Reading Industry Analyst Tea Leaves To Predict The Future – Taylor McCaslin – ASW #137
It's analyst season with the new Forrester Wave on SAST recently published as well as Gartner's Application Security Testing Magic Quadrant publishing in April. We'll talk about what are analyst reports, how should you use them, and how should you interpret placement on them as as I like to call it, reading the analyst tea leaves.
This segment is sponsored by GitLab.
Visit https://securityweekly.com/GitLab to learn more about them!
Announcements
Don't forget to check out our library of on-demand webcasts & technical trainings at securityweekly.com/ondemand.
Don't miss any of your favorite Security Weekly content! Visit https://securityweekly.com/subscribe to subscribe to any of our podcast feeds and have all new episodes downloaded right to your phone! You can also join our mailing list, Discord server, and follow us on social media & our streaming platforms!
Guest
Taylor McCaslin (he/him) is a multi-disciplinary Investor, Product Manager, and Technologist living in Austin, Texas. Taylor works as a Senior Product Manager at GitLab focused on Security products. He is also the Founder of Product Trust Investments, an angel fund focused on impact investing with companies that build ethical products that customers trust. Since 2012 he has worked at enterprise-scale, hyper-growth technology companies including: New Knowledge, Duo Security, WP Engine, Indeed.com, Bazaarvoice. Taylor can be found geeking out with the latest Apple gadget, skiing, or enjoying the expansive Austin art scene. He also enjoys volunteering with local human rights and LGBTQ organizations around central Texas as well as mentoring young technologists looking to start careers in the tech.