Allie Mellen
Principal Analyst at Forrester Research
Principal analyst @Forrester bringing cyberattacks into the context of today's biggest global events infosec, opinionated human - tweets = mine
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2 weeks ago |
hackerxbella.substack.com | Allie Mellen
What happened: Last week, the Florida Social Media Use by Minors (SB 868) legislative proposal failed to pass the Florida legislature; it was indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration. On the surface, the bill appeared promising: it aimed to protect minors online. However, there is an important issue with this bill and others like it.
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1 month 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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1 month 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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1 month 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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1 month 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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Today on the latest breach: the Florida bill failed to pass, but encryption is still under attack. Here's why we need to protect it (for your own privacy!): https://t.co/6zOBgi6FVB
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