Rick Holland is a principal analyst at Forrester Research, where he serves Security & Risk Professionals. Rick works with senior information security leadership, providing strategic guidance on security architecture, security operations, and data privacy. His research focuses on incident response, threat intelligence, vulnerability management, email and web content security, and virtualization security. He is regularly quoted in the media and is a frequent guest lecturer at the University of Texas at Dallas.

Prior to joining Forrester, Rick was a solutions engineer with a national information security reseller and service provider. He advised Fortune 500 clients on security strategy and architected enterprise security solutions. Before that, he worked in both higher education and the home building industry, where he focused on intrusion detection, incident handling, and forensics. Rick also served as an intelligence analyst in the US Army stationed in the US, Europe, and the Middle East.

Rick holds a B.S. in business administration with an MIS concentration (cum laude) from the University of Texas at Dallas. Rick is also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), and a GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH).