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.
Ransomware is an increasing challenge for enterprise security teams and a major driver of cybersecurity budgets. Rapid7 believes its acquisition of Minerva Labs will help it align with customer pain points as well as differentiate its XDR platform and MDR service from the competition.
Cyber insurance tech companies bridge the gap between insurers and insureds. For organizations, they can help guide toward an "insurable" security posture. For insurers, they provide the cybersecurity expertise and insight to minimize risks and help sustain opportunity.
Generative AI innovations such as ChatGPT introduce a disruptive combination of information gathering and conversational output that has implications for many areas, including security. The detection and mitigation of malicious behavior must evolve, and AI and machine-learning innovations must be protected.
The vendor has inked its second deal of 2022 by reaching for onetime deception specialist Illusive. Similar to its peers, the target had recently expanded its focus beyond deception to embrace the nascent identity threat detection and response opportunity.
The company is looking to help optimize third-party cyber-risk management through systematic consistency across covered companies and machine learning applied to predictive analysis. These capabilities benefit assessed organizations and their relying parties alike.
Amid a faltering global economy, inflationary pressures, soaring interest rates, and geopolitical turmoil, the entire technology, media and telecom sector is facing a reality check. What can we expect in the next 12 months? Here we present an overview of the key themes that we expect will drive TMT in 2023.
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