Heath Nieddu brings more than 14 years of experience in research and analysis to his current role as a senior analyst for solutions research and development at Optiv. As a senior research analyst, Nieddu issues guidance and develops models that help shape the way information security programs are understood and built. Nieddu spends his days working with the solutions research team to identify emerging solution categories, brief with providers and identify key subject matter experts. Nieddu is a subject matter expert on insider threats and identity and access management (IAM).