As part of our sector-by-sector M&A analysis, we look at the deals that mattered in 2010 and assess the prospects for dealmaking in the coming year in the security and networking sectors. Where will we see deals, and which companies might be involved?
I’m hoping my readers can help vote up some of the presentations that I am a part of at BSidesSanFrancisco. As such, here is a consolidated view of the presentations:
Nearly a decade old, the SIEM and log management market has matured over time and is now widely adopted among large enterprises and government agencies seeking to maintain compliance and respond to security incidents. Unfortunately, most SIEM and log management products constrain end users’ ability to drill down and analyze the data, which is so necessary to drive informed incident response and the continuous improvement efforts originally intended by compliance regulations.
Led by a panel of security management experts, this talk will discuss emerging use cases that are “prying open” SIEM platforms, analytics and dashboards. Sub-topics of interest will include:
– How to Walk, Talk and Dream Like a Security “Quant”
– SQL as Cyber-attack Signature Language
– Leveraging BI Tools to Mine Security Data
– Dashboards For All My Friends (CISO, CIO, CEO, Customer 1, Customer 2…)
The goal of this session is to stimulate an industry dialogue on how best to turn “the art of the possible” into “the science of the necessary” when it comes to truly customer-driven security data analysis. Panelists will include: Joe Gottlieb, CEO of SenSage; Andrew Hay, Security Analyst at The 451 Group; and Dan Ritari, Vice President of Enterprise Information Risk Management at Deluxe Corporation. Come join the debate and help shape the revolution!
These are my links for January 8th from 21:07 to 21:07: