Contributors & References

Meet the Authors & Works Cited

KACEY CLARK

Lead Research Analyst – Cybersecurity
Kacey is the Lead Cybersecurity Research Analyst at Stratascale, primarily investigating offensive security methods and trends, defensive strategies, and security solution technologies.

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JOSEPH KARPENKO

Lead Technical Advisor – Cybersecurity
Joe leads Stratascale technical client security and risk strategy conversations, and provides guidance from market analysis and assessments focused on business, technical, and use case intelligence using practical experience and insights.

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MICHAEL J. WILCOX

Chief Information Security Officer – Field
Michael acts as a peer and advisor to Stratascale’s executive-level cyber leaders to develop programs and centers of excellence for IT Security services including forensics, incident response, education and awareness programs, vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, data loss prevention, enterprise information security architecture, compliance, encryption, identity and access management, and disaster recovery.

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DEREK SHANK

Head of Research
Derek is head of research at Stratascale’s Innovation Labs. Throughout his career—from academia, to personal finance, to IT research, he’s focused on uncovering insights, and helping people put those insight to good use.

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VICTORIA BARBER

Solutions Marketing Program Director
Victoria is the Solutions Marking Program Director at Stratascale where she conducts research to understand the changing relationship between business and technology and identify the key challenges and opportunities surrounding the governance and management of digital technology.

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PHIL MERSON

Director of ITAM Consulting Services
With over 25 years in the ITAM industry, Phil Merson has built ITAM solutions for hundreds of customers. Over the span of his career, Phil’s focus has been on designing and delivering world class consulting solutions to some of the world’s largest and most complex clients across a full spectrum of industry verticals.

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BARRY FINKELSTEIN

Senior ITAM Process Consultant
Barry is an innovative IT professional with over 25 years of experience in end-user and data center operations process management related to asset management, application portfolio management, business intelligence, vendor governance and ITIL processes within the financial sector.

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MARK KEATING

Information Security Analyst
Mark is an Information Security Analyst at SHI. He began his career with SHI as an Inside Sales Representative and soon discovered a love for Information Technology. He now enjoys having the opportunity to leverage his skills to protect end users.

Works Cited

Burford, Chris, et al. Choose and Implement a Mobile Strategy. Info-Tech Research, 2015,
https://www.infotech.com/research/ss/choose-and-implement-a-mobile-strategy

i. Gartner, Market Trends: IoT Edge Device Security, 2020, Ruggero Contu, Barika Pace, Peter Middleton, Published 3 March 2020

DeLaine, Thomas, et al. Combine Security Risk Management Components Into One Program. Info-Tech Research, 2020,
https://www.infotech.com/research/ss/combine-security-risk-management-components-into-one-program

Mayfield, Paul, and Clay Taylor. “Zero Trust Deployment Guide for Devices.” Microsoft, 2020, https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2020/05/26/zero-trust-deployment-guide-for-devices

“Zero Trust Security for the Workforce.” Duo,
https://www.duo.com/solutions/zero-trust-security

ii. Gartner, Segmentation or Isolation: Implementing Best Practices for Connecting ‘All’ Devices, Tim Zimmerman, Published 26 September 2019

ⁱ Gartner, Market Trends: IoT Edge Device Security, 2020, Ruggero Contu, Barika Pace, Peter Middleton, Published 3 March 2020
ⁱⁱGartner, Segmentation or Isolation: Implementing Best Practices for Connecting ‘All’ Devices, Tim Zimmerman, Published 26 September 2019