Gartner Expert

Odie Adesina

Director Analyst

As a Director Analyst, my role involves supporting organizations in bolstering their enterprise security strategy and architecture, driven by a business-centric cybersecurity approach. I offer expertise in guiding security technology choices which are not limited to security gateways, NextGen firewalls, IPS, SASE, SSE utilizing frameworks, and adhering to industry standards like Zero Trust; covering all its associated domains and approaches such as segmentation to assist in enhancing the client's security posture.

Previous experience

In my previous role, I partnered with CIOs/CISO in organizations, to assist them along their Zero Trust journey by collaborating to develop a Cybersecurity strategy based on their business needs, identify and document gaps in their Security organization, processes, and technology. Develop solutions across the three areas such organizational transformation, process enhancements, target state cybersecurity architectures, cybersecurity solution options and a roadmap to drive the implementation.

Professional background

ISTARI, Principal, Cybersecurity Strategy & Transformation, 1 years

KPMG, Director, Cybersecurity Services - Zero Trust, 1 years

PwC, Senior Manager, Cybersecurity Risk & Regulatory, 5 years

Areas of coverage
  • Identity and Access Management

Education

EMBA

Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

Read More Read Less

Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

01

Define a Cybersecurity Strategy

02

Understand Zero Trust and its benefits

03

Develop an approach for implementing Zero Trust

04

Identify gaps in their Cybersecurity strategy approach, architecture and design

05

Develop security solution recommendations for addressing gaps