Humanizing Security Operations – Allie Mellen – ESW #239
The security industry spends a lot of time talking about the tools of the SOC, especially around making the SOC more 'autonomous'. But is this really what we need?
Allie is also presenting "How to effectively manage XDR" at Maintaining Endpoint Security: New opportunities and new risks (SC Media Virtual Event) on August 24, 2021. Register Now: https://www.scmagazine.com/virtual-conference/maintaining-endpoint-security-new-opportunities-and-new-risks
Segment Resources: https://go.forrester.com/blogs/stop-trying-to-take-humans-out-of-security-operations/ https://go.forrester.com/blogs/ransomware-survive-by-outrunning-the-guy-next-to-you/ https://go.forrester.com/blogs/xdr-faq-frequently-asked-questions-on-extended-detection-and-response/ https://go.forrester.com/blogs/top-5-lies-security-vendors-tell-about-the-siem/
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Guest
Allie Mellen is a Forrester analyst covering security operations, nation-state threats, and the use of automation, machine learning, and AI in security tools. She has been in the technology industry for over a decade in various engineering roles: doing research at MIT, running her own engineering consultancy, and being a hacker before finally becoming a security practitioner. She now advises Fortune 500 CISOs and security teams on their detection and response practice and frequently speaks at industry-leading events and with the press.
