Ant Allan Research VP Lincoln United Kingdom Years of Experience 13 years at Gartner 29 years IT industry Areas of Coverage Security & Privacy View Latest Research Resources Create Analyst Alert Contact Gartner Roles and Responsibilities Ant Allan, Ph.D., is a Research Vice President in Gartner Research. He is a core member of the identity and access management (IAM) research community and specializes in IAM program management and in key "authentication" and related "administration" technologies, processes, policies and best practices. Previous Experience Prior to joining Gartner, Ant Allan worked for two years as a product manager for security software products with a U.K. distributor. Before that, he worked for seven years in information security management for GA Life, focusing on IBM OS/390 RACF and information security policy, after short stints in application development and information technology training. Professional Background Software (Europe) Ltd., Technical Consultant, 2 years GA Life (now part of Aviva), Senior Information Security Analyst, 12 years Education Ph.D., Theoretical Particle Physics, University of Durham, U.K. B.S., with honors, Physics, University of Durham, U.K. LATEST RESEARCH More by this author Title Publish Date Author(s) How to Choose New User Authentication Methods 27-Mar-2013 Ant Allan Magic Quadrant for User Authentication 07-Mar-2013 Ant Allan Vendor Focus for Symantec: Security and Compliance Offerings 07-Dec-2012 Gene Ruth, Mark Nicolett, John Pescatore, Ant Allan, Terrence Cosgrove, Eric Ouellet, Peter Firstbrook, Kelly M. Kavanagh Predicts 2013: Mobile, Social and Federation Drive Identity and Access Management 30-Nov-2012 Ray Wagner, Gregg Kreizman, Ant Allan, Earl Perkins PhoneFactor a Puzzling Authentication Choice for Microsoft 11-Oct-2012 Ant Allan