Heidi Shey,

Heidi Shey

Principal Analyst

Heidi Shey is a principal analyst at Forrester where she leads Forrester’s research on data security. Heidi guides security leaders and tech executives at enterprise and government organizations in applying a Zero Trust, data-centric approach to securing data. She advises in areas such as sensitive data discovery and classification, data loss prevention, data security platforms, secure communications solutions, privacy preserving technologies, other data-centric security controls, and post-quantum security. Her research coverage also includes cyber insurance and customer-facing breach notification and response.

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July 22nd, 2026 5:00 PM - 5:40 PM Webinar

Six Weeks With Fable And Mythos: What We've Learned

Our team of analysts discusses what we've learned, heard, and experienced while working with clients as they adapt to new advanced AI model releases, including Fable and Mythos.Key takeaways: Learn how clients are shifting to proactive security to contend with frontier model vulnerability discovery capabilities.Listen in as we share the tips, tricks, and lessons learned as CISOs and tech leaders work with Fable, Mythos, and other advanced AI models.Target audience level: all levels
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