Ep. 54: How SOAR Technologies Force Multiply Your IR Assets
October 29, 2018
Hosted by George Rettas
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Episode Description
Special Guest Michael Fowler, Vice President of Professional Services for DFLabs, appears on Episode #54 of Task Force 7 Radio to talk about how Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response Technologies can force multiply the Incident Response capabilities of any organization. Fowler explains how SOAR technologies work, if they should be expected to take the place of humans, and what he biggest benefits of SOAR technologies are to an existing infrastructure. Fowler gives the audience the straight scoop on what hurdles and challenges organizations should expect when implementing a SOAR platform into their existing infrastructure, and how SOAR can mitigate some of your biggest pain points in the Incident Response Process. If you are interested how SOAR technologies can strengthen your overall crisis management capability of your organization and whether or not you can expedite the implementation of SOAR into your infrastructure, then don't miss Episode #54 of TF7 Radio!
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George Rettas
George Rettas is one of the most well-known cyber security professionals in the world with extensive experience practicing cyber security in both the public and private sectors, Mr. Rettas is a serial entrepreneur, serving as the CEO and President of Task Force 7 Radio, LLC, and Task Force 7 Technologies, Inc. a company focusing on building the world’s first and only Professional Cyber Security Social Network. Mr. Rettas is also the President and CEO of Code X Entertainment, LLC, a company focused on producing television, movies, literary, digital, and merchandising products.
Mr. Rettas has worked for 12 years as a Managing Director and Partner in some of the world’s largest financial institutions holding executive management positions in cyber security operations, administration, and program management functions. He created the first Cyber Security Intelligence function in the financial services sector and detected some of the most prolific breaches in recent history, including Target breach and the JPMorgan Chase breach.
Mr. Rettas also served as a former Special Agent with the United States Secret Service, where he was the co-founder of the Newark Field Office Electronic Crimes Task Force. He is the author of the first Title III Wire Tap on an internet-facing computer network in United States history and he worked what is considered the most prolific criminal investigation in the history of the Secret Service in “Operation Firewall."
