David is a subject matter expert in cybersecurity with over 19 years of experience, whose career has ranged from a Chief Security Officer (CSO) for a Fortune 1000 company, to testifying in front of Congress, and guest appearances on hundreds of national news and syndicated TV shows. With a mission of continuing to drive the cybersecurity industry forward and to make the world a better place, David has started several large-scale and successful cybersecurity businesses with employees all over the world.
Jess is a principal analyst at Forrester serving security and risk (S&R) professionals. She contributes to Forrester’s research on the role of the CISO with a focus on security talent management. Additionally, Jess covers incident response and crisis management, and email security. Prior to her analyst role, Jess spent eight years as a principal advisor on Forrester’s Security & Risk Council. In this role, she was a trusted partner to a network of CISOs and S&R leaders, making and communicating critical decisions about and investments in their programs. Before she was an advisor, Jess led a Forrester Consulting practice focused on helping tech and service providers with their business and go-to-market strategies. Jess holds a Bachelor of Arts in communications, with concentrations in English and marketing, from the University of Connecticut.