Aplura’s consultants are part of the information security community, and as such develop papers and participate in seminars and speaking events. Feel free to check the schedule or download any content that might be valuable to your organization.
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Seminars, Lectures, and Public Appearances
May 16, 2013
Presentation: Security Analytics (PDF)Sean Wilkerson presented a technical Workshop at SplunkLiveDC |
May 15, 2013
Presentation: Advanced Architecture Topics: (PDF)Sean Wilkerson presented a technical Workshop at SplunkLiveDC |
April 27, 2013
Presentation: Go After the IT Job You WantSean Wilkerson was asked to provide a presentation on the value of an IT foundation knowledge to ITTTech: Owings Mills campus. |
April 25, 2012
Presentation: Master the BasicsDan Deighton was asked to provide a presentation on the value of an IT foundation knowledge to ITTTech: Owings Mills campus. |
April 27, 2011
Panelist: Cyber Safety ConferenceAplura was invited to participate in US Congressman Roscoe Bartlett’s 2nd Cyber Safety Conference |
February 17, 2011
Presentation: Look Before You SIM:(PDF)Sean Wilkerson presented to a federal government audience on the perils and planning required to deploy SIM as well as some personal experiences from the field. |
January 25, 2011
Presentation: Exponential Threats to a Digital Age: (PDF)Sean Wilkerson delievered information security awareness training to the CIO organization of a civilian US Agency. |
December 8-9, 2010
Panelist: SANS Log Management Summit 2010Sean Wilkerson was asked by SANS to by Splunk to present on “Log Analysis for Security and Operational Awareness: Analysts share their techniques and secrets for using log analysis tools to detect intrusions and extrusions in the enterprise. Managing resources, maintaining situational awareness, and balancing operational and security findings are all topics for this exciting panel. |
November 3, 2010
Panelist: Splunk Live Baltimore Expert PanelistSean Wilkerson was Invited by Splunk to sit on their panel during the Splunk Live Baltimore event. |
November 9, 2009
Presentation: Security Threats of Modern Day Banking CustomersSean Wilkerson was asked to present at the CISO Forum of a US Agency regarding security threats that challenge banking customers. We will discuss threats, threat-vectors and mitigations. |
May 7, 2009
Presentation: Void Your WarrantyPresented by Sean Wilkerson. Typical enterprise network security architecture includes many solutions (software and hardware) designed to do things such as enhance visibility/detection of threats or stop unwanted traffic. Billions of dollars are spent each year on security products which keep color graphs on our executives desks, security managers at relative peace, and the vendors in business, but what are these products missing? |
April 6-7, 2009
Panelist: SANS Log Management Summit 2009Sean Wilkerson was recommended by Splunk to present on “Innovative Uses of Log Management: Beyond Compliance. One attendee (Misha Govshteyn CTO of AlertLogic) posted this favorable review of Sean’s presentation which begins: Sean Wilkerson from Aplura gave one of the only substantive looks at broader trends in log management.. |
March 11, 2009
Presentation: Log Centralization For Security:(PPT), (PDF), (ODP)Sean Wilkerson presented at CALUG‘s March meeting, on Centralizing Security Data – Current Threats, Trends, and Deployment Considerations. One attendee (Dustin Fritz from the Computer Network Defense Group) posted this blog entry of the event. |
January 27, 2009
Video: Splunk ROI InterviewThe Splunk video team pulled Sean Wilkerson aside for an interview during a seminar. |
October 21, 2008
Panelist: Splunk Live East Customer PanelistSean Wilkerson was invited by Splunk to sit on their panel during the Splunk Live East event. |
August 2008
Presentation: Wireless Policy Enforcement Market Survey – 2008: (PPT), (PDF), (ODP)Aplura performed a market survey and evaluation of WIPS products in August 2008 |
October 10, 2007
Presentation: Before You SIM: A look at central log collection DOs and DON’TsA discussion of SIM (Security Information Management) technology, what it is, and how it might or might not be helpful to an organization. Also covered is: determining requirements, vendor selection, implementation, and validation. |
August 8, 2007
Presentation: FOSS Virtualization TechnologiesOverview of existing virtualization technologies followed by a real-world example featuring Xen. Tips, tricks and gotchas will be covered. |
June 13, 2007
Presentation: Make a Failed COTS Solution Useful With FOSSHow we overcame a technical limitation with a proprietary solution using a little creativity and FOSS to convert 100 COTS IDS appliances into our own security platform. |