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• Blog Awareness Isn’t Enough — It’s Time To Change Behaviors

  January 18, 2021 | Jinan Budge

  I am thrilled to announce my latest research, “How To Manage The Human Risk In Cybersecurity.” It’s research I’ve been leading and evolving since 2010, changing my mind...

• Report The State Of Cybersecurity In Indonesia

  Indonesian Security Leaders Will Accelerate Their Security Transformation In 2021

  January 14, 2021 | Jinan Budge, Achim Granzen

  Adaptiveness and CX improvements are key business priorities for firms in Indonesia in 2021, and cybersecurity will be crucial to safeguarding these priorities. Indonesia is in the early stages of...

• Report How To Manage The Human Risk In Cybersecurity

  Continuous Improvement: The S&R Practice Playbook

  January 13, 2021 | Jinan Budge

  Traditional approaches to security communication are limited to perfunctory one-off training sessions that fail to take customers, regulators, and other external stakeholders into account and...

• Report Optimize Your Human Risk Management Practices To Differentiate

  Advanced Level: People Practices For Cybersecurity And Privacy

  January 13, 2021 | Jinan Budge

  Firms at the advanced stage of cybersecurity and privacy maturity have likely built a positive reputation for responsible data use and enjoy strong employee morale. This report — the last of three...

• Report Establish Your Human Risk Management For Cybersecurity And Privacy Excellence

  Beginner Level: People Practices For Cybersecurity And Privacy

  January 13, 2021 | Jinan Budge

  If you're just starting your journey to cybersecurity and privacy maturity, you're not alone. If CIOs, chief information security officers (CISOs), and chief privacy officers (CPOs) establish...

• Report Elevate Your Human Risk Management Practices With Metrics

  Intermediate Level: People Practices For Cybersecurity And Privacy

  January 13, 2021 | Jinan Budge

  Firms at the intermediate phase of cybersecurity and privacy maturity begin to measure everything. With the right metrics in place in areas such policy effectiveness and employee skills...

• Report Define A Roadmap To Accelerate Your Security Program

  Roadmap: The S&R Practice Playbook

  December 1, 2020 | Jinan Budge, Paul McKay

  Turning strategy into action reveals a CISO's worth. A solid security roadmap is the best way to do this; it guides implementation efforts, shows support for key business initiatives, and explains...

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  Webinar Cybersecurity Predictions 2021

  November 3, 2020 | Jeff Pollard, Joseph Blankenship, Heidi Shey

  This webinar provides a deep dive on our five cybersecurity predictions slated to take place in 2021. CISOs and other security leaders will learn what will happen, why, and what to do about it in...

• Blog Zero Trust Adoption Gains Traction In Asia Pacific, Not A Minute Too Soon

  October 22, 2020 | Jinan Budge

  While Zero Trust (ZT) security is mainstream in the US and Europe, it has only just begun gaining momentum in Asia Pacific (APAC). Why now? The global pandemic has accelerated cloud migration and...

• Blog Rotten Phish Spoils Employee Experience

  September 24, 2020 | Jinan Budge

  When our colleagues Claire O’Malley and Brian Kime wrote their “Point/Counterpoint: The Ethics Of COVID-19 Phishing” blog in March, it turns out they were inadvertently predicting...

• Report Sell Your Zero Trust Strategy Internally

  Gain Advocacy, Support, And Budget For Your Security Vision

  June 23, 2020 | Jinan Budge, Chase Cunningham

  Security and risk (S&R) professionals often struggle to obtain buy-in or support from the many stakeholders who will be affected by Zero Trust (ZT) implementations. This report shows S&R leaders...

• Blog Build Advocacy, Support, And Budget For Your Zero Trust Vision

  June 23, 2020 | Jinan Budge

  My global collaboration with the Zero Trust guru, Chase Cunningham, is finally live!!! Driving any change in your organization, and getting support and advocacy for your security vision, is...

• Report Bust The Zero Trust Myths

  Prioritize Zero Trust Concerns, Because Your Stakeholders Can Make Or Break Your Strategy

  June 22, 2020 | Jinan Budge, Chase Cunningham

  Zero Trust (ZT) is prone to misconceptions. IT and business leaders often think that ZT is too hard, too expensive, and requires them to restructure everything they've built or deploy...

