Jeff Pollard,

Jeff Pollard

VP, Principal Analyst

Jeff primarily contributes to Forrester's offerings for security and risk professionals. He leads Forrester’s research on the role of the CISO, specializing in topics related to security strategy, budgets, metrics, business cases, and presenting to the board. His research also includes security services, featuring global coverage of managed security services, professional security services, and security-as-a-service. Jeff also takes an active role in Forrester’s forward-looking research on security innovation, the security market, and security predictions.

Research Coverage

Planned Research

What research can you expect from Forrester in the next 12 months? Updated biweekly, our publishing plan will keep you current with market and technology trends. Use the link below to download a list of our upcoming research.

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March 18th, 2026 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Webinar

AEGIS Technology Overview

Agentic AI expands your attack surface from apps and users to autonomous actors who plan, decide, and act across tools, data, and systems. Forrester’s Agentic AI Guardrails For Information Security (AEGIS) framework helps security leaders apply guardrails across six domains: governance, risk, and compliance; identity and access management; data security and privacy; application security; threat management; and Zero Trust architecture principles.In this webinar, we translate AEGIS from framework to technology reality. We walk through the technology control points and categories that security teams can deploy to enforce least agency, reduce Key takeaways: Reframe AI security from protecting apps and users to governing autonomous agents using AEGIS-aligned guardrails.Identify the critical technology control points, including AI runtime security, LLM gateways and firewalls, red teaming, model context protocol (MCP) security, and AI supply chain controls.Map AI security technology categories to the six AEGIS domains to clarify ownership, reduce overlap, and prioritize spend.Apply a phased, actionable roadmap that translates AEGIS from framework to deployable controls delivering continuous assurance.Target audience level: all levels
April 8th, 2026 3:00 PM - 3:40 PM Webinar

Top Recommendations For Your Security Program, 2026

As we move further into 2026, the security landscape continues to evolve in parallel with ongoing global uncertainty. Our latest report, “Top Recommendations For Your Security Program, 2026,” provides timely guidance for security leaders as they navigate another precarious year for their roles, programs, and organizations. Join us in this webinar to go over highlights from our 2026 recommendations and hear directly from the analysts making these calls.Key takeaways: Learn the most important recommendations for your security strategy in 2026 and our rationale behind them.Leverage our research and insights to guide your security program strategy.Understand how to prioritize changes in areas including AI and data governance, security budgets and staffing, post-quantum security, and critical infrastructure in the coming year.Target audience level: intermediate