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Dennis Xu
VP Analyst
Dennis Xu is a Research Vice President with Gartner for Technical Professionals (GTP) on the Cybersecurity team. He covers AI security & cloud security topics that include AI Security Platform (AISP), Microsoft 365 Copilot Security, SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM), Security Service Edge (SSE), CSPM, CWPP, and CNAPP.
Previous experience
Mr. Xu has more than 20 years of experience in the IT security industry across financial, healthcare, telecommunication, and managed security service providers. He has served as Director of Cloud Security and developed a cloud security strategy and control framework for a large bank. He has worked as a Security Architect and Security Advisor covering AWS, Azure, Cloud Foundry, Mobile Security, Micro-Segmentation, SIEM, Threat Risk Assessment, and Security Reference Architecture.
Professional background
Bank of Nova Scotia, Senior Security Advisor, 1 years
Health Shared Services Ontario, Security Architect, 2 years
RBC Royal Bank, Director Cloud Security, 4 years
Areas of coverage
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Security Technology and Infrastructure for Technical Professionals
Education
Bachelor's Degree, Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
AI Security
SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM)
Secure the Usage of Microsoft 365 Copilot