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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April 16th, 2025 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Webinar

Top Recommendations For Your Security Program, 2025

As we move further into 2025, the security landscape continues to evolve in parallel with the uncertainty unfolding globally. Our latest report, Top Recommendations For Your Security Program, 2025, 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 2025 recommendations and hear directly from the analysts making these calls.Key takeaways: Learn the most important recommendations for your security strategy in 2025 and our rationale behind them.Leverage our research and insights to guide your security program strategy.Understand how to prioritize changes in areas including security platforms, privacy and data protection, critical infrastructure, emerging tech, and security leadership in the coming year.Target audience level: intermediate
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