Platinum Technology a three-time winner at 2026 Benchmark Security Awards

Platinum Technology was the big winner in Wednesday night's 2026 Benchmark Security Awards, taking out three awards, including being recognised as Security Partner of the Year.

The company - which also won the Not For Profit security partner and Healthcare security partner awards - was seated on an Ingram Micro-hosted table that included Fuse Technology and Precision IT, both Highly Commended in the Finance and Professional Services category.

The trio of companies are part of the seven founding members of Ingram Micro's Trust X Alliance community in Australia, an invite-only peer network launched in October that connects local partners with more than 500 member companies across nine countries.

The alliance is designed to help members address challenges - including AI adoption, cybersecurity, skills shortages and growing operational complexity - through peer collaboration, shared business insights and access to senior industry leaders.

Other Benchmark Security Award winners from the night included Increment, who was named Government security partner, with Ericom, Cythera and Cyconsol all Highly Commended in the category.

The Education security partner award went to Centorrino Technologies, with a Highly Commended given to Lateral Plains.

Sekuro won the Industrial & Energy security partner award; Identifly, Deftec and Cliffside Cybersecurity were all Highly Commended for their work in the space.

CyberPulse was named the Finance and Professional Services security partner, with Arxis Group also being Highly Commended.

Highly Commended awards were given to Insicon Cyber and Storata for the Healthcare security partner award category.

Flame Tree Cyber was Highly Commended for the Not For Profit security partner award.

Blue Crystal Solutions was awarded Telecommunications Security Partner.

The Benchmark Security Awards, powered by iTnews and techpartner.news, celebrate leadership in cyber security from a cross section of Australian business, including end users and tech partners.