Scott Crawford is research director of the Information Security channel at S&P Global Market Intelligence, where he leads the industry analyst team covering innovation, disruption and strategic players in cybersecurity and cyber risk. Scott joined S&P Global through its 2019 acquisition of 451 Research, where he has led the Information Security channel since 2015. In addition to directing the Information Security channel’s research efforts, Scott covers forces and events shaping cybersecurity. He maintains a focus on areas including security operations, cyber risk management, the intersection of AI/machine learning and cybersecurity, and related interests. As a practitioner, Scott was the first information security officer for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization’s International Data Centre in Vienna, with a background including systems and security management at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado. His private-sector experience ranges from startups to leading industry players such as IBM, where Scott was a senior strategist with IBM Security. Scott holds a Bachelor of Arts in molecular, cellular and developmental biology from the University of Colorado and a postgraduate Master of Science from the University of Salford (UK), with additional graduate study in telecommunications at the University of Colorado and in information systems at the University of Denver.
Only a few weeks before one of the largest annual cybersecurity gatherings, a global IT outage affecting Microsoft Windows systems was precipitated by problems with a CrowdStrike update. The incident was a dominant theme, but it wasn't the only cybersecurity event of the past year to leave a lasting mark in Las Vegas.
In the nearly two years since the introduction of ChatGPT, one of the first deals among major vendors for a security-for-AI startup has been announced. Cisco extends its bet on security with a greenfield opportunity that differentiates it as a first mover relative to competitors across the spectrum.
A recent content update provided by CrowdStrike to its customers resulted in a global outage affecting certain Microsoft systems, with impact well beyond IT. The extent of that impact reflects the success of the technology providers involved. How these providers, their competitors and their customers respond may shape how an increasingly digital society mitigates the risks evident in this case.
Over 41,000 attendees came to San Francisco for the 2024 edition of the RSA Conference US in May, on par with its most successful years before the pandemic. While our data indicates that security budgets remain positive, vendors must face changing economic and technological realities.
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