Bill Nagel Bill Nagel
Researcher

Research Coverage

Security & Risk, Authentication, Authorization, & Audit, Financial Services, Media & Entertainment, Authentication, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Mobile Banking, Retail Banking, Strong Authentication, Smart Cards, Biometrics, High-Tech, Digital & Electronic Signatures, Identity & Access Management, Security Operations

Research Focus

Based in Amsterdam, Bill serves Security & Risk professionals. His research focuses chiefly on identity management topics like strong authentication and the technologies that enable it, tokens, smart cards, and biometrics. Bill advises clients on how to apply these technologies to business policies and processes to succeed in security, risk management, and regulatory compliance environments.

Previous Work Experience

Bill came to Forrester from TrustWorks Systems, a security startup based in Amsterdam and Moscow that produced innovative VPN, encryption, and public key management software. Prior to joining TrustWorks, he held positions with General Electric, Albany Medical College, and the US Peace Corps Kyrgyzstan. He also worked as an independent technical documentation and training consultant.

Education

Bill received a B.Sc. in chemistry from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an M.Sc. in biochemistry from Albany Medical College. He speaks Dutch and Russian in addition to his native English.

Latest Research

Planned Research

Best Practices For Enterprise Strong Authentication Implementations October 2008
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Languages Spoken

English, Russian, and Dutch


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