Gartner Expert

Andrew Bales

Director Analyst

Andrew Bales is an analyst within the Cybersecurity practice at Gartner. Mr. Bales' area of research and expertise is Data Security, including data security for AI, as Data Loss Prevention (DLP) vendors, DLP best practices and DLP strategy, Data Classification vendors, best practices and strategies, along with Data Masking vendors and best practices.

Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Bales worked as an DLP Analyst at a managed security services provider, working on development of DLP programs, DLP policy development/compliance, and DLP incident management and governance.

Professional background

InteliSecure, Data Loss Prevention Analyst, 3 years

Areas of coverage
  • Security of Applications and Data

  • Infrastructure Security

Education

B.S. Engineering Physics, Colorado School of Mines

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

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Data Loss Prevention Strategy and Vendors

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Data Loss Prevention Market

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Data Classification

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Data Masking