Security Gets Serious 010: Richard Stiennon and the Security Yearbook

In this episode of Security Gets Serious, host Ben Carr sits down with Richard Stiennon, Founder and Chief Research Analyst at IT-Harvest:

Ben and Richard discuss a wide range of issues confronting security leaders, and dive into Richard’s impressive work putting together the Security Yearbook series.

About Our Guest:

Richard Stiennon is a prominent cybersecurity expert and industry analyst with a career spanning several decades. He is the founder and Chief Research Analyst at IT-Harvest, an industry analyst firm he established in 2005 to cover the extensive landscape of IT security vendors. Throughout his career, Stiennon has held significant positions, including Vice President of Research at Gartner, Chief Marketing Officer at Fortinet, Vice President of Threat Research at Webroot Software, Chief Strategy Officer at Blancco Technology Group, and more.

Stiennon’s educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering and a Master of Arts in War in the Modern World from King’s College, London. In addition to his writing and research, Stiennon advises a range of security companies, from startups to large enterprises, and contributes articles to publications such as Forbes, CSO Magazine, and The Analyst Syndicate.  

Stiennon is also a prolific author, with notable works including:

• Surviving Cyberwar: Stiennon introduces the concept of cyberwarfare, outlines effective defenses against cyber threats, and explains how to prepare for future attacks.

• There Will Be Cyberwar: Stiennon examines how the U.S. military's transition to network-centric warfare has introduced vulnerabilities exploitable through cyberattacks.

• Secure Cloud Transformation - The CIO’s Journey: Stiennon explores the experiences of 16 IT leaders from organizations such as Fannie Mae, Siemens, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon.

• Security Yearbook 2024 - A History and Directory of the IT Security Industry: The latest complete desk reference for the entire cybersecurity industry with a comprehensive directory of cybersecurity vendors.

• Analyst AI and Architect AI: Provide access to IT-Harvest's extensive database of over 4,000 cybersecurity vendors and tailored guidance on more than 11,000 cybersecurity products.

Stiennon has also delivered presentations on cybersecurity topics in 29 countries across six continents and has served as a lecturer at Charles Sturt University in Australia.

Your Host:

Ben Carr, Halcyon Chief Security and Trust Officer: Carr is a Security & Risk Executive and recognized thought leader with more than 25 years of results driven experience in developing and executing security strategies. Carr has served in global leadership roles at advanced technology, high risk, and rapid growth companies such as Ericsson (Cradlepoint), Qualys, Aristocrat, Tenable, Visa and Nokia. Ben has served as a member of the Board of Directors for organizations such as IT-ISAC and NTXPKUA. He is an advisor for Noname Security and Syn Ventures and has previously served on Advisory boards for Living Security, TruStar, Mimecast, Qualys, and Accuvant.    

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