Sean Ryan
Senior Analyst
Sean contributes to Forrester's offerings for security and risk professionals. Sean covers identity management, including user provisioning, access governance, privileged identity management, identity as a service (IDaaS) for enterprise, and user directory infrastructure. His research builds on his 12 years of prior experience in market research and competitive intelligence across the security software, application development, and infrastructure management domains.
Previous Work Experience
Prior to joining Forrester, Sean led the market intelligence function within corporate strategy at CA Technologies, where he supported the executive leadership team and was instrumental in strategic planning, market selection, organic/inorganic investment decisions, and competitive analysis. Previously, Sean was a research analyst at IDC, where he advised clients on mobile enterprise software.
Education
Sean earned a BA from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and an MBA from Bentley University.
Sean Ryan's Most Recent Research
Top Recommendations For Your Security Program, 2021
Following the mad scramble in 2020 to secure the remote workforce during the global pandemic, 2021 is a time for security leaders to assess their current...
11 min readBest Practices And Trends: Voice Biometrics
Voice Biometrics Can Improve Security And Customer Experience
Voice biometrics offers improved account access security and user experience. Modern voice biometrics solutions resist replay attacks and have improved...
15 min readHow To Secure And Govern Non-Human Identities
Apply Zero Trust IAM Principles To Secure Software Bots, Physical Robots, And IoT Devices
Do you know how many software bots, physical robots, or IoT devices are connected to your network? How many of these devices store or interact with critical...
13 min readBuild Your Identity And Access Management Roadmap
Roadmap: The Identity And Access Management Playbook
You must base your identity and access management (IAM) roadmap on a well-defined strategy that establishes and articulates the business need and value...
7 min readMaking The Business Case For Identity And Access Management
Business Case: The Identity And Access Management Playbook
Security and risk (S&R) executives responsible for identity and access management (IAM) must manage users' access to sensitive applications and data without...
17 min read
