Charlie Winckless has over 35 years experience in IT, and almost 20 years working in cybersecurity. He is a Vice President Analyst on Gartner’s Cybersecurity Leadership team, focusing in the intersection of cybersecurity technologies and leadership aspects. He provides a broad view of cybersecurity technologies, and advises CISOs and their teams on overall cybersecurity technology strategies He has particular focuses on cloud security and sovereignty (including hyperscaler security, CNAPP, neoclouds, and SaaS), SSE and SASE, and zero trust.
Charlie is a cybersecurity veteran with over 20 years' experience in the field and cut his IT teeth at IBM before going on to study computer science at Manchester University in the UK.He installed his first firewall in 1997 and immediately discovered his passion for cybersecurity -- a field where he could finally put his healthy paranoia to use for others. Over his career, Charlie has worked as a consultant and engineer across the security spectrum, helping his clients understand and address unique business risks.
Presidio, Senior Director, Cybersecurity Solutions, 10 years
INX, Senior Security Architect, 6 years
Network Architechs, Security Consultant, 5 years
Cyber Risk
Security of Applications and Data
Infrastructure Security
B.Sc (Hons), Computer Science, University of Manchester
Securing cloud properties and access to the cloud
Zero Trust approaches in a hybrid world
Security Service Edge solutions and connectivity
Securely governing cloud usage