2024 Trends in Information Security
Biography
Scott Crawford is Research Director for the Information Security Channel at 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, where he leads coverage of emerging trends, innovation and disruption in the information security market. Scott is also a member of 451 Research's Center of Excellence for Quantum Technologies.
Well known as an industry analyst covering information security prior to joining 451 Research, Scott has experience as both a vendor and an information security practitioner. At IBM, Scott served as a senior strategist with IBM Security. He is the former CISO of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) International Data Centre in Vienna, Austria, where he pioneered the implementation of security policy and architecture for a non-governmental organization (NGO) serving more than 150 nations.
His experience includes systems and security management for leading organizations in both the private and public sectors, from Emerson to a division of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, focused on the collection, management and analysis of geophysical and meteorological data.
Geographic Coverage
Global
Recent Research from Scott Crawford
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Never mind tomorrow: OpenAI shakeup highlights the impact of long-range AI risk today
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Security for AI: Generative AI's novel security challenges, Part 1
AI and machine learning have been in wide use for years, but generative AI is introducing new challenges and opportunities for security. We take a look at some of the factors that make securing generative AI different, and how the worlds of AI and cybersecurity are responding.
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Travelers looks to plant a stake in the cyber insurtech space with Corvus pickup
As its name suggests, cyber insurance technology integrates cyber tech with insurance to optimize cybersecurity management, and benefit both carriers and insured organizations. To address this opportunity directly, Travelers is handing over $435 million for cyber insurtech specialist Corvus.
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Microsoft Security Copilot: New integrations and an early access program
The company has enhanced Microsoft Security Copilot with an early access program for qualified customers, an embedding of Security Copilot with Microsoft 365 Defender, and the no-cost inclusion of Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence.
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Mandiant's 2023 mWISE conference: Human exploits share the spotlight with generative AI
The company highlighted parent Google Cloud's generative AI integration in its security technology showcase, but human factors also gained notice, with recent attacks against the gaming industry through social engineering putting a spotlight on security gaps in human-technology interaction.
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