Richard Stiennon
Richard Stiennon is the author of Security Yearbook 2024: A History and Directory of the IT Security Industry. He has held leadership roles at PwC, Webroot Software, Fortinet, and Blancco Technology Group. He was a Research VP at Gartner. He maintains the IT-Harvest Dashboard, the only platform for researching the entire cybersecurity industry. Subscribers include vendors, investment firms, and CISOs at large enterprises.

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Creating an Effective Cybersecurity EO

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In 2008, the day before the presidential elections, I wrote an open letter to President Obama. I should have cc’ed the vice president. It’s been more than 12 years since I provided my suggestions for securing the federal government against cyberattacks. Perhaps some of my cybersecurity suggestions would have prevented ... Read More
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Thoma Bravo Lacks Options with Proofpoint

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The announcement that Thoma Bravo is acquiring publicly traded Proofpoint for $12.3 billion is the latest and largest private equity deal in the cybersecurity industry. As a rule, I am not a fan of financial shenanigans. When private equity shows up to a deal, it usually spells disaster for everyone ... Read More
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Are TIPs Finally Converging With SIEMs?

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When all vendors in a new product category use the same use case to explain their value, I become concerned. About 15 years ago, when bombs were a constant threat in many parts of the world, I heard multiple vendors of intelligent video surveillance explaining the same use case. The ... Read More
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