John Kindervag is the Field CTO at Palo Alto Networks, where he advises both public and private sector organizations on how to solve their toughest cybersecurity challenges, including best practices in the design and building of Zero Trust networks.

Prior to joining Palo Alto Networks, John worked at Forrester Research, where he was a vice president and principal analyst on the Security and Risk Team. In his nearly 10 years at Forrester, John is best-known for creating the revolutionary Zero Trust Model of Cybersecurity. He has particular expertise in the areas of secure network design, wireless security, and voice-over-IP (VoIP) hacking, as well as a practitioner background, having previously served as a security consultant, penetration tester, and security architect.