January 2015 Information Security Meetup - Agenda TBD - So far we have the following - will finalize the schedule as we get closer to the date:

Introduction to Big Data Techniques for Cybersecurity

The cybersecurity vendor community has no shortage of marketing buzzwords: APT, kill chain, cyber terrain, etc. However, perhaps the most hyped buzzword of them all is Big Data. In this talk we will provide a no-nonsense introduction to open source Big Data tools, such as Apache Hadoop, Apache Accumulo, and Apache Spark and how they can be utilized to combat advanced cyber threats.

The team at Sqrrl has years of experience of putting these Big Data tools to work against petabyte-scale cybersecurity datasets within the US Intelligence Community and at Fortune 100 companies. They will provide some of their lessons learned and best practices on how these tools can be used. they will also show a specific example of Sqrrls approach to Big Data Security Analytics.

Speaker: Luis Maldonado,VP of Product at Sqrrl

As VP of Products, Luis is responsible for Sqrrl's product strategy, management and marketing efforts. Luis has been designing, building and productizing enterprise software products for over 20 years. With a keen focus on creating business value from large-scale computing systems, Luis has shaped technologies that include middleware, cloud computing, security and big data into business-driven must have products. Prior to Sqrrl, Luis led the product management efforts for HP's Vertica business unit and previously held product leadership positions for companies such as Akamai, Progress Software and Imprivata. Luis holds a B.S. in computer science and engineering from MIT.

SSH Communications Security is the market leader in developing advanced security solutions that enable, monitor and manage encrypted networks.

In 1995, the companys founder, Tatu Ylnen, invented the Secure Shell protocol, which soon became the gold standard for data-in-transit security. Today Secure Shell is one of the most widely used protocols in the world and SSH Communications Security has grown to serve over 3,000 customers around the globe.

Throughout our history, we have developed leading edge security solutions that enable organizations to protect against a rapidly growing threat landscape that includes both internal and external actors. Our platform based approach to Secure Shell deployment and management provides the only solution on the market that addresses the need for security, compliance and operational efficiency in todays complex enterprise environments.

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Food and drinks will be provides as well as an awesome draw for prizes to participants who will provide business cards