EP 3: Chris Long: From osquery skeptic to believer

Update: 2022-07-21

Description

Chris Long is a Staff Security Engineer at Material Security, and you might know him from some of his open-source work at Detection Lab. In the episode today, we talk about his work with Facebook and Uber using osquery, and his thoughts on the present and future state of cybersecurity.

Topics discussed:

Chris’s story and how he got into cybersecurity

The day-to-day of a Staff Security Engineer

How Chris used osquery while he worked at Facebook

The benefits and power of osquery

How Chris went from an osquery skeptic to seeing the strengths

Why Chris started DetectionLab and how it helps security professionals

Top tips for device management and security strategy for organizations

Biggest challenges organizations face related to security today

Changes we can expect to see in cybersecurity over the coming years

Where to Get in Touch

Find Chris on LinkedIn

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