Analyst Profile
Paul E. Proctor
Paul E. Proctor
VP Distinguished Analyst
Solana Beach, CA USA
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Years of Experience
7 years at Gartner
25 years IT industry
Areas of Coverage
Security & Privacy
Regulatory Compliance

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Roles and Responsibilities
Paul Proctor is a vice president, distinguished analyst, and the role service director for security and risk management in Gartner Research. His coverage includes enterprise and IT risk management, security program management, and compliance. His primary market coverage includes data loss prevention, IT GRC management and continuous controls monitoring, with secondary coverage in enterprise monitoring, IDS/IPS and event log management.
Previous Experience
Mr. Proctor has been involved in information security and risk management since 1985. He was founder and CTO of two security technology companies and developed first- and second-generation host-based intrusion-detection technologies. Mr. Proctor is a recognized expert in the field of information security and associated regulatory compliance issues surrounding the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. He has authored two Prentice Hall books and many white papers and articles. Mr. Proctor is an accomplished public speaker and was recognized for his expertise by being appointed to the original Telecommunications Infrastructure Protection working group used by Congress to understand critical infrastructure protection issues prior to the terrorist attack of Sept. 11. Previously, he worked for SAIC, Centrax, CyberSafe, Network Flight Recorder and Practical Security.
Professional Background
SAIC, Engineering Manager, 10 years
Centrax Corp., Founder and Chief Technology Officer, 2 years
Cybersafe Corp., Chief Technology Officer, 3 years
Education
B.S., Mathematics/Computer Science, University of Illinois




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IT Risk Management Key Initiative Overview 05-Feb-2010 Paul E. Proctor
Information Security Program Management Key Initiative Overview 05-Feb-2010 Jay Heiser, Paul E. Proctor
Develop a Catalog of Key Risk Indicators to Support Corporate Performance 02-Feb-2010 Paul E. Proctor, Michael Smith
Eight Practical Tips to Link Risk and Security to Corporate Performance 29-Jan-2010 Paul E. Proctor
Roundup of Security Research, 1Q10: Understanding and Controlling Social-Media Security Risks 14-Jan-2010 Andrew Walls, Jay Heiser, Paul E. Proctor