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John Tolbert Lead Analyst & Managing Director of KuppingerCole, Inc (US)

Seattle / USA
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Background:

As Lead Analyst, John covers a number of different research areas, outlined below. John also advises cybersecurity and IAM vendors, from startups to Fortune 500 companies, regarding their product and service roadmaps.

Areas of expertise

Cybersecurity
- Endpoint anti-malware protection
- Endpoint detection and response
- Managed security services
- Application of AI/ML technologies for security
IAM
- Strong, multi-factor, risk-adaptive authentication
- Authorization and Federation
- Identity analytics/intelligence
- CIAM

John Tolbert is a Lead Analyst and Managing Director of KuppingerCole, Inc (US).

Recent blog posts

Blog January 18, 2019

Thoughts on the Acquisition of Janrain by Akamai

2019 started off with a very noteworthy acquisition in the identity and security space: the purchase of Janrain by Akamai. Janrain is a top vendor in the Consumer Identity market, as recognized in our recent Leadership Compass: https://www.kuppingercole.com/report/lc79059 . Portland,…

Blog January 11, 2019

Trends in Consumer Identity for 2019

2018 was a year of sweeping changes in Consumer Identity Management products and services. CIAM continues to be a fast-growing market. Research indicates that about half of all CIAM deals are still originating outside the tent of the CISO and IAM support organizations. More vendors entered…

Blog November 30, 2018

Cybersecurity Leadership Summit Berlin 2018 - Review

This month we launched our Cybersecurity Leadership Summit in Berlin . A pre-conference workshop entitled “ Focusing Your Cybersecurity Investments: What Do You Really Need for Mitigating Your Cyber-risks ?” was held on Monday. The workshop was both business-oriented and…

Blog September 28, 2018

Consumer Identity World (CIW) USA 2018 - Report

Fall is Consumer Identity Season at KuppingerCole, just in time for holiday shopping. Last week we kicked off our 2018 tour in Seattle. The number of attendees and sponsors was well up over last year, indicating the significant increase in interest in the Consumer Identity and Access…

Blog August 03, 2018

Entrust Datacard Acquisition

Entrust Datacard , founded in 1969 and headquartered in Minnesota, announced today that it is making a strategic investment in CensorNet and acquiring the SMS Passcode business from CensorNet (originally a Danish…

Blog May 23, 2018

"Archive != Delete": Bring Back the Delete Button

Why does it seem to be getting harder to delete information online? GDPR will take effect in just a few days. GDPR empowers EU people to take control of their personal information. When in force, GDPR will mandate that companies and other organizations which control or process personal…

Recent research documents

Whitepaper February 11, 2019

Whitepaper: ForgeRock Identity Platform capabilities for Authentication under PSD2 - 79080

The Revised Payment Service Directive (PSD2) will drive many changes in technical infrastructure at financial institutions across Europe. Banks and other financial service providers must quickly prepare for PSD2. ForgeRock Identity Platform provides strong customer authentication…

Executive View January 30, 2019

Executive View: SAP Customer Data Cloud - 79001

SAP Customer Data Cloud provides a complete solution for Consumer Identity and Access Management. Entirely cloud-based, SAP Customer Data Cloud delivers advanced customer identity, consent, profile management and marketing service functionality for enterprise customers.

Whitepaper January 04, 2019

Whitepaper: OneSpan: Intelligent Adaptive Authentication - 80026

Fraud reduction is a paramount concern in many industries today. Finance, as well as healthcare and retail companies, are increasingly targeted by cybercriminals. New regulations in the financial industry are coming into force in many areas around the world. These regulations aim to…

Leadership Compass December 14, 2018

Leadership Compass: CIAM Platforms - 79059

This report provides an overview of the market for Consumer Identity and Access Management and provides you with a compass to help you to find the Consumer Identity and Access Management product that best meets your needs. We examine the market segment, vendor product and service…

Executive View November 06, 2018

Executive View: ThreatMetrix Digital Identity Network, powered by ThreatMetrix ID - 79049

ThreatMetrix, a LexisNexis Risk Solutions Company, is a global fraud, identity and authentication company, helping customers deliver a unified experience across their digital customer journey. Built on a platform providing a unified, global customer digitial identity,…

Recent webcasts

Webcast February 14, 2019

CCPA vs. GDPR: An Overview on Similarities and Differences

Over the last few years, the world has witnessed an increasing number of data breaches involving the credentials and PII of employees, citizens, and consumers. We've all experienced breach fatigue and/or been impacted by these losses.

Webcast December 18, 2018

John Tolbert - Defense-in-Depth: New Kinds of Tools for All the Layers

The principle of defense-in-depth remains a key design element for enterprise organizations. Although many have said that perimeters are going away, or identity is the new perimeter, the fact is that almost all enterprises still have perimeters. The names may have changed, and components…

Webcast November 09, 2018

An Overview of the Leadership Compass: Adaptive Authentication and Cloud-Based Multi-Factor Authentication

KuppingerCole has published two related Leadership Compasses on Adaptive Authentication and Cloud-based Multi-Factor Authentication solutions. We define adaptive authentication (AA) as the on-premises deployments, whereas Cloud-based MFA is SaaS-delivered. For both AA and Cloud MFA, many…

Webcast October 19, 2018

Fine-Grained Policy-Based Access Control: Why & How?

Mastering authorization is critical for modern organizations with multiple user constituencies, applications, and data types. Authorization has become a crucial part of security infrastructures and can no longer be considered just another feature of existing IAM solutions. Instead,…

Webcast October 04, 2018

Customer Identity Access Management (CIAM): Creating the Foundations for User Focused Digital Business, GDPR Compliant

Digital Business Transformation is a continuous process that affects all areas of doing business, with technology finally getting the right focus: The customer and his/her experience with your business. It is now all about providing that ultimate Frictionless CX (customer experience) so…

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