Splunk Inc. today announced Steve Sommer, Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Splunk and Prescott Winter, Managing Director of The Chertoff Group and former CIO and CTO of the National Security Agency (NSA), will deliver the security keynote at the fourth annual Splunk Worldwide Users’ Conference (.conf2013) in Las Vegas.
The joint presentation, titled “How Big Data is Transforming Security,” will address how new and more advanced software is transforming security intelligence at organizations around the world. The security keynote will take place Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 1:45 p.m. PT.
Winter will draw upon his 27 years at the NSA and current role as managing director working with former DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff. He will also address the technological revolution within industries and governments.
“Technological innovation is driving a new wave of defensive tactics in cybersecurity,” said Winter. “I am excited to have the opportunity to speak about this cyber-revolution at the Splunk Users’ Conference and how companies like Splunk are reshaping the global conversation on protecting data, networks and intellectual property.”
Sommer will outline how Splunk software empowers organizations to address the complex challenges identified by Winter.
“As the lines between enterprise technology, data and government security blur, our goal is to continue innovating and leading the evolution of the security intelligence landscape,” said Sommer. “This keynote will not only address what experts can expect from the latest developments in technology, but also how to best use Splunk software to realize strategic value as part of this larger puzzle.”
The conference is set to take place September 30th through October 3rd at The Cosmopolitan Hotel of Las Vegas. This year’s theme is “Your Data, No Limits” and will feature more than 130 sessions, with nine speaking tracks and more than 40 customer presentations including:
- Application Management: Jigesh Saheba, chief architect at ADP Innovations Labs – How ADP turns Big Data from Applications into Real-time Insights
- Beyond IT: Ken Bantoft, co-founder of Satcom Integration – Business Analytics in Aviation
- Big Data: Isaac Mosquera, director of mobile at ShareThis – Big Data Analytics for Mobile Apps
- Cloud: Ted Knudsen, software engineer at Message Bus – Running a Virtualized Splunk Enterprise Infrastructure at Message Bus
- Deploying Splunk: Mark Runals, senior security engineer at Ohio State University – From the Datacenter to the Dean’s Office: The Ohio State University Splunk Roll-Out
- Developing: Henri van den Bulk, enterprise architect at Denver Water – Service Health Dashboard
- Security: Jesse Trucks, cyber security engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Automating Operational Intelligence: Stats and Summary Indexes
For a full list of all abstracts and speakers, go to the .conf2013 website.
Splunk is also accepting applications and will honor customers and partners in the Splunk Revolution Awards. The awards recognize individual Splunk users in various categories.
For developers, Splunk is hosting a competition – the Splunk App Dev Contest – to recognize the groundbreaking projects users create using Splunk software. Those applying can do so through August 30, 2013. To apply, click here.
To register for the conference, click here.
