Gartner Information Technology Expert
John Collins
Sr Director Analyst
John Henry Collins is a Senior Director Analyst. Mr. Collins' work focuses on MSSP, MDR, SOC operations and threat intelligence.
Previous experience
Mr. Collins is a seasoned veteran of the information security industry with experience ranging from operational intrusion analyst to formulating comprehensive security solutions for organizations in a pre-sales role.
He has reengineered SOC operations for a federal agency, performed incident response, conducted vulnerability assessments, built custom IDS systems and served as the operations manager for a world class threat hunting team.
Professional background
Secureworks
Director of SaaS Security Application Solutioning
Mandiant
Consulting Solution Engineer
DHS
SOC Co-Lead
Areas of coverage
Security and Risk Management Leaders
Security Operations
Education
B.S., Information Systems Management with Minor in Business Administration, University of Maryland University College
A.S., Communication Applications, Community College of the Air Force
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
1Assessing and determining value MSSP and MDR vendors can and will provide and organization
2How to best utilized threat intelligence
3Use of threat operating models to determine if SOC or outsourcing is best approach
4Assessing security analytics solutions to include SIEM and threat intelligence platforms
5Providing guidance on security strategy