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Chris Berry posted a blog postBig Data is a Big Deal
The Obama administration, along with DOD, is starting to invest heavily in Big Data. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/03/29/big-data-big-dealSee More
DR Hyatt commented on Joe Gottlieb, Community Founder's blog post Let's "Convince with Credibility" rather than "Frighten with FUD""The outside of the citadel expert generally has knowledge of the business (credibility), advance potential threats and the executive sentiment business drivers that are both quantitative as well as qualitative that have a direct impact on ROI. For…"
DR Hyatt replied to Joe Gottlieb, Community Founder's discussion How might Predictive Model Markup Language (PMML) be leveraged for portable security analytics?"PMML is an excellent method that enables dispensing and sharing predictive analytic models between different applications. As a use case it is possible to build a model in one application/system and then move it to another system to test its…"
An Introduction to Open Security Intelligence
Joe Gottlieb, CEO of Sensage and Founder of the Open Security Intelligence community, provides his perspective on the need for open analysis of security data and why he started this community.
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Let's "Convince with Credibility" rather than "Frighten with FUD"
I just noticed an interesting article in Forbes written by Richard Stiennon...the article, entitled "In Cyber, Losers Ignore, Survivors React, and Winners Predict," has a classic quote that underscores the need for objective data analysis when motivating executives to invest in security:
"Judging by the number of large enterprises that bring me in to speak to their boards and senior execs there is still a problem at the top of many organizations with recognition of the rise of…
ContinuePosted by Joe Gottlieb, Community Founder on February 14, 2012 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment
Survey: Most Security Organizations Can’t Access the Data They Need
SenSage recently conducted a survey of 383 information security professionals and found that two out of three had encountered obstacles to security data access and analysis while performing their security duties. This clearly validates the need for open data analysis architectures in the SIEM and Log Management market. According to the same survey, the tasks impacted by these obstacles are critical to the perceived effectiveness of log management, compliance reporting, real-time monitoring,…
ContinuePosted by Joe Gottlieb, Community Founder on April 7, 2011 at 2:30pm
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Logging Scope: Hoarding vs. Skimming 1 Reply
I've heard many opinions on the subject of how much to log. I am wondering how best practices - not just opinions - are evolving on this point. My opinion is that security organizations should keep as much as they can so that they can go back and…Continue
Tags: practices, best, management, log
Started by Joe Gottlieb, Community Founder. Last reply by DR Hyatt Feb 23.
Why having a well-populated asset and identity management system is critical for a SIEM deployment 1 Reply
While initiating a SIEM program is a “best practice” among IT security professionals, it’s not enough to select a vendor and press “go.” For SIEM to be effective and agile, enterprises must keep in mind that there are two components to their…Continue
Started by Chris Berry. Last reply by J. Drew Miller Aug 21, 2011.
Sensage SQL Best Practices
Here's a quick tutorial on optimizing SenSage SQL for querying event data out of Sensage via the built-in console or Sensage Open Access Engine. Would love to start sharing more of this.
Started by Chris Berry Aug 5, 2011.
Best Practices When Creating System Event Logging
We get asked by our customers often to share event logging best practices. Check out this handy guide of tips and tricks that will help advise development teams on logging system events when developing or updating home-grown applications. Please…Continue
Tags: information, management, security, siem, logging
Started by Chris Berry Aug 5, 2011.
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