Cornerstone Honored with CSO Award for Excellence in Cybersecurity
Cornerstone is again honoredby the CSO Awardforitsongoing commitment to security and compliance
SANTA MONICA, Calif. – March 11, 2026 – Cornerstone OnDemand Inc., a leader in workforce agility solutions, today announced it has been recognized with the 2026 Chief Security Officer (CSO) Award for excellence in cybersecurity strategy, innovation, and measurable business impact. The recognition highlights the company’s AI security initiative and reinforces Cornerstone’s commitment to building AI innovation on a secure, compliant foundation.
As organizations increasingly adopt AI to drive workforce transformation, security must be embedded at the foundation. Cornerstone is an early adopter and pioneer in AI and agentic workflows that enable continuous talent development, skilling and workforce transformation to move at speed while upholding rigorous standards for security, governance, and compliance at scale. The CSO Award which is part of the Foundry network, is presented as part of one of the leading security recognitions for CISOs in the United States and honors the Top global organizations whose security initiatives demonstrate outstanding business value and thought leadership.
“This CSO Award underscores our strategy of building innovation on a secure foundation,” said Apurva Dhanwantri, SVP, Chief Information Security Officer, at Cornerstone. “In a world where everything is changing rapidly, our customers need a strong, secure foundation they can rely on. Our focus at Cornerstone is on delivering innovation that enables growth, without compromising security, governance, or compliance.”
“This year’s award winners show how security teams have repositioned themselves as strategic business enablers,” said Beth Kormanik, Content Director of the CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference. “They tackle business challenges by leveraging new technology, delivering detailed planning and strong execution. Their organizations are stronger for these efforts to protect revenue continuity, improve resilience, and strengthen compliance."
For more information on Cornerstone’s Security and Privacy, check out our Trust Center.
About Cornerstone
Cornerstone powers the potential of organizations and their people to thrive in a changing world. Cornerstone Galaxy, the complete AI-powered workforce agility platform, meets organizations where they are. With Galaxy, organizations can identify skills gaps and development opportunities, retain and engage top talent, and provide multimodal learning experiences to meet the diverse needs of the modern workforce. Approximately than 7,000 organizations and 140 million users in 186 countries use Cornerstone Galaxy to build high-performing, future-ready organizations and people today.
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