In this episode of Gartner ThinkCast, Host Kasey Panetta talks with Peter Firstbrook, VP Analyst, about the top security and risk management trends for 2021. They discuss how Peter’s team decides on the trends, break down each trend and talk about why the trends matter to IT leaders. Peter also shares an astonishing stat about how many vendors security organizations use and a cool new way to test security posture.
Opening Thoughts
Trend No. 1: Cybersecurity Mesh
Trend No. 2: Cyber-Savvy Boards
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Trend No. 3: Vendor Consolidation
Trend No. 4: Identity-First Security
Trend No. 5: Managing Machine Identities
Trend No .6: Remote Work Is Now Just Work
Trend No. 7: Breach and Attack Simulation
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Trend No. 8: Privacy-Enhancing Computation Techniques
Closing Thoughts
Peter Firstbrook | Distinguished VP Analyst
Mr Firstbrook utilizes his 20+ years of experience as an industry analyst to help clients improve their security posture to defend and respond hacking, ransomware, and phishing attacks. As a Research VP with Gartner, Mr. Firstbrook is responsible for endpoint protection platform ("EPP"), Endpoint Detection and Remediation ("EDR"), extended detection and response (XDR), and Secure Email gateways ("SEG"). He is the lead Analyst for Cisco Systems inc. and prepares the annual top Security and risk management trends. He helps companies implement best practices, select strategic technologies and negotiate the best deal.
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