• Report Center Your COVID-19 Business Recovery Planning Around Employee Understanding

  Build Empathy And Trust To Effectively Address Employee Concerns And Challenges

  June 17, 2020 | Michael Barnes, Zhi-Ying Barry, Riccardo Pasto

  With COVID-19 restrictions easing, organizations are accelerating plans to reopen facilities and reengage customers physically as well as virtually. While Australians are more confident of their...

• Blog I’m Refreshing Our MSSP Research In Asia Pacific: Don’t Miss Out!

  June 15, 2020 | Jinan Budge

  It’s been two years since our initial evaluation of the managed security services provider (MSSP) market in Asia Pacific (AP), and it’s time for an update! The first stage will be an update to our...

• Blog Don’t Reward The Brilliant Jerk

  June 11, 2020 | Jinan Budge

  As soon as I caught wind that my brilliant colleague Heidi Shey was writing a report on retaining cybersecurity talent, I knew I wanted to collaborate. Specifically, I wanted to bring to the table...

• Report Returning To Work: How To Avoid The 15 Most Critical Risks

  The Legal, Regulatory, And Operational Risks Of Pandemic Recovery Everyone Needs To Know

  June 10, 2020 | Heidi Shey, Enza Iannopollo, Jinan Budge

  As enterprises plan to reopen office buildings, plants, and other facilities, they will have to develop detailed pandemic management protocols (PMPs) before they can safely ask employees,...

• Report Fix Toxic Security Culture Before It Kills Your Innovation

  How To Deal With A Toxic Security Team Culture

  June 4, 2020 | Jinan Budge

  Security teams must stay focused to serve their primary purpose of protecting customers and employees from malicious attackers. However, because of the pressure and stress that security pros face,...

• Blog When It Comes To Saving Lives, Cybersecurity Pros Emerge As Influencers

  May 27, 2020 | Jinan Budge

  Have you downloaded COVIDSafe yet? Australia’s COVID-19 contact-tracing smartphone app was released April 26. To adequately support public health efforts, the government set a target of 10 million...

• Report Maintain Your Security Edge: Develop And Retain Cybersecurity Talent

  Continuous Improvement: The Zero Trust Security Playbook

  May 26, 2020 | Heidi Shey, Jinan Budge

  Complacency, lack of diversity, and a focus on technologies over people are threats to the business. In an environment of competitive hiring and fast-evolving threats, security leaders must invest...

• Report The Future Of The CISO

  Vision: The S&R Practice Playbook

  May 4, 2020 | Jeff Pollard, Claire O'Malley, Paul McKay

  For many security and risk pros, becoming a CISO is challenging, and they find themselves in situations where they're forced to conform, rather than excel. This report outlines types of CISOs,...

• Blog Managing Mental Health And Burnout Is A Priority, Not A Nice-To-Have

  May 1, 2020 | Jinan Budge

  The topic of chief information security officer (CISO) burnout has been something I’ve wanted to write about for a while. It is something I speak about to CISOs around the world regularly....

• Report Top Recommendations For Your Security Program, 2020

  Landscape: The S&R Practice Playbook

  April 27, 2020 | Sandy Carielli, Sean Ryan, Jinan Budge

  Each year, Forrester outlines the most important recommendations for your security strategy for the coming 12 months. We base these recommendations on thousands of client inquiries and...

• Report How Australian Employees Feel About COVID-19: A PandemicEX Survey

  Understand Your Employees To Help Guide Them Through Uncertainty

  April 22, 2020 | Michael Barnes, Riccardo Pasto, Zhi-Ying Barry

  In the face of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, business managers and leaders need to support their employees with a thoughtful, empathetic approach. Forrester's Q1 2020 Australian PandemicEX Survey...

• Blog Cybersecurity Implications For Your Customer Experience: Deepfakes And Beyond

  April 22, 2020 | Jinan Budge

  In a poignant sign of the times, our upcoming CX Sydney 2020 Forum is going virtual. Another sign of the times? In these moments of great distress, cybercriminals are ramping up their efforts. For...