Every way to say thank you

Incident Response MVP

Granted 2 times

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

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   Gold5 pts

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

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   Silver3 pts

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

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   Bronze2 pts

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

Operational Excellence Award

Granted 1 time

For maintaining high uptime, performance, and support standards.

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   Gold5 pts

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

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   Silver3 pts

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

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   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.

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   Gold5 pts

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

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   Silver3 pts

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

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   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.

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   Gold5 pts

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

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   Silver3 pts

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

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   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.

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   Gold5 pts

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

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   Silver3 pts

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

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   Bronze2 pts

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

Digital Citizenship Award

Not yet granted

For showing excellence in using technology and data responsibly.

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   Gold5 pts

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

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   Silver3 pts

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

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   Bronze2 pts

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

Remote Work Role Model

Granted 1 time

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

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   Gold5 pts

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

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   Silver3 pts

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

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   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.

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   Gold5 pts

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

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   Silver3 pts

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

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   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.

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   Gold5 pts

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

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   Silver3 pts

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

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   Bronze2 pts

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