Dear colleagues,
I am happy to announce the NetSec Lecture Series [1] that is organized
by the GI Netsec working group [2]. The first digital talk in the series
is on April 21st, 5pm (CEST) and our first speaker is Dr. Robin Sommer
from Corelight.
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April 21st, 5pm (CEST), Dr. Robin Sommer (Corelight)
Join via Zoom:
https://tu-berlin.zoom.us/j/63223549564?pwd=SUdRSjcvVzJJeVhielM0UE5pNGhlQT09
*Transition To Practice, They Say: How Two Decades of Security Research
Ultimately Spawned a Silicon Valley Startup*
*Abstract:* In academia, it can require perseverance and patience to see
your research gaining real-world traction. In this presentation we will
recap the journey that turned the open source network security monitor
Zeek (formerly Bro) from a little known research platform into a
powerful operational security tool that’s now helping protect some of
the largest, most sensitive organizations. Over a period of more than
two decades, Zeek went through a series of quite distinct phases (as
well as a couple of near-death experiences) that, in hindsight, all
proved critical to exploit the full potential of the original
technology. Today, the Zeek project is thriving more than ever: An
active open source community continues to extend the system’s
capabilities, while a venture-backed startup founded by its creators
provides turn-key products to large enterprises and government
organizations.
*CV:* Robin Sommer is a Co-Founder at Corelight, a San Francisco-based
security startup providing open NDR solutions based on Zeek. He has been
leading the development team behind Zeek for many years. Before
Corelight, Robin was a Senior Researcher at the International Computer
Science Institute (ICSI) in Berkeley, California, where he led a range
of research projects on network security and privacy. Robin has served
on numerous review committees for academic conferences and funding
organizations, and as the General Chair for the 2013 IEEE Security &
Privacy Symposium. He holds a doctorate degree from the Technical
University of Munich, Germany, and is now back living in Munich as well,
from where he continues to lead Corelight’s open source development team.
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Dates in the NetSec Lecture Series
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*April 21st (English):* Dr. Robin Sommer, Corlight - "Transition To
Practice, They Say: How Two Decades of Security Research Ultimately
Spawned a Silicon Valley Startup"
*May (English):* Jens Hiller, RWTH Aachen
*June 15th (English):* Prof. Dr. Andreas Peter, Universität Oldenburg
*July (German):* Panel "Right to Encryption"
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Best,
The steering committee of the NetSec working group
[1] https://gi.de/veranstaltung/netsec-lecture-series
[2] https://fg-netsec.gi.de/
Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen,
pünktlich zu Ostern ein kleines Geschenk der Fachgruppe NetSec: die
digitale "NetSec Lecture Series" im Sommersemester.
https://fg-netsec.gi.de/veranstaltung/netsec-lecture-series
Die erste Veranstaltung findet am 21. April von 17-18:30 Uhr über Zoom
statt. Unser erster Vortragender ist Dr. Robin Sommer (Corelight), der
über die Reise des Open-Source-IDS Zeek von einem akademischen
Forschungsprojekt hin zu einem Silicon-Valley-Startup referieren wird.
Termine in der NetSec Lecture Series
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*21. April 2022:* Dr. Robin Sommer, Corlight - "Transition To Practice,
They Say: How Two Decades of Security Research Ultimately Spawned a
Silicon Valley Startup"
*Mai 2022:* Jens Hiller, RWTH Aachen
*15. Juni:* Prof. Dr. Andreas Peter, Universität Oldenburg
*Juli 2022:* Podiumsdiskussion zum Thema "Recht auf Verschlüsselung"
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Die Zoom-Einwahldaten für die Veranstaltung sind:
https://tu-berlin.zoom.us/j/63223549564?pwd=SUdRSjcvVzJJeVhielM0UE5pNGhlQT09
Erster Talk am 21. April 2022, 17 Uhr:
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*Transition To Practice, They Say: How Two Decades of Security Research
Ultimately Spawned a Silicon Valley Startup*
*Abstract:* In academia, it can require perseverance and patience to see
your research gaining real-world traction. In this presentation we will
recap the journey that turned the open source network security monitor
Zeek (formerly Bro) from a little known research platform into a
powerful operational security tool that’s now helping protect some of
the largest, most sensitive organizations. Over a period of more than
two decades, Zeek went through a series of quite distinct phases (as
well as a couple of near-death experiences) that, in hindsight, all
proved critical to exploit the full potential of the original
technology. Today, the Zeek project is thriving more than ever: An
active open source community continues to extend the system’s
capabilities, while a venture-backed startup founded by its creators
provides turn-key products to large enterprises and government
organizations.
*CV:* Robin Sommer is a Co-Founder at Corelight, a San Francisco-based
security startup providing open NDR solutions based on Zeek. He has been
leading the development team behind Zeek for many years. Before
Corelight, Robin was a Senior Researcher at the International Computer
Science Institute (ICSI) in Berkeley, California, where he led a range
of research projects on network security and privacy. Robin has served
on numerous review committees for academic conferences and funding
organizations, and as the General Chair for the 2013 IEEE Security &
Privacy Symposium. He holds a doctorate degree from the Technical
University of Munich, Germany, and is now back living in Munich as well,
from where he continues to lead Corelight’s open source development team.
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Viele Grüße
Das Leitungsgremium und Freunde der FG NetSec
