Who is Hunt BI?
 
Hunt Business Intelligence is a security advisory firm. At Hunt Business Intelligence (Hunt BI) we believe that security should be a natural element of any society or corporate body. It shouldn´t feel bolted on or intrusive, but it should diligently protect assets, values and people. Our approach is holistic. We do not see separation between the often artificially distinguished disciplines of network security, building security, data security, personnel safety, operational risk management, business continuity and privacy. We advocate applying security principles to create value for any organization.

Our founder, Steve Hunt, is a globally recognized security advisor, researcher and futurist who led the research teams at Forrester Research and Giga Information Group. Throughout his long career spanning physical, data and homeland security, Steve has advised hundreds of the world"s largest public and private organizations in North America, Europe and the Middle East.


 
WHY HUNT BI?
 
We are experts in identity & privilege management, state-of-the-art video surveillance infrastructure, intellectual property protection, social engineering defense, data loss prevention, physical facility security, and personnel safety. We research and test innovative ways to use computers, software and networking to do security and safety better, and we constantly refine our best practice recommendations across all areas of operational risk management.

Hunt BI conducts hundreds of conversations with enterprises around the world each year to discover the best (and worst) ways of doing just about everything having to do with security. Security and business executives, managers and staff tell the Hunt BI teams which processes and policies are most effective and which ones are disruptive; which products have worked successfully under what conditions, and which ones failed; which vendors have poor support and which ROI and business value arguments had the most impact on spending. We use that research to help our clients prioritize security projects, clarify criteria for selecting specific technologies, create more efficient security operations, select vendors, and benefit from benchmarking data on spending, processes or technology adoption. Hunt BI draws from the intelligence gathered from the success and failures of countless organizations to help our clients avoid mistakes and to speed delivery.

 
How Do You Work With Us?
 
Hunt BI shares its findings and recommendations through personalized, confidential engagements. We assess security operations and recommend practical steps to improve value and to meet industry benchmarks. We also serve as "on call" advisors, providing research and decision support regarding technology and security best practices. Clients have a "hotline" to Hunt BI analysts, creating an easy channel to connect Hunt BI intelligence and analysis. Simply purchase a package of flexible credits, called Intelligence Units (IUs) and redeem them for a variety of services and capabilities.


Hunt BI Research
Our research is the key to our growing knowledge, so really without the research, we couldn’t have the advisory. Computers, software and networking are changing every aspect of physical and homeland security. Our research focuses on trends, technologies and best practices related to new technologies and their impact on physical security and data protection.

End user organizations, vendors and private equity firms make up most of our research audience. The offices of the CIO or Chief Security Officer at Global 3000 corporations and government organizations use our recommendations to select technology and improve operations. Executives use our research to make marketing and strategy decisions for vendors such as software and hardware manufacturers, technology integrators and consulting firms. Venture capital and private equity firms use our advisory and research to evaluate investment portfolios and prospective investments.


White Papers
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Speaking Engagements
Business luncheons may be a good excuse to leave work, but they aren’t always more exciting than your usual Sudoku. What Steve brings into the room is an objective opinion and a convincing perspective. When Steve Hunt speaks as a conference keynote, panel moderator, or webinar commentator he is as often an industry critic as a research analyst. When Steve speaks he prefers to tell stories about other dreamers and innovators who have found excellent new ways of solving problems. From his research Steve gleans the best examples of security-at-its-best. If you’d like to request Steve to speak for one of your engagements, please contact us at, info@huntbi.com.

 
 
Events
What comes to mind when you think of a security technology event – lively, innovative, fun? If not, then you haven’t been to one of ours. At Hunt BI we like to take a different approach, so our guests walk away with more knowledge, new relationships and always a fresh perspective.

We concentrate on you: what you do, who you need to meet and if you’d benefit from our event. Our guests’ interests often center around data protection, PSIM, surveillance technology and other evolving elements of security.

Would you like to be considered for our guest list at our next event? Just fill out a few questions and submit your answers. If any of your interests match up with any of our events, we’ll send you an invitation.

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Hunt Business Intelligence
1800 Ridge Avenue
Ste 303
Evanston,IL 60201

Telephone
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