Analyst Profile
Peter Firstbrook
VP Analyst
24 years at Gartner
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26 years industry experience
Canada
Roles and Responsibilities
Mr Firstbrook utilizes his 20+ years of experience as an industry analyst to help clients improve their security posture to defend and respond hacking, ransomware, and phishing attacks. As a Research VP with Gartner, Mr. Firstbrook is responsible for endpoint protection platform ("EPP"), Endpoint Detection and Remediation ("EDR"), extended detection and response (XDR), and Secure Email gateways ("SEG"). He is the lead Analyst for Cisco Systems inc. and prepares the annual top Security and risk management trends. He helps companies implement best practices, select strategic technologies and negotiate the best deal.
Peter Firstbrook's Recent Gartner Activity
Latest Research
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Tool: Vendor Identification for Email Security
07-Oct-2021 -
Market Guide for Email Security
07-Oct-2021 -
IT Security Market View, 2020-2021
24-Sep-2021
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The Top Security & Risk Management Trends for 2021
03 February 2021 -
The Top Security & Risk Management Trends for 2021
09 February 2021
On-Demand & Upcoming Webinars
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Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo®
25 October 2021 - 27 October 2021 -
Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo®
08 November 2021 - 11 November 2021 -
Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit
29 November 2021 - 01 December 2021
Upcoming Gartner Events
Background
Previous Experience
Before joining Meta Group in May 1997, Mr. Firstbrook worked as a financial analyst, implemented retail and branch office networks, developed software for tax reporting/invoicing programs, and was a database administrator.
Professional Background
Meta Group, Sr. Research Analyst, 8 years
Syndication Monitors, Financial Analyst/Marketing Director, 5 years
Yorkminister Financial, Database/Network Administrator, 3 years
Education
B.A., Economics, University of Western Ontario
B.S., Computer Science, American Institute, Delta Epsilon Tau honors
Canadian Securities Diploma, Canadian Securities Institute
Languages
English
