Dr. Adriana Sanford is often described as having “the unique ability to speak to students, captains of industry, and academicians all in the same audience.” 

CSWY awards are tributes to female cybersecurity and privacy professionals leading our industry and making a difference through their work and dedication to a safer digital ecosystem.

Dr. Adriana Sanford is the recipient of the  Cybersecurity and Privacy Woman Law Professional - 2019 CSWY Award. She has provided the keynote addresses at some of the world’s top technology, IT, cyber, security, legal, and compliance industry conferences. She has also appeared regularly as an international television commentator on cybersecurity law and privacy-related issues to over 93 million viewers in the United States and Latin America. Her research focuses on global threats (including cyber threats), global privacy laws, and the multi-jurisdictional practice of law, where possible outcomes for a company's non-compliance create criminal liability and pose a physical danger for executives and their in-house counsel in foreign territories.

Her extensive experience addressing international organized crime and linking it to corporate fraud, bribery clubs, and other forms of business malfeasance spans a 20-year period.