Mr. Brown will be one of IDC's leading analysts for the worldwide security industry, focused on heading the European research program in security, privacy and data protection.
"Duncan Brown is one of the most respected and knowledgeable European-based authorities on the security, privacy and data protection industry," said Philip Carter, vice president for the European Enterprise Infrastructure and Software Group, IDC EMEA. "His extensive and long-term expertise and deep understanding of security will further enhance IDC's competitiveness in this area."
Mr. Brown returns to IDC with more than 20 years of experience in the security and broad IT industry, having worked across the gamut of Security topics including incident response, threat intelligence and global privacy issues. Duncan is an expert in analysing the Security market globally, and recently led the Competitive Analysis of the UK market for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). His list of security-related clients includes enterprises, central banks, government organisations, and Security product suppliers and services providers. His analysis and opinions are widely sought by industry leaders and investors while his comments on industry trends and developments frequently appear in the leading business and trade publications.