Gartner Expert

Craig Porter

Director Analyst

Craig Porter is a Director Analyst for Gartner's Security Research & Advisory team. Mr. Porter's areas of expertise include cybersecurity strategy planning & program management, incident response planning, email security, multicloud security, zero trust, DLP, and endpoint security protection.

Previous experience

Prior to Gartner, Mr. Porter was a Senior Information Security Consultant at a defense contractor, leading DoD and DHS security initiatives and cloud migrations. He has also consulted with multiple startups in application development, identity management, and e-commerce portfolio management.

Professional background

Highland Specialty Products, LLC, Technical Lead, 8 years

Java Productions, Inc., Senior Information Security Consultant, 4 years

Nimble Consulting Group, LLC, Principal, 2 years

Areas of coverage
  • Security Operations

  • Infrastructure Security

  • Cyber Risk

  • Cybersecurity Leadership

  • Build and Optimize Cybersecurity Programs

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration, California State University, Fullerton

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

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Generative AI Security Strategy

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Cybersecurity Incident Response

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Zero Trust

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Multicloud Security