Analyst Profile
Jay Heiser
Jay Heiser
Research VP
Leesburg, VA USA
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Years of Experience
9 years at Gartner
27 years IT industry
Areas of Coverage
Security & Privacy
Regulatory Compliance

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Roles and Responsibilities
Jay Heiser is a Research Vice President specializing in the areas of IT risk assessment and management, collaboration security, security policy and security organization. Current research areas include cloud and SaaS computing risk and control, technologies and processes for the secure sharing of data with external partners, security program management, and the writing and enforcement of corporate policies.
Previous Experience
Mr. Heiser's background includes several product management roles for encryption, messaging, antivirus and secure Unix software. As a consultant, he has performed security assessments for multinational Internet service providers and the Department of Defense, as well as writing information security policies for both UBS and Credit Suisse. Co-author of the book "Computer Forensics: Incident Response Fundamentals," he was a columnist for "Information Security" magazine for 10 years.
Professional Background
UBS, Associate Director, Group Information Security, 2 years
International Network Services/Lucent Technologies, Principal Consultant, 3 years
The Santa Cruz Operation, Product Manager, 6 years
Industry Awards/Accolades
Has served on the Editorial Advisory Board for "Information Security" magazine, the Advisory Board for the London Chapter of ISSA, and several (ISC)2 test advisory groups.
Education
M.B.A., International Management, Thunderbird School of Global Management, Glendale, Arizona
B.A., College of Wooster, Ohio (studied Computer Science, Religion and German. Awarded honors on Senior Thesis, a computer-assisted analysis of an ancient document)
Certified Information System Security Professional
Languages
English
German




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Cool Vendors in Security: Security Services, 2013 29-Apr-2013 Ray Wagner, Neil MacDonald, Joseph Feiman, Ruggero Contu, Peter Firstbrook, Jay Heiser
IT Security Budgets and Staffing Projections for 2013 08-Apr-2013 Rob McMillan, Eric Stegman, Jay Heiser
Securing the Executive's iPad 27-Mar-2013 Dionisio Zumerle, Jay Heiser
Analyze the Risk Dimensions of Cloud and SaaS Computing 15-Mar-2013 Jay Heiser
Cloud Contracts Need Security Service Levels to Better Manage Risk 15-Mar-2013 Jay Heiser, Alexa Bona