May 14, 2013 - Peter Cummings, a high-class Identity & Access Management Specialist, and Rob Newby, renowned as top-level expert for Governance, Risk Management and Compliance, have joined analyst company KuppingerCole as Senior Analysts.

Peter Cummings is not only an Identity & Access Management Specialist with a vast amount of experience in planning and implementing complex programs, but also founder and chairman of the world's largest Identity & Access Management community. Peter Cummings is highly regarded as a security professional and architect; he has successfully completed several implementations and worked in the IT Security field for more than 10 years. His success stems from a unique focus around business alignment with Information Technology. Throughout his career Peter Cummings has been involved in various dynamic projects, including several very large financial related implementations.

Peter Cummings will act as Analyst and Advisor in the field of Identity and Access Management, supporting KuppingerCole customers with his broad practical experience.

Rob Newby as an expert of Governance, Risk Management and Compliance has a strong background in data security and consultancy within Government, Finance and Telecoms in the UK and Europe. He is an independent CLAS consultant, currently advising CSC UK on risk and architecture within the UK Government's Identity and Passport Service account. With a long history in Information Security and a lot of projects advising on Governance and Risk Management, Rob Newby will complement and strengthen the KuppingerCole Analyst Team.

Rob Newby complements the KuppingerCole analyst team in his role as Analyst and Advisor, covering topics such as Information Security and Cyber Security, GRC, and IAM (Identity and Access Management).