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 (http://www.sqrrl.com/) 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 Sqrrl’s approach to Big Data Security Analytics.

Ely Kahn is a co-founder of Sqrrl. Previously, Ely served in a variety of positions in the Federal Government, including Director of Cybersecurity at the National Security Staff in White House, Deputy Chief of Staff at the National Protection Programs Directorate in the Department of Homeland Security, and Director of Risk Management and Strategic Innovation in the Transportation Security Administration. Before his service in the Federal Government, Ely was a management consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton. Ely has a BA from Harvard University and a MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.