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IDC

International Data Corporation (IDC) is a global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets. It provides strategic insights to help IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community make fact-based decisions on technology purchases and business strategy. The company operates as a subsidiary of IDG, which was acquired by Blackstone in 2021.

Industry
Media
Headcount
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Needham, MA
Ownership
Private equity backed
Revenue
Unknown
Funding
Private equity backed
Founded
1964
Investors
Blackstone
Company website

Cyber hiring activity

Open leadership roles

1

1 at Director level or above

Opened, last 12 months

1

1 Director+

Prior 12 months

0

Hiring velocity

Low

Median Opportunity Score 76

1 leadership role observed in the last 12 months. CLI has no coverage of the prior year for this employer. Counts reflect roles IDC posted that CLI has observed and published; they are not a complete record of the employer's hiring.

Security leadership

Brian Killeen

Chief Information Security OfficerHiring influence: HighInferredHigh confidence

As CISO, Killeen is the primary decision-maker for internal security strategy and vendor selection.

Public profileSource

Gene Knobel

VP, Global Information Security & Risk ManagementHiring influence: ModerateInferredHigh confidence

Key leader for global security operations and risk management within the IDC/IDG ecosystem.

Public profileSource

Cathy Huang

Research Director, Worldwide Security ServicesHiring influence: ModerateStated publiclyHigh confidence

Influences market perception of security services, impacting how IDC's own security maturity is benchmarked.

Public profileSource

People are recorded only from public sources. Where a role in the hierarchy is inferred rather than stated, CLI labels it so you can weigh it yourself.

Approach

Open any live role below for its full approach path: the likely hiring owner, the decision circle around them, and the strongest route in.

Security organization

Estimated team size20–50 peopleModerate confidence

The security function is integrated within the broader IDC/IDG corporate structure, with leadership overseeing both internal protection and external-facing research insights.

Major functions

Security Operations Center (SOC)Risk ManagementCompliance & GovernanceMarket Intelligence & Security Research

Maturity indicators

  • Dedicated CISO role
  • Global Security Operations function
  • Public-facing security research arm contributing to industry standards

IDC demonstrates high security maturity, functioning both as a practitioner of enterprise security and a leading global authority on security market trends.

Organization figures are CLI estimates, not disclosures. High confidence

Leadership changes

  1. Mar 2022

    IDC Appoints Cathy Huang to Lead Worldwide Security Services Research

    Leadership appointmentHigh confidence

    IDC officially announced the appointment of Cathy Huang to Research Director, Worldwide Security Services, focusing on managed security and professional services.

    Source

Only publicly reported appointments, departures and reorganizations are recorded.

Technologies observed

ISO 27001Framework1 posting
SOC 2Framework1 posting

Extracted verbatim from this employer's security postings. Absence from this list does not mean the tool is not in use.

Open cyber leadership roles

Cyber Leadership Index compiles these dossiers from public sources and the employer's own postings. Inferred figures are labelled with a confidence level; anything CLI cannot establish is shown as unknown rather than estimated. Last refreshed September 27, 2026.