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Charlie Winckless
VP Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Data Security
- Zero Trust
- Network Security
- Converged Security Tools and Mesh Architectures
- Cloud Security
Speaker Bio
Charlie Winckless is a Vice President Analyst on Gartner's Cloud Security team. He focuses on zero trust, on how to securely use the cloud and how to deliver network security outcomes from the cloud. This research coverage includes Zero Trust strategies and approaches, the Security Service Edge and Secure Access Service Edge (SSE and SASE securing access to web sites private applications, and SaaS applications). His cloud research incorporates to IaaS, PaaS and SaaS security, governance, and related markets such as CSPM, SSPM, CWPP, and CNAPP.
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Sessions
Tuesday, 05 August, 2025 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM BRT
Magic Quadrant for SASE Platforms
Charlie Winckless,
VP Analyst, Gartner
The secure access service edge (SASE) market remains dynamic, with more viable vendors and offerings available now. Security and risk management leaders can attend this session to cut through the marketing hype and see which vendors and products are strong in the market.
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Tuesday, 05 August, 2025 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM BRT
Practical Zero Trust — The Art of the Possible
Charlie Winckless,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Many Gartner clients are either looking at adopting a zero-trust initiative, being asked about it by their leadership or trying to implement it. This session will address the practicalities of getting started with zero trust and some possible shortfalls and risks that can occur — focusing on the art of the possible and practical rather than the perfect ideal.
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Tuesday, 05 August, 2025 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM BRT
Maximize SASE Evaluations by Minimizing Complexity
Charlie Winckless,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Thirty-nine percent of CIOs surveyed by Gartner in 2024 indicate that secure access service edge (SASE) is planned for deployment in the short to medium term. This session empowers security leaders to jump-start their journey with SASE by breaking down the four key SASE deployment models, prioritizing must-have and nice-to-have categories, building a roadmap for SASE evaluations and proof-of-value projects (POV).
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Wednesday, 06 August, 2025 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM BRT
Ask the Expert: What's Actually Practical in Zero Trust
Charlie Winckless,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Zero trust efforts — of some description — are in flight for over three-fourths of the organizations surveyed by Gartner in 2024. This ask-the-expert session will provide an opportunity for you to pose your specific questions about zero trust and how to implement it most effectively in your area.
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Wednesday, 06 August, 2025 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM BRT
Decoding the Cloud Security Alphabet Soup
Charlie Winckless,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Cloud security is full of new acronyms, buzzwords, and marketing. This presentation will provide infrastucture security leaders with a walk-through of common cloud specific security tools: it explain what they do, and help decode the acronyms into an understandable and focused set of outcomes to help tool prioritization, selection and deployment.
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Wednesday, 06 August, 2025 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM BRT
Business-Aligned Data Security: Why It Matters and How to Achieve It
Charlie Winckless,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Only 14% of cybersecurity leaders are able to achieve their data security goals while continuing to enable their organization’s business objectives. Learn what business-aligned data security entails and understand the practices adopted by best-in-class organizations to tailor their data security strategy to their organization’s business priorities.
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