Digging Into XDR – Allie Mellen – ESW #253
XDR is the buzzword practitioners can't seem to escape. Or is it? Allie Mellen, Forrester Analyst, will cover her research on what XDR is and what it isn't to help practitioners understand what it really means for them.
Segment Resources:
https://www.forrester.com/blogs/announcing-the-first-and-only-evaluative-research-on-xdr-the-forrester-new-wave-extended-detection-and-response-providers-q4-2021/ https://www.forrester.com/blogs/xdr-faq-frequently-asked-questions-on-extended-detection-and-response/ https://www.forrester.com/blogs/what-security-market-definitions-tell-practitioners/
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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.