David Holmes

David Holmes is a prominent industry analyst in CyberSecurity with 25 years of experience in security and product engineering.

Holmes' areas of expertise include Zero Trust, network security, DDoS, encryption of data in transit, network analytics, and deception technology. He is a Senior Research Analyst on the Security and Risk team at Forrester Research.

David Holmes holds a major in Computer Science and Engineering Physics from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is also a proficient public speaker with accolades such as the Competent Communicator award from Toastmasters International.

In terms of specialties, Holmes excels in Security Analysis, Presentation, White Papers, Bylines, as well as technologies like AWS, Python, Ansible, and PostgresQL. He is skilled in Secure Sockets (SSL), PKI, Authentication and Authorization systems, Kerberos, GSSAPI, C, C++, Java, and more.

Throughout his professional career, Holmes has held significant roles, including Senior Analyst at Forrester, Principal Security Strategist at Shape Security, and various positions at F5 Networks and CyberSafe Corporation. He was also the Vice President of Engineering at Dvorak Development.

David Holmes' expertise spans network protocols, attacks and defenses, FIPS-140, RADIUS, LDAP, and UNIX shell scripts, among others. His passion for cybersecurity is evident in his extensive contributions to the field.