Director of Zero Trust and Identity Services at Stratascale
Rob has over 30 years of information technology experience working with Fortune 500, Global 1000, and government organizations focusing on information/cyber security to establish and run successful security programs.
His broad background has allowed him to excel in a variety of roles, including individual contributor, SME, manager, and director. Rob has practical experience in cloud environments, containerization, DevSecOps, networking, Windows/Linux-UNIX/Mainframe system administration, database administration, business continuity planning, managing support and operations groups, as well as strategic and tactical planning. His broad, hands-on experience in various IT specializations provides a superior foundation for my security expertise.
By Rob Forbes
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.
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.
Zero Trust Interest and Investment Drivers
Jul 27, 2022
Leaders invest in zero trust to move beyond reactive risk management, rationalize investments, improve scale and speed to market, and gain efficiencies.