Fast Company Innovation by Design Awards

Celebrating Excellence in Security Design Innovation

Two outstanding Cisco Secure product design teams recently won recognition at the Fast Company 2023 Innovation by Design Awards. Duo Security Passwordless was a finalist, and Cisco XDR won Honorable Mention. The awards represent not just excellence in innovation but the impact design can have on creating a safer, more secure world.  

This was the first year Fast Company hosted a security design category as part of its annual Innovation by Design celebration of the people and companies behind some of the world’s best and most though-provoking work. “Each winner is chosen after multiple rounds of judging and conversations about a design’s role in the current cultural moment,” explained Fast Company’s Liz Stinson, adding that the awards recognize “projects that change the way people interact with the world around them.” 

A huge congratulations to every member of the winning teams, and to countless others, including design team managers and executive leaders, who advocate for great design.  

Duo Passwordless Product Design Team  
  •  Sierre Wolfkostin – Senior Product Designer 

  • Gabe de la Mora – Product Designer 

  • Jake Ingman – Principal Product Designer 

  • Kausalya (Kaush) Ganesh – Senior Design Researcher 

  • Bethany Sonefeld – Design Manger 

The future of authentication: Organizations of all sizes, regardless of existing hardware and technology, can reap the benefits of an easy to deploy and secure passworldless future. Learn more about Duo Passwordless.

Cisco XDR Product Design Team  
  • Brian Maloney – UX Director  

  • Barbara Shain – Lead UX Researcher 

  • Carolyn Morgan – Sr UX Researcher 

  • Courtney Jennings – Sr UX Researcher 

  • Domenique Johnson – Design Operations Lead 

  • Derrick Snider – Lead UX Design  

  • Chloe Cooke-Warren – Lead UX Design  

  • Jonathan Guerra –  Senior UX Designer  

  • Carl Antone – Senior UX Designer 

  • Anat Borowitsh Lavy – Senior UX Designer  

  • Amoolya Kumar – Senior UX Designer  

  • Cardinal O’Neill – Senior UX Designer  

  • Alex Gonzalez Delgado – UX Designer  

  • Alana Jackson – UX Designer  

  • Wendy Hsu – UX Designer  

  • Paulina Schuler – UX Designer  

  • Annika Mammen – UX Designer  

Security operations simplified: Go from endless investigation to remediating the highest priority incidents with greater speed, efficiency, and confidence. Learn more about Cisco XDR.