
Data Driven Security - Episode 1
01/13/14 • 70 min
Episode 1
In this episode, Bob & Jay invite Alex Pinto (@alexcpsec), Michael Roytman (@mroytman) & Russ Thomas (@mrmeritology) on to the show to discuss what makes up "security data science". They delve into the tools of the trade, posit on future of the intersection of security and data science and relate their own personal & professional experiences trying to introduce "data science" into infosec. Bob & Jay also talk about recent blog posts and do a mini-review of the recently published book "Data Smart".
Watch along "live" with the un-edited "director's" cut.
Topic/resources mentioned in this episode:
Russ Thomas
https://twitter.com/mrmeritology
- http://exploringpossibilityspace.blogspot.com/
Alex Pinto
Michael Roytman
https://twitter.com/mroytman
- http://about.me/michaelroytman
MLSec Project
KDD - Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining Conference
The (in)famous KDD’99 dataset
http://kdd.ics.uci.edu/databases/kddcup99/kddcup99.html
Alex's version of the Data Science Venn Diagram
Alex's xkcd shirt
http://store-xkcd-com.myshopify.com/collections/apparel/products/self-reference
Measuring vs Modeling
https://www.usenix.org/system/files/login/articles/14_geer-online_0.pdf
VCDB: Top 10 Actions by Industry
http://datadrivensecurity.info/blog/posts/2014/Jan/top10-threat-actions/
Wizard Pro
Julia
The Data Science Venn Diagram
http://drewconway.com/zia/2013/3/26/the-data-science-venn-diagram
Data Smart
http://www.amazon.com/Data-Smart-Science-Transform-Information/dp/111866146X
Risk I/O
Make sure to bookmark Data Driven Security blog and podcast and check out the upcoming book.
Episode 1
In this episode, Bob & Jay invite Alex Pinto (@alexcpsec), Michael Roytman (@mroytman) & Russ Thomas (@mrmeritology) on to the show to discuss what makes up "security data science". They delve into the tools of the trade, posit on future of the intersection of security and data science and relate their own personal & professional experiences trying to introduce "data science" into infosec. Bob & Jay also talk about recent blog posts and do a mini-review of the recently published book "Data Smart".
Watch along "live" with the un-edited "director's" cut.
Topic/resources mentioned in this episode:
Russ Thomas
https://twitter.com/mrmeritology
- http://exploringpossibilityspace.blogspot.com/
Alex Pinto
Michael Roytman
https://twitter.com/mroytman
- http://about.me/michaelroytman
MLSec Project
KDD - Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining Conference
The (in)famous KDD’99 dataset
http://kdd.ics.uci.edu/databases/kddcup99/kddcup99.html
Alex's version of the Data Science Venn Diagram
Alex's xkcd shirt
http://store-xkcd-com.myshopify.com/collections/apparel/products/self-reference
Measuring vs Modeling
https://www.usenix.org/system/files/login/articles/14_geer-online_0.pdf
VCDB: Top 10 Actions by Industry
http://datadrivensecurity.info/blog/posts/2014/Jan/top10-threat-actions/
Wizard Pro
Julia
The Data Science Venn Diagram
http://drewconway.com/zia/2013/3/26/the-data-science-venn-diagram
Data Smart
http://www.amazon.com/Data-Smart-Science-Transform-Information/dp/111866146X
Risk I/O
Make sure to bookmark Data Driven Security blog and podcast and check out the upcoming book.
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Data Driven Security - Episode 0
Episode 0
In this inaugural episode of the Data Driven Security Podcast, Bob and Jay introduce the podcast and themselves, showcase the new Data Driven Security blog and shill their upcoming book: Data Driven Security being published by Wiley Press in 2014.
Resources mentioned in the episode:
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Data Driven Security - Episode 2
Episode 2!
In this episode of the Data Driven Security Podcast, Bob and Jay review the DDS coverage of Harvard's "Weathering the Data Storm" symposium including some specific focus on the IPython talk by Fernando Pérez, Cynthia Rudin's "Manhole Event" paper and the pretty consistent theme of "need to prove your models in little data before driving them to scale". Then, they execute a whirlwind review of recent blog posts, give a preview of an upcoming talk at RSA by Jay & Wade Baker, plus give a preview of upcoming DDS blog and podcast topics.
NOTE: An enhanced, video version of Episode 2 is available on YouTube.
Resources mentioned in the episode:
- Weathering the Data Storm symposium
- DDS Tweetscription of the symposium with links to resources covered in the talks
- openPERT
- The new DDS Data Set Collection
- DDS' new short domain
- Review of recent DDS blog posts including the "marx" data set, malicious cartography and data-driven risk analysis
- SolvoMediocris - "FAIR"-like risk analysis tools built by DDS
- Jay & Bob's ZeroAccess collaboration
- More ZeroAccess machinations
- Facebook/Princeton Article with mixed ggplot and Excel graphics
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