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. Full Bio

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. Minimize

Daniel Kennedy is the Principal Research Analyst for Information Security for the Voice of the Enterprise (VotE) quantitative research product at 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. Full Bio

Daniel Kennedy is the Principal Research Analyst for Information Security for the Voice of the Enterprise (VotE) quantitative research product at 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. He is responsible for managing all phases of the research process. Dan is an experienced information security professional who has written for both Forbes online and Ziff Davis, has provided commentary to numerous news outlets including The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, and his personal blog Praetorian Prefect was recognized as one of the top five technical blogs in information security by the RSA 2010 Conference.

Prior to 451 he was a Partner in the information security consultancy Praetorian Security, LLC where he directed strategy on risk assessment and security certification. Before that he was Global Head of Information Security for D.B. Zwirn & Co. as well as Vice President of Application Security and Development Manager at Pershing LLC, a division of the Bank of New York.

Daniel holds a Master's of Science degree in Information Systems from Stevens Institute of Technology, a Master's of Science in Information Assurance from Norwich University, and a Bachelor's of Science in Information Management and Technology from Syracuse University. He has gained certification as a CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) from the EC-Council, a CISSP, and has a NASD Series 7 license. Minimize

Garrett Bekker is a Principal Research Analyst in the Information Security Channel at 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. Full Bio

Garrett Bekker is a Principal Research Analyst in the Information Security Channel at 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. He has viewed enterprise security from a variety of perspectives over the past 20 years. Garrett started his career in security as an equity research analyst at several investment banking firms, most recently Merrill Lynch, where he covered information security, infrastructure software and networking companies. Garrett has also worked with early stage enterprise security vendors in sales and marketing roles, including Bat Blue (acquired by OPAQ Networks). Prior to joining 451 Research, he also worked at a boutique investment bank focused on M&A and fundraising for small-to-midsized technology companies. Minimize

Paige is a Senior Research Analyst for the Data, AI & Analytics Channel at 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, covering core data management topics. Full Bio

Paige is a Senior Research Analyst for the Data, AI & Analytics Channel at 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, covering core data management topics. Key themes include data privacy, data governance, data integration, metadata management, data quality and master data management. She has experience covering a broad range of technologies spanning the Data, AI & Analytics stack, from databases to self-service analytics.

In her current research, Paige is analyzing the need for information governance to maximize the value of enterprise data amid proliferating global regulatory requirements and rising consumer expectations for data stewardship. With data privacy and compliance as a specialty focus, Paige explores how the enterprise can align technical requirements with business strategy, enabling more profitable and compliant leverage of data.

Early in her career, Paige worked on the vendor side, providing marketing and strategy for ZL Technologies, an information governance provider that specializes in the management of unstructured data for compliance, legal and archiving needs. Prior to working at 451 Research, she was a Senior Analyst at Ovum (now Omdia).

Paige received her Bachelor of Science degree in psychology and neuroscience from Duke University, and a Master of Management Studies (MMS) degree from the Duke University Fuqua School of Business. Minimize

Fernando is a Principal Research Analyst on the Information Security team at 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. Full Bio

Fernando is a Principal Research Analyst on the Information Security team at 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. He is based out of Toronto, Canada. He has broad experience in security architecture for enterprise environments. He currently focuses on covering primarily the endpoint security and cloud security markets.

Prior to joining 451 Research, Fernando worked in pre-sales and delivery roles with both startups and established security vendors focusing on different aspects of enterprise security. His areas of interest include security economics (particularly behavior economics), security-focused data science, and cloud-native security. Fernando holds a BSc. in Computer Science and several industry certifications. Minimize

Aaron Sherrill is a Senior Research Analyst for 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, covering emerging trends, innovation and disruption in the Information Security channel with an emphasis on service providers. Full Bio

Aaron Sherrill is a Senior Research Analyst for 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, covering emerging trends, innovation and disruption in the Information Security channel with an emphasis on service providers.

Aaron joined 451 Research after serving as Vice President of Information Security and Chief Technology Officer for two large, pure-play managed service providers. He was instrumental in developing and growing the service provider business, driving the strategy and vision for the companies, developing and leading information security programs, and bringing new managed cloud and security services to the marketplace.

Aaron has 20+ years of experience across a variety industries including serving in IT management for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He holds degrees in business and computer science, and has an MBA along with multiple certifications, including the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) credential. Minimize