Splunk to Host Cyber Security Panel With Prominent Government Leaders

Experts to Discuss the Importance of Continuous Monitoring for Federal Networks

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Nov 11, 2010, 09:00 ET

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 11, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Splunk today announced it will host a federal cyber security panel with government leaders and industry experts to discuss current trends and the need for continuous monitoring. Government organizations are under constant attack; dynamic threats and zero-day outbreaks continue to challenge their ability to maintain data security and network integrity. The event will be held November 18 at Zola in Washington, D.C.

Additionally, Splunk government customers will discuss the challenges with continuous monitoring and cyber security.  The event will close with a sneak preview of the Splunk FISMA Application.

What: Splunk Federal Executive Panel

Who: Opening remarks from Splunk president and CEO Godfrey Sullivan and Tony Ayaz, vice president of federal sales. The panel will include industry experts and leading government executives, including:

  • Michael Brown, Deloitte/Former CISO, FAA
  • Andy Purdy, Cyber Security Strategist, CSC
  • Tony Summerlin, Co-founder, Kickstand
  • Lisa Lindholm, CISO, Bureau of Land Management
  • Jason Polancich, VP/CTO, Novii Design

When: Thursday, November 18, 2010 from 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. ET. Panel to begin at 1:00 p.m. ET.

Where: Zola (located in the historic Le Droit Building, next to the International Spy Museum), 800 F Street NW Washington D.C., 20004

For more information about the event, visit: http://www.splunk.com/goto/Splunk_Fed_Exec_Panel2010

About Splunk

Splunk is the world's leading software used to monitor, report and analyze live streaming IT data as well as terabytes of historical data – located on-premise or in the cloud. Almost half of the Fortune 100 and more than 2,000 enterprises, service providers and government organizations in 74 countries use Splunk to improve service levels, reduce IT operations costs, mitigate security risks, and drive new levels of operational visibility.

For a new approach to IT, visit http://www.splunk.com, or visit http://www.splunk.com/download to download a free copy.

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