Jeff Pollard,

Jeff Pollard

VP, Principal Analyst

Jeff primarily contributes to Forrester's offerings for security and risk professionals. He leads Forrester’s research on the role of the CISO, specializing in topics related to security strategy, budgets, metrics, business cases, and presenting to the board. His research also includes security services, featuring global coverage of managed security services, professional security services, and security-as-a-service. Jeff also takes an active role in Forrester’s forward-looking research on security innovation, the security market, and security predictions.

Research Coverage

Planned Research

What research can you expect from Forrester in the next 12 months? Updated biweekly, our publishing plan will keep you current with market and technology trends. Use the link below to download a list of our upcoming research.

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April 8th, 2026 5:00 PM - 5:40 PM Webinar

Top Recommendations For Your Security Program, 2026

As we move further into 2026, the security landscape continues to evolve in parallel with ongoing global uncertainty. Our latest report, “Top Recommendations For Your Security Program, 2026,” provides timely guidance for security leaders as they navigate another precarious year for their roles, programs, and organizations. Join us in this webinar to go over highlights from our 2026 recommendations and hear directly from the analysts making these calls.Key takeaways: Learn the most important recommendations for your security strategy in 2026 and our rationale behind them.Leverage our research and insights to guide your security program strategy.Understand how to prioritize changes in areas including AI and data governance, security budgets and staffing, post-quantum security, and critical infrastructure in the coming year.Target audience level: intermediate
June 2nd, 2026 3:00 PM - 3:40 PM Webinar

Top Emerging Technologies For 2026: AI Security And Trust

Accelerate innovation with deeper insights about why AI security and trust are essential, when these technologies will pay off, and how organizations are using them today. AI security and trust technologies protect AI systems against emerging risks while ensuring transparency, governance, and compliance across the AI lifecycle. In this webinar, we share the latest expert insights, operational guidance, and key steps you and your team can take. Join us to learn how firms can deploy AI safely, reduce risk, and enable faster adoption at scale. Key takeaways: Gain an understanding of how peers secure and govern enterprise AI systems.Identify AI use cases that demand stronger trust, security, and oversight.Learn the critical steps to implementing scalable AI guardrails.Target audience level: all levels