Logs! Packets! NetFlow! So much data but yet we struggle to wade through the volumes of information being captured. There's visual analysis, "behavioral" analysis, and security analytics (whatever that means). This talk isn't going to wade in on those topics. We simply set out to demonstrate an effective means to answer these simple questions (at lightning speeds): Has this happened before? Or more simply, show me what new things are happening. Is it common or rare for this to happen?
Maxim Pevzner is a data architect for for a startup in Cambridge. Maxim has had a hand in the architecture and operations of big data environments at companies including Facebook, Zynga, NetFlix.
By day, Daniel Reich is a business development manager driving the cloud security strategy for EMC's Hybrid Cloud Solutions organization. By night, he's working hands on with technology on projects like the one being presented at BSides. An accomplished technologist, Mr. Reich was previously a co-founder of several successful technology companies.