Analyst Profile

Jay Heiser

VP Analyst

17 years at Gartner , 34 years industry experience
OH USA

Roles and Responsibilities

Jay Heiser is a VP analyst and the Chief of Research for the ITL Security and Risk Management team. Mr. Heiser's recent areas of research include cloud security, SaaS governance, and digital business risks. His most recent research examines the international implications of the public cloud computing business model.

Jay Heiser's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

Leadership Vision for 2022: Security and Risk Management
03-Sep-2021
Risk-Based Evaluations of Cloud Provider Security
31-Aug-2021
Hype Cycle for Cloud Security, 2021
27-Jul-2021

Upcoming Gartner Events

Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit
29 November 2021 - 01 December 2021

Background

Previous Experience

Mr. Heiser's background includes several software product management roles involving encryption, secure messaging, antivirus and secure UNIX software. As a consultant, he has performed security assessments for major corporations, multinational internet service providers and the US 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

International Network Services/Lucent Technologies, Principal Consultant, 3 years
The Santa Cruz Operation, Product Manager, 6 years
UBS, Associate Director, Group Information Security, 2 years

Industry Awards/Accolades

Mr. Heiser 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

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
M.B.A., International Management, Thunderbird School of Global Management (ASU), Glendale, Arizona

Languages

English

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2 May 2019
Three Critical Factors in Building a Comprehensive Security Awareness Program Three key elements form the foundation of a successful awareness education program: knowledge of audiences, pervasive and continuous communication and interactive education on security tactics. Security and risk management leaders should use this research to implement a comprehensive program.

26 October 2021
Scale Privacy Efforts Enterprise-wide to Navigate a Changed Risk Environment EDT: 10:00 a.m. | BST: 15:00

Privacy leaders struggle to scale their programs in the face of rapid shifts in business operations and strategy as companies return to growth in 2021. While privacy leaders recognize that more business ownership of privacy risk is needed to meet these new challenges, simply driving greater awareness of privacy risks throughout the organization is not enough. Privacy leaders must adapt by doing more to clarify the role business and functional partners must play in achieving privacy goals, and reduce the level of business effort in doing so. This complimentary webinar looks at how leading privacy executives drive greater business ownership of privacy risk to scale their programs as organizations return to growth.

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26 October 2021
The Future of Data Management is in the Cloud EDT: 11:00 a.m. | BST: 16:00

The cloud is the new data and analytics platform. Cloud service providers and independent software vendors offer the basis for a new cloud-based ecosystem. This complimentary webinar explores the state of the data management platform, the transition to cloud and its implications, and what it means to operate successfully in the cloud or, more likely, multiple clouds. We will cover pros and cons of cloud adoption, financial governance for cloud, cloud data ecosystems, and the emerging practice of FinOps.

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Analyst Profile

Jay Heiser

VP Analyst

Roles and Responsibilities

Jay Heiser's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

Upcoming Gartner Events

Background

Previous Experience

Professional Background

Industry Awards/Accolades

Education

Languages

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