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In her role as an analyst, Roxana focuses on technology's impact on the market research industry. She tracks emerging and innovative research methodologies, such as social market research, mobile research, neuroscience, and prediction markets, and helps clients understand how to incorporate them into their research mix and combine them with traditional research methods. In addition, she leads all the data innovation efforts at Forrester, where she tests and seeks to understand which data sources, research methodologies, and frameworks are appropriate to help clients gain an intricate, 360-degree view of the consumer.
She is also an expert on Latin American consumer behavior and technology adoption and is responsible for managing Forrester's Latin American Technographics® research. She frequently advises clients on entering the Latin American market, understanding Latin American consumer segments, and increasing their visibility in this fast-changing region.
Roxana has spoken at numerous Forrester events and market-research-focused conferences, such as the Insights Innovation Exchange, Future of Consumer Intelligence, Market Research in a Mobile World and The Market Research Event. In addition, she has spoken at several conferences specializing in understanding the Latin American market, including ESOMAR's Latin American conference, Portada's Pan-Regional Advertising and Media Summit, and Ciab FEBRABAN. Her research has been cited in AdAge, the UK's Research, and was also highlighted in the book Latino Link: Building Brands Online with Hispanic Communities and Content.
Since she started at Forrester in 2006, Roxana has specialized in advising research and clients on sound survey design and data collection methodologies and on using advanced analytic tools on our Consumer Technographics data as well as on custom research surveys. Prior to her current role, Roxana was a senior survey manager and previously a data advisor with Consumer Technographics. In both roles, she used her expertise to deliver value to clients of all industries, from consumer electronics to advertising and media companies, through customized analysis and application of Consumer Technographics data.
Roxana received her B.S. in psychology from The Florida State University and an M.A. in psychology from The College of William and Mary.
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Assessment Framework: The Data Security And Privacy Playbook
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Policy And Procedures US Government Spotlight: The Security Architecture And Operations Playbook
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Tokenization: Is it the right technology to encrypt cardholder (saving and debit cards) data? What is the usage level of this product and of similar technologies on the market? What is the level of...
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This is a workbook that supplements the PCI X-Ray: Application Security Document
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In Forrester's 72-criteria evaluation of network access control (NAC) vendors, we found few notable points of differentiation between vendor offerings. Thus we have a tight clustering of vendors...
We would like to understand some best practices in the field of log management. More specifically: 1. Is it a best practice to correlate, aggregate, and monitor all logs for business risk and...
Forrester continues to receive many customer inquiries related to effective patch management of servers and endpoints. Balancing the urgency of patching with the need to minimize employee downtime...
We are currently exploring all remote access options, particularly SSL functionality. What kind of trends are you are seeing in these areas?
I’ll be in Austin, TX this weekend to participate in South-by-Southwest Interactive. My panel “Big Data Smackdown on Cybersecurity” will be held Sunday, March 11 from 12:30PM -...
FLASH TRAFFIC: This just in! The Washington Post is reporting a new wrinkle in cyberwarfare. In the article Defense official discloses cyberattack, the Post reports that “malicious code placed...
Are there certain vendors/solutions/configurations that are considered best practices for jump servers? Are organizations relying entirely on authentication and authorization controls, without having...
We are looking for a solution to centrally manage USB drives for all of our desktops. More specifically, we would want to ensure that data on the USB drive is encrypted. Does Forrester have any...
Future Look: The Data Security And Privacy Playbook
This report outlines the future look of Forrester's solution for security and risk (S&R) executives seeking to develop a holistic strategy to protect and manage sensitive data. In the...

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Business Case: The Security Architecture And Operations Playbook
We may look back on 2011 and 2012 as the golden age of hacking. In 2011, we saw well-publicized and devastating attacks such as the one that brought down the Sony PlayStation Network (PSN). In 2012,...
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One of our goals with Zero Trust is to optimize the security architectures and technologies for future flexibility. As we move toward a data-centric world with shifting threats and perimeters, we...
