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Ed Ferrara

Principal Analyst serving Security & Risk PROFESSIONALS

Blog: Security & Risk Blog

Ed contributes to Forrester's offerings for the Security & Risk Professional, leading the company's coverage of security metrics, security program effectiveness, security awareness, and enterprise security information architecture. Ed's research builds on his work as a highly experienced in-program manager for the design and delivery of secure information technology solutions, including strategy, process, applications, and infrastructure. He has consulted with Fortune 50 companies in the area of solution determination based on understanding the needs and the skills required to create a successful security posture for large complex organizations.

Previous Work Experience

Before coming to Forrester, Ed's background was in information security consulting, leading a global information security practice for financial services, commercial, and chemical clients. Ed is an expert in the design and delivery of secure, cost-effective, high-performance information security solutions, methodology, and standards to address complex business and security problems. Ed holds a US patent in the area of software development, specifically in the area of software requirements traceability using UML and software patterns to align business requirements with IT implementation. He has successfully developed and implemented technology and organizational change programs globally for Fortune 100 companies. Ed has strong program and project management skills, as well as, demonstrated competence in multidivision matrix management, technical management, relationship building, and projecting influence at the C-level. Ed holds the CISSP certification.

Education

Ed holds two master's degrees, in education technology and computer science from the University of Delaware and information assurance (cum laude) from Norwich University, as well as a bachelor's degree in economics from Franklin & Marshall College.

Research Coverage:

Governance, Risk & Compliance, Loss Events & Investigations, Regulations & Legislation, Security Architecture, Security Performance Management, Security Program Governance, Security Services, Security Standards, Regulations & Legislation, Security, Risk and Compliance

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Report:Determine The Value Of Information Security Assets And Liabilities — Information Security Economics 102
Ed FerraraMay 08, 2013
This is the second in a series of reports providing guidance and new methods for the financial management of information security. The CISO's role is rapidly changing. A few years ago the CISO for...
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Report:The Forrester Wave™: Information Security Consulting Services, Q1 2013
Ernst & Young, Deloitte, IBM, Accenture, PwC, And KPMG Lead, With Wipro Following Close Behind
Ed Ferrara, Andrew RoseFebruary 01, 2013
The information security consulting market is growing explosively because security and risk professionals often lack the skill and bandwidth to accomplish their increasingly difficult mission. To...
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Report:Measure The Effectiveness Of Your Data Privacy Program
Performance Management: The Data Security And Privacy Playbook
Ed FerraraJanuary 10, 2013
Privacy is one of the most important and emotional issues in information security. Privacy, or the lack thereof, affects a company's management, employees, and most importantly, customers. With the...
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Report:The Forrester Wave™: Emerging Managed Security Service Providers, Q1 2013
Ten Emerging Service Providers That Have The Chops To Be Your Managed Security Service Provider
Ed FerraraJanuary 08, 2013
In Forrester's 15-criteria evaluation of the emerging managed security services provider (MSSP) market, we identified the 10 most significant providers in this category — Alert Logic; CompuCom;...
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Report:Measure The Effectiveness Of Your Security Architecture And Operations
Performance Management: The Security Architecture And Operations Playbook
Ed FerraraDecember 06, 2012
Information security programs have struggled with legitimacy with senior leaders for a long time. There are many reasons for this, but they all can be traced back to the historical inability of chief...
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Report:The Forrester Information Security Metrics 3R Dashboard
Ed FerraraDecember 06, 2012
The Information Security Metrics 3R Dashboard should be used as a template to present information security metrics organized across three dimensions: Readiness, Response, and Recovery. Forrester...
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Report:Determine The Value Of Information Security Assets And Liabilities — Information Security Economics 102

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Report:The Forrester Wave™: Information Security Consulting Services, Q1 2013

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Report:Measure The Effectiveness Of Your Data Privacy Program

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Report:The Forrester Wave™: Emerging Managed Security Service Providers, Q1 2013

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Report:The Forrester Information Security Metrics 3R Dashboard

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