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John Watts
VP Analyst
John Watts works in Research Infrastructure Protection with primary coverage of Security Service Edge (SSE), Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), Zero Trust strategy and implementation. John also covers security operations topics such as the evolving threat landscape and Attack Surface Management (ASM) processes and technologies including Cyber Asset and Attack Surface Management (CAASM) and External Attack Surface Management (EASM).
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
Micron Technology
Sr. Manager IT/Lead Enterprise Security Architect
Southwest Airlines
Software Architect
Greenbrier and Russel
Senior Consultant
Areas of coverage
Security of Applications and Data
Security Operations
Infrastructure Security
Education
B.B.A., Information Systems and International Business, Cum Laude, Baylor University
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
1How do we pursue a zero-trust strategy?
2How should we evolve and modernize our network security strategy?
3How do we provide and manage secure access to any application from any device?
4How can we gain and sustain visibility of assets, technologies and environments?
5How do we prepare and respond to the current threat landscape?