Analyst Profile
Pete Shoard
Sr Director Analyst
4 years at Gartner
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17 years industry experience
United Kingdom
Roles and Responsibilities
Pete Shoard is part of the Security Operations team. Covering analysis of and selection criteria for threat detection and response Managed Security Services (MSS), Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and Vulnerability/Exposure Management services. Supporting this with coverage of security detection and response technologies such as Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) and Deception. Also ITL security research in wider areas such as Security Operation Centre (SOC) best practice and security metrics and measurement.
Pete Shoard's Recent Gartner Activity
Latest Research
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Is Your Organization Mature Enough for SOAR?
19-Feb-2021 -
Security Operations Primer for 2021
29-Jan-2021 -
How and When to Change Your Managed Security Service Provider
14-Jan-2021
Background
Previous Experience
Mr. Shoard was responsible for the oversight and vision surrounding the development and enhancement of BT's Managed Security Services Platform. He supported BT's service and product strategy through the use of big data, automation and orchestration technologies. Before BT Group, he was Head of Product Development for SecureData Europe. There he was responsible for the development and integration of the vulnerability identification, threat detection and threat defense products and services offered as part of SecureData GI. He has experience of working within operational security environments while at BAE Systems Detica (now BAE Applied Intelligence) and developing advanced behavioral analytics for the detection of state-led attacks against international commercial and defense-related organizations. Mr. Shoard served 9 years operationally in the Royal Air Force, having previously held security clearance, working in national defense and Radar/Tactical Datalink-based systems.
Professional Background
BAE Systems Detica, Managed Security Threat Detection Lead, 3 years
BT Security, Chief Architect - Capability, 1 year
SecureData, Head of Product Development, 2 years
Languages
English
