John Pescatore VP Distinguished Analyst Ashton, MD USA Years of Experience 11 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 32 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) MarketScope for Wireless LAN Intrusion Prevention Systems 27-Jul-2010 John Pescatore, John Girard, Tim Zimmerman Magic Quadrant for Network Access Control 02-Jul-2010 Lawrence Orans, John Pescatore Thoma Bravo Buy to Boost SonicWALL Stance in Security Market 08-Jun-2010 Bob Walder, Greg Young, John Pescatore, John Girard Symantec Faces Serious Challenges With VeriSign Security Buy 21-May-2010 John Pescatore, Avivah Litan Vendor Rating: Adobe 14-May-2010 Tom Austin, Ray Valdes, Rita E. Knox, Mike McGuire, Andrew Frank, David Mario Smith, Elise Olding, Jim Sinur, Eric Knipp, Mark Driver, Gene Phifer, Stessa B Cohen, Toby Bell, Michele Cantara, Teresa Jones, Kenneth F. Brant, Bill Gassman, John Pescatore, Marc Halpern, Tiffani Bova, Hai Hong Swinehart, Stewart Buchanan