Analyst Profile
John Watts
Sr Director, Analyst
3 years at Gartner
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23 years industry experience
ID USA
Roles and Responsibilities
John Watts works in Research Infrastructure Protection covering the Security Service Edge (SSE) components of SASE architectures such as secure web gateways (SWG), zero trust network access (ZTNA), and cloud access security brokers (CASB). John also covers network access control (NAC), Cyber Asset and Attack Surface Management (CAASM), web application and API protection (WAAP), and Zero Trust strategies and implementation advice.
John Watts's Recent Gartner Activity
Latest Research
Background
Previous Experience
Prior to this, Mr. Watts built a security engineering and operations team from scratch focused on preventative security controls. He designed security solutions including network segmentation, intrusion prevention systems, cloud-based proxy controls, firewalls, enterprise mobility management, data loss prevention, identity and access management systems including SAML and OAuth/OpenID Connect, client and server antivirus, PCI and SOX compliance controls, and cloud security (SaaS and IaaS).
Professional Background
Greenbrier and Russel, Senior Consultant, 3 years
Micron Technology, Sr. Manager IT/Lead Enterprise Security Architect, 12 years
Southwest Airlines, Software Architect, 4 years
Education
B.B.A., Information Systems and International Business, Cum Laude, Baylor University
Languages
English
