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Forrester 2026 Budget Planning Guide and BlackHat 2025 Interviews - Jess Burn, Matt Muller, Danny Jenkins - BSW #412

Sep 10, 2025
Jess Burn, Principal Analyst at Forrester, lends her expertise on budgeting for security professionals, unveiling insights from the 2026 Budget Planning Guide. She emphasizes strategic spending amidst volatility and the integration of emerging technologies. Danny Jenkins, CEO of ThreatLocker, shares real-world challenges of FedRAMP compliance and reveals critical lessons in managing secure configurations. The conversation highlights the shift toward zero trust architectures, while tackling risks from misconfigurations and the complexities of adapting to evolving cybersecurity landscapes.
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ADVICE

Link Security Spend To Revenue

  • Tie security budget requests directly to revenue and cost-of-business impacts to win board approval.
  • Quantify top investment needs and show how they protect customers and enable sales.
ANECDOTE

FedRAMP Preparation Was Expensive

  • Danny Jenkins described FedRAMP as 'not even a certification' but a brutal third‑party audit process.
  • He said ThreatLocker spent about a million dollars preparing and learned little useful operational change from prep.
ADVICE

Proactively Report And Remediate Config Issues

  • Send configuration reports and remediation guidance to customers regularly to close configuration gaps.
  • Include mapped compliance references and remedial actions to make fixes fast and auditable.
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