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Bill Nagel

Bill Nagel
Analyst

Research Coverage

Authentication, Authentication, Authorization, & Audit, Biometrics, Digital & Electronic Signatures, Digital Certificates & Digital Signatures, Financial Services, Fraud Management, Governance, Risk, & Compliance, Government, Healthcare & Life Sciences, High-Tech, Identity & Access Management, Infrastructure Security, Mobile Security, Passwords, Privacy, Security & Risk, Security Operations, Security Policies, Security Program Governance, Smart Cards, Strong Authentication

Research Focus

Bill is based in Amsterdam and serves Security & Risk professionals. His research and client engagement focus on digital identity and how companies can use the technologies, policies, and processes that enable it to secure both internal-facing and external-facing business processes and ensure a greater degree of regulatory compliance. Bill writes about, and advises clients on, topics including strong user authentication, smart cards, tokens, biometrics, electronic IDs, mobile device security, online banking and eCommerce security, identity fraud prevention, and digital and electronic signatures. Bill has been widely quoted in the press, including media outlets such as The Economist, Financial Times, and The Times (London). Bill speaks regularly at IT security-focused events, including Forrester's Security Forum, Forrester's IT Forum, and the RSA Conference.

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 in Kyrgyzstan. He also worked as an independent technical documentation and training consultant.

Education

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

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Languages Spoken

English, Russian, and Dutch


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Bill Nagel will be speaking at the following upcoming events:
  • InfoSecurity Europe
    Moderator: Preventing Converged Threats From Sneaking Your Data Out The Front Door
    April 27, 2010, 11:15AM
    Earls Court,London, GB
Recent Media Citations
Government Computer News, "Identity Management A Complex Process . . . ," September 11, 2009
Computing (UK), "Forrester Outlines Multifactor Authentication Best Practice," July 28, 2009
Handelsblatt (GER), "Iran Contolling Web Content with Western Techniques," June 23, 2009
CSO, "Password Seeks Partner For Long-Term, Secure Relationship," May 4, 2009
Computer Weekly (UK), "GRC Concerns Push Identity And Access Management," April 20, 2009