John Watts works in Research Infrastructure Protection covering secure web gateways (SWG), network access control (NAC), enterprise firewalls, network segmentation and software defined perimeter (SDP) strategy, network security policy managers (NSPM), network traffic analysis (NTA) and intrusion detection and prevention (IDPS) systems.
John Watts
John Watts
Sr Director, Analyst
Monday, 26 August, 2019 11:45 AM|Monday, 26 August, 2019 12:30 PM
The State of Network Security in the Cloud Era
The rapid adoption of SaaS applications such as Microsoft’s Office 365, Salesforce and others is driving enterprises to rearchitect their networks, so that remote offices can achieve direct internet access with SD-WAN and other techniques. Enterprises will be purchasing more cloud-based security services and fewer appliances. Here, we will highlight best practices that enable a smooth transition to the adoption of cloud-based security services.
Monday, 26 August, 2019 03:30 PM|Monday, 26 August, 2019 04:00 PM
The Role of Network Traffic Analysis in Today’s Threat Environment
This session will highlight the latest trends in network-based advanced threat detection, including new techniques for anomaly detection. We will address challenges such as the growing percentage of encrypted traffic and its impact on threat detection. Attendees will learn about the key vendors in the market.
Tuesday, 27 August, 2019 02:30 PM|Tuesday, 27 August, 2019 03:15 PM
Learning From the State of the Threat Landscape
The threat landscape is a moving target. Attack campaigns might hit multiple organizations, but each enterprise should analyze its own threat landscape. Security and risk management leaders should gain baseline knowledge on:
1. Future trends more than statistics about the past
2. Potential threats more than attack patterns
3. Response options more than defense technologies