Jinan Budge

Nov 20, 2024 | cybersecuritydive.com | Jinan Budge

Editor's note: The following is a guest article from Jinan Budge, VP, Principal Analyst at Forrester. For decades, firms have relied on security awareness and training to address the human side of security. Recommendations for dealing with human-related attacks were limited to this one silver bullet. Despite 97% of organizations reporting that they undertake SA&T, human-related attacks, such as business email compromise, have quadrupled.

Sep 25, 2024 | forrester.com | Tope Olufon |Allie Mellen |Jinan Budge

European businesses, much like their global counterparts, are caught in a delicate dance with sector-specific vulnerabilities, a regulatory maze and geopolitical complexity for European CISOs to cope with. Forrester’s report: European Cybersecurity Threats, 2024 offers European security leaders some much-needed clarity. Security Fundamentals Matter More Than Security TheatreTechnology and security professionals often find themselves captivated by the allure of the exotic shiny technology toy.

Aug 25, 2024 | futurecio.tech | Jinan Budge

I'm excited about the publication of my latest research for security and risk pros that takes on a problem as old as time, or at least as old as cybersecurity: the silos that exist between tech and security teams. How big is the problem? Officially, it's not - according to numerous global technology decision-makers we survey, cybersecurity is a top priority. Unofficially, though, from my own experience, and from the experience of almost every security professional I know, there is a problem.

Aug 5, 2024 | futurecio.tech | Jinan Budge

The cybersecurity industry continues to focus almost exclusively on technology at the expense of dealing with the heart of cyberdefenses: the people. Yet the stress of expectations, limited resources, and detriments to well-being continues to cause havoc with the mental and physical health, productivity, and retention of the cybersecurity workforce. A few of us on the S&R team decided to tackle the topic of burnout head on.

Apr 30, 2024 | forrester.com | David Johnson |Betsy Summers |Jinan Budge

Last week, the US Federal Trade Commission released a proposed final ruling banning employers from executing noncompete agreements for nearly all employees – excepting only “senior executives” – and requiring them to notify employees that they’re no longer bound by existing noncompetes. Forrester believes that this will have a significant impact on the people practices of US employers. Whether that impact is positive or negative for your firm is something you can choose.