ExtraHop Executive to Speak at Carahsoft Government Big Data Forum

SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwired - Mar 11, 2015) - ExtraHop, the global leader in real-time wire data analytics for IT intelligence and business operations, today announced that SVP of Marketing and Business Development Erik Giesa will join executives from Arista Networks, Splunk, Gigamon, and Humangeo for a panel discussion on the intersection of Big Data and cyber security during Carahsoft's fifth annual Government Big Data Forum. During the panel, Giesa will discuss the importance of leveraging multiple data sets, including wire data, machine data, and agent data, to deliver pervasive, real-time visibility to protect and defend against today's advanced threats.

Session Title:
Cybersecurity & Big Data

Panelists:
Abe Usher, CTO, Humangeo
Tim Ogden, Director of Federal Programs, Arista Networks
Erik Giesa, SVP of Marketing & Business Development, ExtraHop
Adrish Sannyasi, Solution Engineer, Government Health Systems, Splunk
Matthew Hollingsworth, Senior Sales Engineer, Gigamon

Session Details:
Cyber attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated, a fact underscored by the spate of high-profile breaches over the past 18 months. Traditional security models are failing to stay ahead of today's advanced persistent threats, and demand for a new approach is growing. In this session, panelists will discuss the growing role of Big Data in cyber security and how a data-driven approach can help cyber defenders maintain better awareness of their networks and systems.

When:
Thursday, March 12 at 1:15pm ET

Where:
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC

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About ExtraHop
ExtraHop is the global leader in real-time wire data analytics. The ExtraHop Operational Intelligence platform analyzes all L2-L7 communications, including full bidirectional transactional payloads. This innovative approach provides the correlated, cross-tier visibility essential for application performance, availability, and security in today's complex and dynamic IT environments. The winner of numerous awards from Interop, TechTarget, and others, the ExtraHop platform scales up to 40 Gbps in a single appliance, deploys without agents, and delivers tangible value in less than 15 minutes. Learn what we mean at www.extrahop.com.