ISSA Central Plains Chapter
March 6th,  2020

 

Central Plains Chapter Meeting:

"Mythbusting Behavior and Anomaly Analysis", David Cardwell

David Cardwell is a Client Solutions Advisor with Optiv Security and specializes in aligning information security solutions to an organizations' current and future goals. Cardwell has fifteen years of experience in information security ranging from client technical support, professional services consulting, and security architecture design. Combining his consulting background and participation in several subject matter expert groups, Cardwell has a depth of experience across multiple environments and solutions deployed for all verticals. Cardwell's no BS approach and commitment to doing the right thing, manifests as unbiased opinions and a desire to solve problems with you. Prior to joining Optiv in 2005, David worked as a network engineer for a school district in Missouri. Here he focused on installing, configuring, and supporting the network infrastructure as well as administering endpoint security tools. Cardwell earned an Associates of Applied Science in Computer Networking from Linn State Technical College, and a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from Central Missouri State University. He has held numerous industry certifications including CISSP, CCNP, CCDA, and regularly presents for various groups such as RSA SecureWorld, OzSec, ISC2.


David will be presenting on UBEA


David will review what UEBA is meant to do, then defining what it can realistically do and why there are gaps. The presentation will then dive into the need for behavior analysis, what we should consider when building use cases, and what requirements should be considered for behavior and anomaly detection. Finally, a discussion about future capabilities in technology being able to accurately identify anomalies on its own.

 

 

The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)® is a not-for-profit international organization of information security professionals and practitioners.  It provides education forums, publications and peer interaction opportunities that enhance the knowledge, skill and professional growth of its members. We hope the ISSA will provide a chance to interface with other IT professionals and further your awareness of security practices and technologies.

 

This meeting is open to the general public with no expectations of membership.


Date:      Friday, March 6th, 2020
Location: Friends University Business & Technology Bld

               Corner of Hiram & Maple, Wichita, KS 67213
Time:     1:00 pm until 3:00 pm