Tech & TrustOneRail IST Awards
Award catalog

Every way to say thank you

29 monthly awards across three categories, plus 9 quarterly podium awards with Gold, Silver and Bronze tiers.

Monthly Awards

Recognize specific behaviors. Each monthly award is worth 1 leaderboard point.

Information Security

Spotting threats, speaking up, and making secure the default. Β· 11 awards

  • Exterminator

    Granted 1 time

    For team members who report valid issues or anomalies that relate to system bugs, access misconfigurations, software glitches, or odd technical behavior that could lead to a larger problem if ignored.

  • Compliance Guardian

    Granted 1 time

    Given to someone who demonstrates excellence in following and upholding compliance controls, policies, or audit readiness activities (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2).

  • Secure Code Advocate

    Granted 1 time

    Celebrates developers or engineers who lead secure development efforts, remediate SAST/DAST findings quickly, or contribute to secure coding standards.

  • Risk Whisperer

    Not yet granted

    Awarded for identifying and articulating a risk before it materialized β€” especially if they prevented an incident.

  • Least Privilege Legend

    Not yet granted

    Recognizes someone who advocates or implements strong IAM principles β€” like pruning excessive access or implementing just-in-time (JIT) permissions.

  • Security Sentinel

    Not yet granted

    Recognizes someone who consistently follows security best practices (e.g., strong passwords, secure file sharing, locking screens).

  • Human Firewall Award

    Granted 1 time

    Celebrates an individual who helped prevent a security issue by speaking up, reporting something odd, or asking before taking risky action.

  • Policy Pro

    Not yet granted

    Given to someone who demonstrates strong understanding and application of company policies (e.g., acceptable use, data handling, remote access).

  • Secure Collaborator

    Granted 1 time

    For users who use collaboration tools (e.g., Slack, Teams, SharePoint) securely and appropriately, protecting data while staying productive.

Quarterly Podium Awards

Gold, Silver and Bronze for the quarter’s top advocates. Points: 5 Β· 3 Β· 2

Security & IT Operational Excellence

Incident response, uptime, policy, projects, and vulnerability defense. Β· 5 awards

  • Incident Response MVP

    Granted 2 times

    For playing a critical role in managing, escalating, or preventing a security or IT incident.

    1. πŸ₯‡
      Gold5 pts

      Coordinated or led incident response with speed, clarity, and accountability. Prevented larger impact through decisive action.

    2. πŸ₯ˆ
      Silver3 pts

      Responded quickly to escalate a threat or outage. Provided essential logs, context, or access.

    3. πŸ₯‰
      Bronze2 pts

      Participated in incident recovery or containment with a positive, collaborative attitude.

  • For maintaining high uptime, performance, and support standards.

    1. πŸ₯‡
      Gold5 pts

      Zero critical incidents + 100% SLA compliance across systems or support requests.

    2. πŸ₯ˆ
      Silver3 pts

      Minimal degradation or ticket escalations. Helped optimize systems or support processes.

    3. πŸ₯‰
      Bronze2 pts

      Consistently met performance targets and reduced tech debt or recurring issues.

  • Policy Pioneer

    Not yet granted

    For helping draft, refine, or champion a policy or standard.

    1. πŸ₯‡
      Gold5 pts

      Authored or led implementation of a new IT/Security policy or standard that's now in use company-wide.

    2. πŸ₯ˆ
      Silver3 pts

      Contributed heavily to a policy revision or awareness effort that improved adoption.

    3. πŸ₯‰
      Bronze2 pts

      Shared meaningful feedback or use cases that helped improve how a policy is written or enforced.

  • Project Defender

    Granted 1 time

    For driving or securing a major IT/Security initiative that benefited the business.

    1. πŸ₯‡
      Gold5 pts

      Led or executed a mission-critical IT/security project on time, with impact and visibility.

    2. πŸ₯ˆ
      Silver3 pts

      Played a core role in implementation or rollout of a technical or compliance-related initiative.

    3. πŸ₯‰
      Bronze2 pts

      Provided key support or behind-the-scenes contributions that made the project successful.

  • Zero Day Defender

    Granted 3 times

    For spotting, escalating, or patching a high-risk vulnerability before it was exploited.

    1. πŸ₯‡
      Gold5 pts

      Detected or resolved a critical vulnerability (zero-day or severe config issue) before it could be abused.

    2. πŸ₯ˆ
      Silver3 pts

      Flagged a high-risk item through routine review or hygiene check and followed up until resolved.

    3. πŸ₯‰
      Bronze2 pts

      Collaborated to test or verify patch/fix rollout or helped validate system security.

Digital Responsibility & Technology Culture

Responsible technology use, remote security, compliance, and access hygiene. Β· 4 awards

  • For showing excellence in using technology and data responsibly.

    1. πŸ₯‡
      Gold5 pts

      Clean security and compliance record. Advocates for responsible use of tech and helps others improve their habits.

    2. πŸ₯ˆ
      Silver3 pts

      Follows policies, never misses a training, and practices consistent digital hygiene.

    3. πŸ₯‰
      Bronze2 pts

      No issues or warnings, demonstrates positive behavior in day-to-day digital interactions.

  • For demonstrating secure and efficient behavior in remote/hybrid settings.

    1. πŸ₯‡
      Gold5 pts

      Uses VPN, secure networks, appropriate tools, and maintains productivity + data security while remote.

    2. πŸ₯ˆ
      Silver3 pts

      Completes security training early, protects devices, and avoids risky behavior while working remotely.

    3. πŸ₯‰
      Bronze2 pts

      Follows remote work policy, flags access issues, and promotes smart work-from-anywhere habits.

  • Compliance Contributor

    Granted 3 times

    For supporting audits, risk reviews, or department-wide compliance alignment.

    1. πŸ₯‡
      Gold5 pts

      Provided critical evidence, support, or documentation that helped us pass a compliance checkpoint or audit.

    2. πŸ₯ˆ
      Silver3 pts

      Helped team or department complete controls on time, contributed feedback, or resolved gaps.

    3. πŸ₯‰
      Bronze2 pts

      Participated in awareness sessions or helped others meet training/compliance expectations.

  • Access Hygiene Hero

    Granted 1 time

    For cleaning up outdated accounts, permissions, or shared access within their team or department.

    1. πŸ₯‡
      Gold5 pts

      Audited and removed stale access across tools or shared drives, reducing unnecessary risk.

    2. πŸ₯ˆ
      Silver3 pts

      Flagged overprovisioned roles or permissions and worked with IST to right-size them.

    3. πŸ₯‰
      Bronze2 pts

      Took initiative to review access and ensure the principle of least privilege is followed.