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Jonathan Penn

Jonathan Penn
Vice President

Research Coverage

Application Security, B2B Sales & Marketing, Content Security, Corporate Strategy, Energy & Utilities, Enterprise Single Sign-On, Financial Services, Governance, Risk, & Compliance, Healthcare & Life Sciences, High-Tech, IT Consulting, IT Services, Identity & Access Management, Information Leak Prevention, Information Protection, Manufacturing, Marketing & Sales Strategies, Mergers & Acquisitions, Outsourcing, Passwords, Product & Solutions Strategies, Regulations & Legislation, Retail, Security & Risk, Security Operations, Security Program Governance, Security Standards, Regulations, & Legislation, Strategy Execution & Measurement, Systems Integration, Technology Vendor Alliances & Partnerships, Vendor Positioning

Research Focus

Jonathan advises tech industry Vendor Strategy professionals, predicting and quantifying growth and disruption in the technology industry. He provides advice and support about IT security technologies, services, and requirements to vendors and service providers, helping to shape their overall strategies and market positioning, as well as their product, services, sales, and partnering plans. Jonathan also researches enterprise security strategies and implementations, with a particular emphasis on data protection, online consumer security, and identity management.

Over the past 10 years, Jonathan has written and spoken extensively on security in many business and IT venues, focusing on trends, innovations, and challenges in security solutions and practices. He has been widely quoted in publications like CSO Magazine, Information Security Magazine, the Financial Times, The Economist, and The New York Times, and has appeared on CNBC and National Public Radio.

Previous Work Experience

Jonathan came to Forrester in 2003 through its acquisition of Giga Information Group, where he was an analyst covering the areas of both identity management and collaboration. Jonathan previously worked as an engineer and product manager for several high-tech companies where he developed device drivers and commercial applications, including the first software RAID solution for Windows.

Education

Jonathan holds an M.S. in computer science from Stanford University and a B.S. in mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Latest Research

Planned Research

Tomorrow's Security Leaders: Providing IT Security For A BT World May 2010
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SOHO Security Decision Making April 2010
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The Enterprise Security Buyer Profile: 2010 March 2010
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Recent Media Citations
Network Computing, "Microsoft’s Charney Calls For Disrupting Cybercrime Activities,” March 3, 2010
Information Management, "Consumerization Cuts To Front Of Cloud Security...," January 26, 2010
Redmond Magazine, "HP Extends Security Services Portfolio," January 25, 2010
eWeek, "Symantec Discusses Security SaaS Plans For 2010," December 30, 2009
itbusiness.ca, "Recession Or Not, SMBs Are Investing In IT Security," October 19, 2009
DM News, "Breaches Spotlight Data Security," August 31, 2009