John Pescatore VP Distinguished Analyst Ashton, MD USA Years of Experience 10 years at Gartner 32 years IT industry Areas of Coverage Security & Privacy View Latest Research Resources Create Analyst Alert Contact Gartner Roles and Responsibilities John Pescatore is a vice president and research fellow in Gartner Research. Mr. Pescatore has 31 years of experience in computer, network and information security. Previous Experience Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Pescatore was senior consultant for Entrust Technologies and Trusted Information Systems, where he started and managed security consulting groups. His previous experience includes 11 years with GTE, as well as employment with NSA and the U.S. Secret Service. Professional Background Trusted Information Systems, Senior Consultant, 2 years GTE, Technology Manager, 11 year U.S. Secret Service, Security Engineer, 4 years Industry Awards/Accolades Gartner Fellow GTE Technical Achievement Award Gartner Analyst of the Year 2006 Education B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Connecticut NSA-certified Cryptologic Engineer LATEST RESEARCH More by this author Title Publish Date Author(s) Predicts 2010: Infrastructure Protection Is Still Not 'One Size Fits All' 18-Nov-2009 Ray Wagner, Peter Firstbrook, Paul E. Proctor, Eric Ouellet, Lawrence Orans, John Pescatore, Adam Hils Defining the Next-Generation Firewall 12-Oct-2009 John Pescatore, Greg Young Vericept Deal Will Bolster Trustwave PCI Managed Services 15-Sep-2009 Paul E. Proctor, John Pescatore, Eric Ouellet Toolkit: Wireless LAN IPS RFP Template 01-Sep-2009 John Girard, John Pescatore Is MPLS Secure Enough? Key Questions to Ask Your Carrier About MPLS Security 14-Aug-2009 Bjarne Munch, John Pescatore