Leadership Compass Schedule
Participating in a KuppingerCole Analysts Leadership Compass is more than just an evaluation—it's an opportunity to enhance your market position, gain valuable insights, and drive strategic growth.
If you would like to participate in a Leadership Compass, Research Management will provide you with all initial information and the detailed timeline (including deadlines for questionnaires, etc.). Please write directly to leadershipcompass@kuppingercole.com.
Please note that KuppingerCole Analysts reserves the right to change or modify the research timeline if needed.
Project Managers HT: Heather Thurman and DB: Deniz Becker
Last update: June 1, 2026
IAM Research:
| # ▲ | Title | Kick Off | Fact Check | Publication Date | Author | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80984 | Enterprise Secrets Management | July 2026 | Nov 2026 | Dec 2026 | Warwick Ashford | DB |
| 80985 | Identity Verification - EU | closed | July/Aug 2026 | Sept 2026 | Guillaume Teixeron | DB |
| 80987 | Access Management | open | Sep/Oct 2026 | Nov 2026 | Alejandro Leal | HT |
| 81005 | Identity Access Governance | closed | June 2026 | July 2026 | Nitish Deshpande | HT |
| 81059 | Identity Fabrics | closed | Aug 2026 | Sept 2026 | John Tolbert | HT |
| 81072 | Lean IGA | open | Aug 2026 | Sept 2026 | Nitish Deshpande | HT |
| 81079 | Identity Verification - NA | open | Sep 2026 | October 2026 | Guillaume Teixeron | DB |
| 82000 | Identity Threat Detection & Response (ITDR) | Sept 2026 | Feb 2027 | Mar/Apr 2027 | Alejandro Leal | HT |
| 82004 | Non-Human Identities Update | Sept 2026 | Dec 2026 | Feb 2027 | Nitish Deshpande | DB |
Cybersecurity Research:
| # ▲ | Title | Kick Off | Fact Check | Publication Date | Author | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80862 | Fraud Reduction Intelligence Platforms for Finance | June 2026 | Oct/Nov 2026 | Nov/Dec 2026 | John Tolbert | HT |
| 80889 | Software Supply Chain Security | closed | June 2026 | July 2026 | Jonathan Care | HT |
| 80901 | Endpoint Management | June 2026 | Oct 2026 | Nov 2026 | Osman Celik | DB |
| 80906 | Fraud Reduction Intelligence Platforms for Ecommerce | June 2026 | Jan 2027 | Feb 2027 | John Tolbert | HT |
| 80980 | Zero Trust Platforms | closed | June 2026 | July 2026 | Alexei Balaganski | DB |
| 80982 | Network Detection and Response (NDR) | TBD | TBD | TBD | Osman Celik | DB |
| 80983 | Email Security | Sept 2026 | Jan 2027 | March 2027 | Matthew Gardiner | DB |
| 80986 | Attack Surface Management (ASM) | closed | June/July 2026 | Aug 2026 | Osman Celik | HT |
| 80988 | API Security & Management | June 2026 | Nov 2026 | Dec 2026 | Alexei Balaganski | HT |
| 80999 | Generative AI Defense | June 2026 | Oct/Nov 2026 | Dec 2026 | Jonathan Care | HT |
| 81058 | eXtended Detection and Response (XDR) | TBD | TBD | TBD | Osman Celik | DB |
| 81060 | Data Security Platforms | open | Aug 2026 | Sept/Oct 2026 | Alexei Balaganski | HT |
| 81068 | Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) | closed | June/July 2026 | Aug 2026 | Mike Small | HT |
| 81081 | SaaS Security & AI Governance | open | July/Aug 2026 | Sept 2026 | Matthew Gardiner | DB |
| 81083 | Agentic AI Security | Nov 2026 | March 2027 | April 2027 | Jonathan Care | DB |
| 81084 | Physical Access Control Systems (PACS) | Nov 2026 | Mar/April 2027 | May 2027 | John Tolbert | DB |
| 82015 | Secure Remote Access | Oct 2026 | March 2027 | April 2027 | Warwick Ashford | HT |
| 82023 | Web Application and API Protection | Aug 2026 | Jan 2027 | Feb 2027 | Osman Celik | HT |