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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 02, 2020

More SEs + TEEs in Products = Improved Security

Global Platform announced in 4Q2019 that more than 1 billion TEE (Trusted Execution Environment) compliant devices shipped in 2018, and that is a 50% increase from the previous year. Moreover, 6.2 billion SEs (Secure Elements) were shipped in 2018, bringing the total number of SEs…

Blog January 01, 2020

The 20-Year Anniversary of Y2K

The great non-event of Y2K happened twenty years ago. Those of us in IT at that time weren’t partying like it was 1999, we were standing by making sure the systems we were responsible for could handle the date change. Fortunately, the hard work of many paid off and the entry into the…

Blog November 28, 2019

The Information Protection Life Cycle and Framework

The Information Protection Life Cycle (IPLC) and Framework describes the phases, methods, and controls associated with the protection of information. Though other IT and cybersecurity frameworks exist, none specifically focus on the protection of information across its use life. The IPLC…

Blog September 13, 2019

Need for Standards for Consumable Risk Engine Inputs

As cybercrime and concerns about cybercrime grow, tools for preventing and interdicting cybercrime, specifically for reducing online fraud, are proliferating in the marketplace. Many of these new tools bring real value, in that they do in fact make it harder for criminals to operate, and…

Blog August 20, 2019

EU EBA Clarifies SCA and Implementation Exceptions

The EU European Banking Authority issued clarifications about what constitutes Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) back in late June. The definition states that two or more of the following categories are required: inherence, knowledge, and possession. These are often interpreted as…

Blog July 30, 2019

Account Takeovers on the Rise

Account Takeover (ATO) attacks are on the rise. The 2019 Forter Fraud Attack Index shows a 45% increase in this type of attack on consumer identities in 2018. ATOs are just what they sound like: cybercriminals gain access to accounts through various…

Recent research documents

Executive View January 10, 2020

Executive View: F-Secure Rapid Detection & Response - 80182

Rapid Detection & Response is F-Secure’s Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) solution. It runs on Windows and Mac clients, collecting and analyzing information to help security analysts determine if malicious activities have occurred. The solution also allows for…

Executive View November 13, 2019

Executive View: ForgeRock Access Management - 80319

ForgeRock Access Management is a full-featured Identity and Access Management (IAM) system, and a primary component in their Identity Platform. It provides numerous authentication options, an intelligent adaptive risk engine, identity federation, and advanced policy-based…

Buyer's Compass November 06, 2019

Buyer's Compass: Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) - 80213

Data loss via Advanced Persistent Threats (APT), Insider Threat, and other vectors remains a top concern of businesses worldwide. EDR tools are becoming more widely used to help detect and remediate these kinds of threats. This KuppingerCole Buyer’s Compass will provide you with…

Leadership Brief October 25, 2019

Leadership Brief: Defending Against Ransomware - 80235

Ransomware is an epidemic and continues to evolve. More than half of all companies and other organizations have been attacked with one form or ransomware or another. A multi-layered defense is the best strategy. Take steps now to reduce the likelihood of falling victim to it. Make sure you…

Leadership Brief October 23, 2019

Leadership Brief: Do I need Network Threat Detection & Response (NDTR)? - 80296

NTDR products/services are getting a lot of attention at conferences and in the cybersecurity press. But does your organization need it? We’ll look at what NTDR products do, reasons to consider NTDR, and some high-level evaluation criteria regarding NTDR products.

Recent webcasts

Webcast November 25, 2019

Fighting Fraud With Strong Authentication

Strong authentication is one cornerstone of web security. However, account enrollment and account recovery processes are leaving gaps in the credential management lifecycle that allow bad actors to perform account takeover and get into our networks. Increasingly, these bad actors…

Webcast November 07, 2019

KuppingerCole Identifies Leaders in Consumer Authentication

Organizations are adopting Consumer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) solutions or enhancing their existing customer-facing IAM solutions with modular authentication services, in order to deter fraud, comply with new regional and industry-specific regulations, and improve the customer…

Webcast October 30, 2019

Complying With PSD2: Everything You Need to Know

With the Revised Payment Service Directive (PSD2) coming into full effect this fall, banks and online retailers need to adapt to changes that carry with them many regulatory and technical challenges. Acknowledging these extensive changes, Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory…

Webcast October 18, 2019

Facilitating Business with State-of-the-Art Identity Proofing Solutions

For traditional or Business-to-Employee (B2E) IAM, HR departments are responsible for gathering documentation from employees to determine their suitability for employment. For Business-to-Consumer (B2C) or CIAM, identity proofing can be more difficult. Depending on the nature of the…

Webcast October 02, 2019

How Leading Brands Build Trust With CIAM

In the age of digital transformation, consumers tend to have multiple digital identities across several devices deploying a variety of services. In this environment, digital trust is what sets brands apart from their competitors. Taking and storing customer data is a duty of care, and…

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