Charles Kolodgy

Charles Kolodgy is a security strategist, visionary, forecaster, historian, and advisor who has been involved in the cyber security field for over 30 years. His views and understanding of information and computer security were shaped during his years at the NSA where he held a variety of analyst and managerial positions in information assurance and operations. Following NSA, he was a research VP covering security markets for IDC and a senior security strategist for IBM Security. He is best known for naming and defining the Unified Threat Management (UTM) market. He has been a leading analyst on software security, encryption, and the human element. Charles holds a B.A. in Political Science from UMass Lowell and an M.A. in Security Studies from Georgetown University.