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) Google's High-Stakes Maneuver in China Highlights Security and Political Issues 28-Jan-2010 Whit Andrews, Sandy Shen, Jay Heiser, John Pescatore BitArmor Buy Will Strengthen Trustwave's PCI Services 18-Jan-2010 John Girard, John Pescatore Toolkit: Sample RFI/RFP Questions for Network Access Control 13-Jan-2010 Lawrence Orans, John Pescatore Predicts 2010: Data Management Disciplines Drive Business Agility and Technology Adaptation 11-Dec-2009 Eric Thoo, Ted Friedman, Mark A. Beyer, Donald Feinberg, Jay Heiser, Andreas Bitterer, John Pescatore, David Mitchell Smith, Tom Austin 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