About
Principal Analyst Dave Gruber helps product marketing and management leaders develop winning strategies in highly competitive markets.
Prior to joining Enterprise Strategy Group, Dave held executive leadership roles at successful endpoint and application security companies. Most recently, he was the VP of Product Marketing at Carbon Black through its IPO, and previously he was VP of Products at Black Duck Software (acquired by Synopsys) where he led product marketing and product management.
In his current analyst role, Dave researches CISOs’ and security teams’ most pressing needs, working together with security vendors to develop successful product and go-to-market strategies, positioning, and messaging. Building on a strong technical background with early roles in enterprise application development, Dave became interested in figuring out why some products were more successful than others, which eventually led him to senior roles in software product management and product marketing.
Dave has appeared in Cybersecurity News, SC, InfoSecurity, TechRepublic, Dark Reading, RSAC, and ITPro Today, among others. He holds a BS in Computer Science from the University of Maine in Orono.
Converging disparate tools into a smaller number of mini platforms is helping reduce complexity while increasing efficacy through more tightly integrated security controls and operational workflows.”
Dave Gruber
Principal Analyst, Ransomware, SecOps & Services
Research Report
The Triad of Security Operations Infrastructure: XDR, SIEM, and MDR
Security operations grow more difficult each year due to issues such as the persistent threat landscape, a growing attack surface, and the volume and complexity of security alerts. Additionally, many SOC teams remain understaffed and lack advanced security operations skills. To address these challenges, CISOs are open to evaluating new technologies in areas like advanced […]
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Latest Insights from Dave
Research Brief | October 15, 2024
Simplifying Security Operations via Tool Consolidation
Research Brief | October 15, 2024
Streamlining Security Operations With Generative AI
Infographic | June 17, 2024
The Race to Support Overwhelmed Security Teams With XDR and SOC Modernization
Research Report | June 14, 2024