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John Pescatore
VP Distinguished Analyst
11 years at Gartner
32 years IT industry

John Pescatore is a vice president and research fellow in Gartner Research. Mr. Pescatore has 32 years of experience in computer, network and information security. Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Pescatore was senior consultant for Entrust Technologies and Trusted Information Systems… Read Full Bio

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Twelve Word Tuesday: I’d Start Over Again On Desktop Security

by John Pescatore  |  September 1, 2009  |  2 Comments

If “Cash for Security Clunkers” existed, what would you replace with what?

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  • 1 Time to Start Over on Desktop Security   September 1, 2009 at 4:30 pm

    [...] came across this post from John Pescatore today on his Gartner blog titled, “Twelve Word Tuesday: I’d Start Over Again on Desktop Security,” and I couldn’t agree more. The evidence of the failure of blacklisting anti-virus can [...]

  • 2 Memory Protection is an Important Component of Application Whitelisting Solutions — CoreTrace WhiteSpace   October 14, 2009 at 6:08 pm

    [...] More companies than ever are looking at alternatives to blacklist antivirus. It isn’t hard to see why. Rampant botnets, endless patching, and signature distribution that simply can’t keep up with the threat are just a few of the reasons why IT and security professionals are looking for viable alternatives to protect their endpoints. Even Gartner group has said it is time to start over on desktop security. [...]

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