Mr. Richard Stiennon
Chief Research Analyst, IT-HARVEST, LLC
Member of the Technology Council
Council Member Biography
Richard Stiennon is Chief Research Analyst at IT-Harvest, an independent analyst firm he founded that researches 1,200 IT security vendors. Mr. Stiennon is a security industry expert and author of Surviving Cyberwar (Government Institutes, 2010). He writes the security blog for ThreatChaos.com, which is syndicated at Forbes.com. Mr. Stiennon was Chief Marketing Officer at Fortinet, Inc., the leading UTM vendor, until January 2008. Prior to Fortinet, he was Vice President of Threat Research at Webroot Software, where he evangelized Webroot's battle against adware and spyware vendors. He represented Webroot at the Anti-Spyware Coalition in Washington, DC and assisted congressional staffers in formulating security legislation. Mr. Stiennon was Vice President of Research at Gartner and Manager of Technical Risk Services at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He has presented at conferences and customer events in 28 countries and has been widely quoted in the press. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2008 - Unspecified
- Chief Research Analyst, IT-HARVEST, LLC
- 2006 - 2008
- Chief Marketing Officer, FORTINET, INC.
- 2004 - 2006
- VP Threat Research, WEBROOT SOFTWARE, INC.
- 2000 - 2004
- VP Research, GARTNER, INC.
- 1996 - 1999
- Manager Technical Risk Services, PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS
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January 4, 2011
Dell to acquire Secureworks | content.dell.com
Dell announced today that they are acquiring the Atlanta based Secureworks, a managed security services provider(MSSP). This is an enterprise play and does not enhance Dell's offering to their small business base.
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August 28, 2010
Gartner’s Hype Cycle 2010 – on Media Industry & Emerging Technologies | www.appmarket.tv
The Gartner hype cycle is an effective tool for big picture analysis of industry and technology trends.
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Intel McAfee acquisition is biggest, and worst, deal in security history
August 19, 2010
Some deals just don’t make sense. Some have underlying motivations that are not immediately apparent. Intel’s announced intention to acquire McAfee for $7.68 billion is a deal that does make sense no matter what perspective you take.
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Tektronix Communications acquires Arbor Networks
August 9, 2010
Tektronix takes on network management, security by acquiring Arbor Networks | www.fiercetelecom.com
The thriving netflow analysis and DDoS defense company Arbor Networks is being acquired by Tektronix Communications. This is an example of how networking and computing vendors can profit from security acquisitions.
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Fortinet's surprise should not have been
July 23, 2010
Fortinet Posts Strong Earnings, JP Morgan Ups Price Target | www.benzinga.com
Fortinet reported strong growth in Q2 and exceeded analyst consensus. This should come as no surprise.
GLG Study Groups with Richard Stiennon(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
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| TMT Council Members in Member Programs | 18316 |
| Technology Council Members in Member Programs | 9587 |
| Technology Industry: Market Researchers | 373 |
| Network Security Experts | 247 |
| GLG Leaders in the Technology Council | 133 |
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