Allie Mellen
Principal Analyst at Forrester Research
Principal @Forrester analyst covering SecOps - EDR·XDR/SA·SIEM·SOAR/ransomware/MITRE ATT&CK - infosec, natsec, engineer, opinionated human - tweets = mine
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4 weeks ago |
forrester.com | Cody Scott |Allie Mellen |Julie Mohr
Government agencies at the federal, state, and local levels must prepare for a future where they experience uncertainty, headcount reductions, contract cancellations, and budget cuts. This is gut-wrenchingly difficult to process; yet remaining leaders must figure out how to move forward to serve the mission. For cybersecurity leaders, this is even more paramount. The threat landscape is rapidly evolving with the onset of AI-related innovation, regulatory disruption, and job loss radicalization.
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4 weeks ago |
forrester.com | Charles Betz |Julie Mohr |Allie Mellen
Another day, another LinkedIn hot take on enterprise architecture. They fall into various camps: those confusing EA with a Marvel villain, others who think that the ten-year-old religious war between “business” and “enterprise” architects has any actual meaning.
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4 weeks ago |
forrester.com | Julie Mohr |Charles Betz |Diego Giudice |Allie Mellen
Atlassian has launched a sweeping upgrade to its platform—and the message is crystal clear: AI isn’t just a feature; it’s the foundation. If you’re working in tech, managing teams, or even just part of a business using Jira or Confluence, this isn’t a subtle shift. It’s a tectonic one. Atlassian dropped a full suite of AI-integrated upgrades on April 9, 2025. The centerpiece?
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4 weeks ago |
forrester.com | Allie Mellen |Stephanie Balaouras
2025 started with a bang! Technology and geopolitics are changing faster than many can keep track. There’s an announcement of a new, benchmark-shattering generative AI seemingly every week. Planned job cuts across US employers are at their highest levels since 2020. We are on the brink of a global trade war, and geopolitical tensions are high. On the plus side, there was a reported 35% year-over-year decrease in ransomware payments from 2024.
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1 month ago |
hackerxbella.substack.com | Allie Mellen
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is a part of the Department of Homeland Security responsible for cybersecurity and infrastructure protection across all levels of the government. It was officially formed six years ago as an expansion of the DHS National Protection and Programs Directorate. CISAs mission is, “to lead the national effort to understand, manage, and reduce risk to our cyber and physical infrastructure”.
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