2024 Security Planning with Forrester – Merritt Maxim – ESW #332
Forrester Research releases a few annual reoccurring cybersecurity reports, but one of the biggest that covers the most ground is the Security Risk Planning Guide, which was recently released for 2024. One of the report's 17 authors, and research director, Merritt Maxim, will walk us through the report's most interesting insights and highlights. This is going to be considerably interesting considering some of this year's trends impacting security teams:
- An economic downturn, resulting in layoffs and budget freezes
- The widespread proliferation of generative AI technology
- The relentless and resilient nature of cybercrime, despite some notable law enforcement wins
- Ongoing discussion about the role and relevance of SOCs, CISO's, as well as the security department place in today's enterprise
- Increased enterprise reliance on SaaS and Cloud, as vendors and service providers continue to struggle with securing their products and services
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Guest
Merritt leads a team of analysts who provide research and advisory services that address the needs of security and risk professionals. His team focuses on identity and access management (IAM), endpoint security, threat intelligence, and vulnerability management strategies and technologies.
Previously, Merritt was a principal analyst on the security and risk team, focusing on IAM best practices and technologies as well as physical security and internet-of-things (IoT) security. He continues to help clients address their IAM and physical security needs, map out customer requirements and strategies, and navigate the IAM technology and services landscape.
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