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.

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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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February 19th, 2026 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Peer Discussions

Sneak Preview: Top Recommendations For Your Security Program, 2026

New year, same frenetic pace. To keep up with the changes AI and geopolitics continue to bring to security leaders, they must work with execs and peers to embrace risk management and ensure security is top of mind, not an afterthought, during perpetually volatile times. Join us for an interactive peer discussion to preview our report on the most important recommendations for your security program in 2026. Discuss the findings with the report’s lead authors and understand the rationale behind them. You’ll have the opportunity to leverage your peers’ insights, challenges, and priorities to guide your security strategy for the next year. This conversation will be hosted by principal analyst Jess Burn and VP, principal analyst Jeff Pollard. It will include open discussion with participants, so please bring your questions and experiences to share with the group. Questions for discussion:What efforts should security leaders prioritize in 2026? Who should security leaders involve in furthering those efforts? How is AI affecting security budgets and staffing in 2026? Peer discussions are available exclusively to Forrester Decisions VIP Leaders and Leader license holders for their own participation.
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