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Industry Analyst, Security Dreamer

Chicago, IL

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Steve Hunt, CPP CISSP, is an Analyst for Gigaom Research and an industry adviser, futurist and consultant. His 20-year career has spanned the breadth of the security industry: physical, homeland, corporate, and data security.  He was inducted into the ISSA Hall of Fame for his achievements in IT security.  The physical security industry named him one of the 25 most influential people in the industry (Security Magazine) and CSO [Chief Security Officer] Magazine presented him with the “Industry Visionary” Compass Award.From 1998 to 2005 he ran security and risk management think tanks at Giga Information Group and Forrester Research.  Previously Steve served as technical director for an Israeli security company. Earlier, Steve worked as a consultant to Chicago’s financial community.

As a recognized expert on best practices, security trends, and emerging technologies, Steve has advised the world’s largest organizations, including the United Nations, US Department of Transportation, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, British Petroleum, Exxon Mobil, Bank of Montreal, Allstate Insurance, Société Générale, Microsoft and IBM. Steve is a regular keynote speaker at business and security conferences around the world. He also appeared as a homeland security analyst on CNBC, Fox News, CNN, and other news shows. His analysis has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, The New York Times, Business Week, and other global publications and trade magazines.

Steve attended Elizabethtown College and was a graduate fellow at University of Chicago.  He is an adjunct professor at DePaul University. Steve’s diverse background in security lends a fresh perspective on the industry.

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