ISMG’s Virtual Roundtables focus on specific challenges being faced by information security executives in today’s cybersecurity landscape. Moderated by one of ISMG’s Executive Editors and a guest industry expert, Virtual Roundtables give cybersecurity professionals the opportunity to discuss threats and controls with a handful of market leaders in an informal and online setting, from which you will emerge with new ideas and solutions you can immediately put to work to improve your own organization’s defensive posture.
Topic
Smarter SOC Management Using XDR
(Interview hosted between Nick Holland, ISMG, and Chris Calvert, Respond Software)
Tom Field – SVP – Editorial, ISMG / Chris Calvert – CTO & Co-Founder, Respond Software
The status quo is not working for today’s SOC. There are too many alerts, compounded by too few analysts and not enough time or money to properly examine every alert that comes in. So far, the standard method of SOC management has been to send the maximum amount of data to the consoles of as many analysts as a company can afford – this is not sustainable. An approach that SOC teams may not have considered is situation-based detection and response versus alert-based. By shifting SOC teams’ focus to the “situation,” they will be empowered to look through the evidence, find the root cause, remediate and ensure the bad guys don’t get to another back door.
How can SOC management be more effective? How can I utilize my people better to solve problems and projects? And how can security professionals develop a more optimal “situation” based focus using Extended Detection and Response (XDR)?
Please join ISMG’s Tom Field for an exclusive Virtual Roundtable that will draw from the experiences of the attendees, offering thoughts on the challenges making SOC management more effective.
Discussion topics will include:
- What are the greatest challenges of managing a SOC today?
- How do I develop a “situation” based response to managing security analysts?
- What role does XDR play in the SOC of the future?
Joining Tom to provide expert insight and case studies is Chris Calvert, CTO and Co-Founder of Respond Software.
Request To Attend
Interested in participating? Submit your request to attend this virtual roundtable*:
*Please note that this is an invitation-only event and space is limited. All requests to attend will be reviewed by our event staff and approved based on professional qualifications and event capacity. Additionally, these events will not be recorded and the Chatham House Rule will apply.
Event Information
Date: Thursday, October 29th, 2020
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PT
Moderator: Tom Field
About the Sponsor
Respond Software is the cybersecurity investigation automation company and creator of the Respond Analyst, an XDR engine built to accelerate investigations for security operations teams. Defense agencies, government bodies, universities, large enterprises, and leading managed service providers use the Respond Analyst to get investigation power at machine speed. The Respond Analyst works with the broadest range of vendors, sensors, threat intelligence and data repositories in the industry to improve detection and response while raising security analyst productivity. Since its founding in 2016, Respond Software has partnered with more than 100 customers to apply data science to help security operations defend their enterprise. Learn more at www.respond-software.com.