Gartner Expert

Dionisio Zumerle

VP Analyst

Dionisio Zumerle is currently focused on application security topics. Mr. Zumerle's coverage includes securing AI agents and applications, application security posture management, API security and DevSecOps. His research interests also include emerging technology areas, such as cyberbiosecurity, and broader trends such as the consolidation of cybersecurity platforms.

Previous experience

Before joining Gartner, Mr. Zumerle was Technical Officer in the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). With ETSI he managed IT and network security standards committees before being appointed Secretary of the 3GPP working group on mobile security, with the responsibility of 3G and 4G LTE security specifications. Before joining ETSI, he was involved in the management of large IT projects within the Chief Information Office of Poste italiane, a major Italian bank and service provider.

Professional background

ETSI, 3GPP Project Manager, Mobile Security, 5 years

ETSI, Technical Officer, IT and Network Security, 2 years

Poste Italiane, IT Consultant, 1 years

Areas of coverage

  • Digital Workplace and Endpoint Management

  • Software Engineering Technologies and AI Solutions

  • Security of Applications and Data

  • Infrastructure Security

Education

Graduate Diploma in Management, University of London - lead college London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Laurea in Ingegneria delle Telecomunicazioni, Sapienza University of Rome

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

01

How to Secure AI agents, including customer-facing AI agents and agentic coding

02

How to streamline DevSecOps and how to set up an Application Security program and organizational structure

03

How to use AI advancements in application security such as AI Code Security Assistants

04

How to evaluate and select AI Application Security tools to protect AI applications and AI agents

05

How to select AST (Application Security Testing) and ASPM (Application Security Posture Management) tools