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Craig Lawson
VP Analyst
Craig Lawson is a Research Vice President with Gartner, focusing on SASE, Security Service Edge (SSE), network security, XDR (extended detection and response), IPS/IDS/NDR, SIEM, log management, exposure and vulnerability management, threat intelligence, managed detection and response (MDR), zero trust, and cloud security.
Previous experience
Prior to this, Mr. Lawson was in technical consulting, solution architecture, penetration testing and presales.
Professional background
Dimension Data Australia, Solution Architect, 8 years
HP, Solution Architect for Enterprise Security Products, 2 years
IBM, Presales Team Lead and Solution Architect, 5 years
Areas of coverage
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Security Operations
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Infrastructure Security
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Cyber Risk
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Meet Daily Cybersecurity Needs
Education
Associate Diploma of Business Computing
Bachelor of Business Computing
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
Selection and implementation of infrastructure protection technology and cloud security (SASE, SSE, CSPM, CASB, SWG)
Selection and implementation of security monitoring products and services, including SIEM, XDR, SASE, threat intelligence, firewall, IPS, IDS, UEBA
Implementation of a vulnerability management strategy
Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
Threat intelligence