Data Streaming Meetup

Join us for a Data Streaming meetup on Thursday, May 21st from 7:00pm in Madrid hosted by MasOrange!
Talks in English.

📍Venue:
Orange Digital Center
Calle de San Bernardo, 101, Chamberí, 28015 Madrid

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🗓 Agenda:

• 7:00pm: Doors open
• 7:00pm - 7:15pm - Intro to the agenda
• 7:15pm - 7:45pm - Talk + Q&A w/Olena Kutsenko, Confluent
• 7:45pm - 8:15pm - Talk + Q&A w/ TBA MasOrange
• 8:00pm - 9:00pm - Pizzas, beverages and networking

💡 Speaker One:
Olena Kutsenko, Staff Developer Advocate, Confluent

Title of Talk:
Securing data in motion the right way

Abstract:
Data streaming is powering everything from fraud detection and real-time analytics to patient monitoring and order fulfillment. But as the role of streaming grows, so does the risk - because many streaming platforms, like Apache Kafka, aren't secure by default.
In this talk, we'll take a practical look at data streaming security through the lens of Kafka, one of the most widely adopted streaming platforms in the world. We'll walk through what can go wrong - real examples of exposing 14M patient-doctor messages, or years of real-time delivery info to the internet - and what it takes to do it right.

We'll cover the key pillars of securing a streaming system: encryption in transit and at rest, access control, monitoring, and key management. Along the way, we'll look at the trade-offs like disk encryption vs. end-to-end encryption, what is behind field-level and envelope encryption, and the realities of using customer-managed keys in regulated industries.

We'll also explore how streaming security has evolved, how real vulnerabilities (like CVE-2019-12399) highlight the need for patching and monitoring, and what successful multi-layered security looks like in production - from financial institutions to healthcare platforms.
If you're building, running, or scaling streaming systems, this talk will help you see the security blind spots and give you concrete steps to protect the data flowing through your pipelines.

Bio:
Olena is a Staff Developer Advocate at Confluent and a recognized expert in data streaming and analytics. With two decades of experience in software engineering, she has built mission-critical applications, led high-performing teams, and driven large-scale technology adoption at industry leaders like Nokia, HERE Technologies, AWS, and Aiven.

A passionate advocate for real-time data processing and AI-driven applications, Olena empowers developers and organizations to use the power of streaming data. She is an AWS Community Builder, a dedicated mentor, and a volunteer instructor at a nonprofit tech school, helping to shape the next generation of engineers.

As an international speaker and thought leader, Olena regularly presents at top global conferences, sharing deep technical insights and hands-on expertise. Whether through her talks, workshops, or content, she is committed to making complex technologies accessible and inspiring innovation in the developer community.

💡 Speaker Two:
TBA MasOrange

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DISCLAIMER
NOTE: We are unable to cater for any attendees under the age of 18.
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