In August 2023, Las Vegas was once again full of the best in the cybersecurity world for Black Hat USA. End to end, it was a fascinating and insightful event, and this report is a high-level summary of our findings.
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Prior to NSS, Andrew spent more than a decade at GlobalData (formerly Current Analysis), where he managed the enterprise team and was the firm’s principal security analyst. Over his career, Andrew’s coverage has ranged from endpoint protection suites to network security appliances and solutions for protecting cloud-based assets.
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Adam joined Omdia in 2020, bringing more than two decades of experience as an executive at some of the world’s largest telecoms and IT services vendors. His experience spans corporate strategy, product marketing, technical operations, market intelligence, sales, and strategic alliance roles. Adam holds a Bachelor of Economics from Macquarie University and an MBA from Deakin University (both in Australia). In 2022, he was awarded the 2021 Brookes Medal for outstanding academic achievement.

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Jonathan Ong supports Omdia’s Managed Security Services, focusing on managed detection & response (MDR). He covers the analysis of security providers and their offerings, along with trend analysis to bring you what’s hot and what’s passé, with a spotlight on the APAC region.
Jonathan was previously a cybersecurity analyst at a forex trading company and consulted at a boutique firm specializing in cybersecurity frameworks. He brings a business-led approach to security through experiences at a programmatic marketing MNC and a fintech startup group. Jonathan studied at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Champaign, Illinois and Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics.
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Adam has spent his career working in enterprise IT and cybersecurity. He joined Omdia in Feb 2023, from data classification vendor Boldon James where he ran the marketing communications function. Prior to that, Adam worked within the cybersecurity business at BAE Systems, where he specialised in managed security, fraud prevention and anti-money laundering services in UK government and the Financial Services industry. Previously, Adam spent 8 years at Oracle UK promoting secure database solutions both directly and with partners. Before Oracle, he lead the enterprise solutions marketing team at Computacenter. Adam has an MSc in corporate management from Cranfield University.
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Maxine Holt leads the Enterprise & Channel research group incorporating Omdia cybersecurity, cloud and data center, platforms and applications (including AI, IoT, and digital workplace), and Canalys Channels research. Maxine has spent her entire career in the technology industry, and her team delivers a comprehensive research program to support vendor, channel, and enterprise clients. Maxine also leads the Omdia Analyst Summit at the high-profile Black Hat series of events.
Maxine has spent her entire career as an IT and security professional and has been at Omdia since 2018. She is the lead architect of the Omdia Cybersecurity Ecosystem. Maxine built her in-depth cybersecurity expertise initially at the Information Security Forum (ISF), developing thought-leading security research for ISF members. Prior to ISF, Maxine spent 15 years in technology research at Ovum, starting her career as a software developer in the financial services industry and working in consulting for the financial services and internet sectors. Maxine was named the IIAR Industry Analyst of the Year, EMEA, 2023 and is a regular speaker at events, also contributing thought-leading content to high-profile publications in cybersecurity and technology. More Content By Maxine HoltBecome A Client
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