Civilian Casualty, Cognitive Injection, and Big Data

1. A civilian casualty in the Net Neutrality Battle (6:50-7:10)

by Devan Dewey | @DevanDewey (https://twitter.com/devandewey) | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/pub/devan-dewey/0/85/858)

Net Neutrality is a topic fraught with political overtones, regulatory landmines, and polarizing issues. Most of the discourse has been focused on the potential effects that regulatory and statutory changes could have on consumer access, entrepreneurial innovation, and provider business models. However, little has been said about the negative impacts that lack of action could have – and is having – on businesses every day. Devan Dewey, CTO at NEPC, will talk about the real-world impacts he experienced when the absence of regulatory clarity allowed providers to duke it out online, and the overwhelming challenges and frustrations he overcame so that his business continued to run. His shocking findings were related in the Google-backed M-Lab Report (https://medium.com/backchannel/jammed-e474fc4925e4).

About Devan. NEPC (http://www.nepc.com)'s Chief Technology Officer, Devan is responsible for the overall development and implementation of the business IT infrastructure. Previously, he implemented Oracle solutions for Teradyne and lead IT functions at Segue Software. He also implemented a program management system at Boston Medical Center and a distribution operations system at Medical Speciality Distributors. He earned his MBA from Northeastern University and his BS from Tufts University.

2. Cognitive Injection! (7:15-7:35)

by Andy Ellis | @csoandy (https://twitter.com/csoandy) | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/csoandy) | http://csoandy.com

It's a trope among security professionals that other humans - mere mundanes - don't 'get' security, and make foolish decisions. But this is an easy out, and a fundamental attribution error. Everyone has different incentives, motivators, and even perceptions of the world. By understanding this -- and how the human wetware has evolved over the last fifty thousand years or so -- we can redesign our security programs to better manipulate people.

About Andy. Akamai's (http://www.akamai.com) Chief Security Officer, Andy Ellis is responsible for overseeing the security architecture and compliance of the company's massive, globally distributed network. He is the designer and patentholder of Akamai's SSL acceleration network, as well as several of the critical technologies underpinning the company’s Kona Security Solutions. Andy is at the forefront of Internet policy; as a speaker, blogger, member of the FCC CSRIC and Department of Homeland Security's NSTAC/NIAC, and an advisory board member of HacKid. He is a graduate of MIT and a former US Air Force officer, the recipient of CSO Magazine Compass Award, Air Force Commendation Medal, Wine Spectator's Award of Excellence, and Spirit of Disneyland Award.

3. Big data techniques in Cybersecurity (7:40-8)

by Adam Fuchs | @scubafuchs (https://twitter.com/scubafuchs) | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/pub/adam-fuchs/5a/906/783)

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

About Adam. Sqrrl's (http://sqrrl.com) Chief Technology Officer and co-founder, Adam Fuchs is responsible for ensuring that Sqrrl is leading the world in Big Data Infrastructure technology. Previously at the National Security Agency, Adam was an innovator and technical director for several database projects, handling some of the world’s largest and most diverse data sets. He is a co-founder of the Apache Accumulo project. Adam has a BS in Computer Science from the University of Washington and has completed extensive graduate-level course work at the University of Maryland.

Thank you for generously providing beer for the event! OpenSkyCorp (http://openskycorp.com) is looking for security engineers. If you’re interested in working on some cool projects, ping Theresa Gridley (https://www.linkedin.com/in/theresagridley)! We'll be meeting at Mead Hall for an open bar!

Schedule

6:00 - 6:30: Pizza

6:30 - 6:35: Cybersecurity Opener by Akshat

6:35 - 6:40: Lulzy News by Cindy

6:40 - 6:45: Tool of the month by Will

8:00+ Craft beer @ Mead Hall

How to find us (https://www.meetup.com/boston-security-meetup/pages/FAQ/)

Why are you charging $1?

We're looking for an accurate count for food and some people have suggested charging $1. They mentioned that the $1 RSVP charge would get us a pretty accurate headcount and cover some costs at the same time. It seems to be working but let us know if you have another suggestion!