian on his shortlisting for the mentioned award; and said that Brian had established himself as "the 'go to' man for security in Ireland."