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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, Identity & Access Management, Information Leak Prevention, Information Protection, Manufacturing, Marketing & Sales Strategies, Mergers & Acquisitions, Passwords, Product & Solutions Strategies, Regulations & Legislation, Retail, Security & Risk, Security Operations, Security Program Governance, Security Standards, Regulations, & Legislation, Strategy Execution & Measurement, Technology Vendor Alliances & Partnerships, Vendor Positioning

Research Focus

Jonathan serves Vendor Strategy professionals in the area of business and consumer security. He provides advice and support to vendors and service providers on their overall strategies and market positioning, as well as on their product, services, sales, and partnering plans. Jonathan also advises end user clients on their 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

SWOT Analysis: IT Security Service Providers, Telcos December 2009
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Tomorrow's Security Leaders: Providing IT Security For A BT World March 2010
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The State Of Enterprise IT Security Adoption: 2009-2010 December 2009
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The State Of SMB IT Security Adoption: 2009-2010 January 2010
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From The Influencers To The Indifferents: Identifying The Security Actions, Behaviors, And Attitudes Of Consumers December 2009
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Recent Media Citations
itbusiness.ca, "Recession Or Not, SMBs Are Investing In IT Security," October 19, 2009
DM News, "Breaches Spotlight Data Security," August 31, 2009
eWeek, "Panda Security Debuts Line Of Business Security Solutions," July 28, 2009
IT World, "Security For Small Business ," July 6, 2009
CIO, "Enterprise Data Security: Definition And Solutions," May 27, 2009