Director, Community Ecosystem Engagement - Cybersecurity
Michael is a world-leading IT industry analyst. He has led North American and global initiatives focused on developing insights and strategies that connect technology solutions with business needs, combining data, knowledge, analysis and advanced content delivery to define options for IT and buy-side businesses. Michael has written hundreds of reports and three business books on a wide range of topics ; led dozens of workshops, primarily on IT channel and alliance strategy, in 12 countries and four continents; worked in collaboration with his InsightaaS partner Mary Allen to build professional communities dedicated to research and knowledge sharing in cloud, IoT, analytics, data centre management and transformative technology in the Ontario public sector; and worked with McMaster University to launch and grow GCDCS, the leading data centre event in Canada. Most recently, Michael collaborated with Mary on the refinement of a unique Hybrid IT framework that is now embedded at the core of 2856-Cloud Systems in Practice, the course he teaches at U of T's SCS, and in a variety of consulting assignments.
By Michael O'Neil
Technical Manager's Guide to Zero Trust - Data
May 9, 2023
ZT Data managers must protect the crown jewels of the organization while dealing with ever expanding data needs.
Technical Manager’s Guide- Devices Insights
May 2, 2023
ZT device managers need to balance ease of access with security while juggling the ever-changing and expanding list of devices.
Technical Manager’s Guide to Zero Trust: Identity
Mar 9, 2023
ZT identity managers face significant challenges as they balance access requirements with security mandates.
Technical Manager’s Guide to Zero Trust: Applications
Dec 15, 2022
ZT applications managers face significant challenges as they balance top-down executive mandates with the need to make progress on software issues.
Zero Trust Vendors to Watch, Know, Understand: ZT Applications
Dec 13, 2022
CISOs expect application security to fully support ZT, while AppSec managers use the ZT framework to organize & prioritize investments and activities.
Technical Manager’s Guide to Zero Trust: Infrastructure
Dec 1, 2022
By identifying key priorities before a breach, ZT infrastructure managers can contribute meaningfully to the success of the organization’s ZT strategy.
Zero Trust Vendors to Watch, Know, Understand: ZT Infrastructure
Nov 29, 2022
Contemporary zero trust infrastructure often centers on outside-the-perimeter resources, challenging security leaders who are looking to establish resilient environments.
Technical Manager’s Guide to Zero Trust: Network
Oct 25, 2022
Zero trust networks provide visibility into key issues, including segmentation, secure access to data, applications, and identity and device resources.
Zero Trust Vendors to Watch, Know, Understand: ZT Network
Oct 18, 2022
The network plays a unique role in the shift from traditional perimeter-based security strategies to zero trust, spanning four key categories.
An Executive Guide to Zero Trust
Oct 11, 2022
CISOs are organizing strategy around key intellectual property assets and the identity processes that grant access to and across core IT/ZT pillars.
Zero Trust Metrics
Sep 16, 2022
Identifying and employing relevant, meaningful metrics builds support for ZT across the organization and enables CISOs to avoid “precision without accuracy”
The Path to Zero Trust
Aug 30, 2022
This article defines a 10-step path to zero trust (ZT), spanning foundational and transitional activities and “deploy, monitor, and evolve” action steps.
The Zero Trust Rollout Notebook
Aug 23, 2022
This article identifies six key factors that contribute to a CISO’s ability to work with corporate stakeholders to roll out zero trust (ZT).
Key Zero Trust Technologies and Management Imperatives
Aug 9, 2022
Identifying the 33 technologies and IT management practices that define a successful zero trust roadmap.
Zero Trust Business Objectives
Aug 2, 2022
Zero trust (ZT) supports business objectives for three personas: senior executives, the CIO, and the CISO. Aligning strategy with these personas builds ZT support.