Gartner Expert

Nikul Patel

Director Analyst

Nikul Patel is a Director Analyst who advises Gartner’s CISO, IT Leader, vendor, and investor clients on topics such as endpoint protection, email security, workspace cybersecurity, AI usage control, browser security, application control (allowlisting), and cybersecurity vendor and technology rationalization. His business and technology insights help organizations modernize their endpoint and email security defenses, protect against malware and ransomware attacks, guide vendors investing in these technologies, and support investment professionals focused on the cybersecurity market.

Previous experience

Before joining Gartner, Nikul served as a Cybersecurity Solutions Architect at CyberProof, where he was responsible for technical pre-sales and solution architecture design. His experience spans network infrastructure security, IT operations, MDR (Managed Detection and Response), and endpoint security.

Professional background

CyberProof, Security Solutions Architect, 2 years

GTT, Sales Engineer, 3 years

Timico Ltd, Senior Network Engineer, 3 years

Areas of coverage
  • Infrastructure Security

Education

-MSc, Networking and Internet Systems, Lancaster University- UK

-BSc, Computer Science, Sardar Patel University- India

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

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Planning and selecting Endpoint Protection Platform technology, including EDR/XDR

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Protecting and securing remote and hybrid workforce from cyber threats

03

Evaluating vendor managed service

04

Defense against malware and ransomware attacks