Allie Mellen,

Allie Mellen

Principal Analyst

Allie Mellen is a Forrester analyst covering security operations, nation-state threats, and the use of automation, machine learning, and AI in security tools. She is a computer engineer by trade and has held various engineering roles in her career, including doing research at MIT, running her own engineering consultancy, and being a hacker before finally becoming a security practitioner. She now advises Fortune 500 CISOs and security teams on their detection and response practice and frequently speaks at industry-leading events and with the press.

Allie is a featured speaker at many leading security conferences, including RSA Conference, Black Hat, HOPE, and many others. She is frequently quoted in top business press outlets including NPR, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, CNN Money, CNBC, and Dark Reading.

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June 13th, 2025 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Peer Discussions

Top Cybersecurity Threats In 2025: Insiders, Deepfakes, And Generative AI

2025 is already off with a bang! Security leaders face a constant battle of prioritization: what threats to focus on, what vulnerabilities to prioritize, what new processes to implement. In this session, we foster a group discussion to talk about the top five threats Forrester sees security leaders facing in 2025: High-quality, convincing deepfakesTech exuberance over generative AIJob loss radicalizationInfostealers driving extortion with generative AIDistractions from global eventsCome join us to brainstorm and network with other security leaders on how to protect against these threats and on what other threats your organization is facing. Peer discussions are available exclusively to Forrester Decisions VIP Leaders and Leader license holders for their own participation.
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