Security is changing fast as protecting the physical world draws more attention from business leaders

The Silicon Valley Security Group (SVSG) announced the winners of its 2026 Security Innovation Awards at the SVSG Extravaganza, held November 6 at The Palace Theater in San Francisco. Holtium won the Advanced Technologies category, and Prosegur won Global Operations.

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The main stage at The Palace Theater in San Francisco as SVSG announces the 2026 Security Innovation Awards. Photo by Aaron Hall.

Founded in 2021, SVSG is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit created to connect a global network of security professionals in a diverse, ego-free environment where innovative ideas can flourish. SVSG unites security leaders, startups, entrepreneurs and leaders from top enterprises with the pioneering technology partners shaping the industry’s future. By recognizing organizations like Holtium and Prosegur with the 2026 Security Innovation Awards, SVSG points to where the industry is heading.

At the event, SVSG Founder and Executive Director Ricardo Segovia said, “SVSG highlights a critical turning point: bold, inventive founders armed with AI and free from technical barriers will redefine the industry’s future. We are equalizing opportunities for all.”

The nominees in Advanced Technologies included Holtium, 360 Privacy, HiveWatch, Ontic, Ambient AI, Base Operations and Verkada. The Global Operations nominees included Prosegur, XPJ Global, Global Guardian, Ledlow Security Group and White Glove Protection Group. Their work spans video intelligence, threat intelligence, executive protection, travel security, and security risk and investment decisions.

Corporate security is earning a larger role in how companies manage risk, but the business has not caught up. In The Clarity Factory’s 2026 Annual Chief Security Officer Survey of 118 chief security officers (CSOs) at international companies, 60% said they expect corporate security’s input into enterprise risk management to grow. For the second year running, CSOs ranked low understanding of security among business leaders as the top challenge to corporate security’s effectiveness, and fewer than half use KPIs tied to key executive-level concerns.

Holtium was created for that gap. Its platform and security experts help companies build and run corporate security programs in the terms executives already use.

“Security decisions have business consequences, but few of us in this industry can say what a decision saves or what value it creates,” said Andres Paz Larach, founder and CEO of Holtium. “We built Holtium to put a dollar value on those decisions, and to give fast-growing companies the kind of security program that once took a Fortune 500 budget and years of hiring to build. This award tells us the industry is ready for that change.”

Prosegur’s offerings include protective services, intelligence and investigations for clients in more than 90 countries.

“Over the past several decades, I’ve seen the security profession evolve from a largely reactive function focused on physical protection into a strategic business discipline centered on intelligence, resilience and risk-informed decision making,” said Robert L. Dodge, CEO of Prosegur Global Risk Services. “Looking ahead, the organizations that succeed will combine human expertise, advanced technology and actionable intelligence to help leaders anticipate challenges before they become disruptions.”

Security has never been more visible. Threats to people and brands make headlines around the world, and organizations now expect their security teams to protect the business without slowing it down. This year’s honorees are helping those teams meet that expectation.

About Silicon Valley Security Group

The Silicon Valley Security Group (SVSG) is a pioneering 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization created to serve as a source of ideas, belonging, and innovation for security, risk, and intelligence professionals globally. Rooted in a unified mandate to “Think Differently,” SVSG provides a diverse, ego-free environment where members can ideate, collaborate, and experiment to bring bold concepts to life. Through signature conferences and dynamic community events, SVSG sets a new standard for how security professionals connect, communicate, and take bold risks. Learn more and join the community at www.svsecuritygroup.org.

About Holtium

Holtium is changing how the security industry makes decisions. Corporate security protects people, brand and continuity, and done well, it protects margin. Holtium puts the trade-offs behind each security decision in dollars, so leaders can explain what deserves investment, what can wait and why, including when the best decision is not to spend. Holtium’s decision-making engine pairs software and data with forward-deployed security experts, and it works for companies building a program from zero or adapting it to changes in the business. Founded in 2025 and based in Miami, Holtium serves security teams from high-growth companies to the Fortune 500.

About Prosegur

Prosegur is a global leader in security and risk management services, supporting clients in more than 90 countries with a workforce of approximately 180,000 professionals. Through its integrated portfolio of security, risk management, intelligence, investigations, cybersecurity, technology, and cash management solutions, Prosegur helps organizations protect their people, assets, operations, and reputation while enabling them to operate confidently in an increasingly complex world.

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“Security decisions have business consequences, but few of us in this industry can say what a decision saves or what value it creates.” Andres Paz Larach, founder and CEO, Holtium