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Our Team Is Hiring Again: Join Gartner GTP Now!

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It is with great pleasure that I am announcing that our team is HIRING AGAIN! Join Security and Risk Management Strategies (SRMS) team at Gartner for Technical Professionals (GTP) ! Excerpts from the job description : Create and maintain high quality, accurate, and in depth documents or architecture positions in information security, application security, infrastructure security, and/or related coverage areas; Prepare for and respond to customer questions (inquiries/dialogues) during scheduled one hour sessions with accurate information and actionable advice, subject to capacity and demand; Prepare and deliver analysis in the form of presentation(s) delivered at one or more of the company’s Catalyst conferences, Summit, Symposium, webinars, or other industry speaking events; Participate in industry conferences and vendor briefings, as required to gather research and maintain a high level of knowledge and expertise; Perform limited analyst consulting subject to availability...

Monthly Blog Round-Up – February 2014

Here is my next monthly "Security Warrior" blog round-up of top 5 popular posts/topics this month: “ Simple Log Review Checklist Released! ” is often at the top of this list – the checklist is still a very useful tool for many people. “ On Free Log Management Tools ” is a companion to the checklist ( updated version ) “ Why No Open Source SIEM, EVER? ” contains some of my SIEM thinking from 2009. Is it relevant now? Well, you be the judge. “New SIEM Whitepaper on Use Cases In-Depth OUT!” (dated 2010) presents a whitepaper on select SIEM use cases described in depth with rules and reports ( the paper link is now restored!) – also see this SIEM use case in depth. My classic PCI DSS Log Review series is popular as well. The series of 18 posts cover a comprehensive log review approach, useful for building log review processes and procedures, whether regulatory or not. It is also described in more detail in our Log Management book . “SANS Top 6 Log Reports Reborn!” is ...