Triggering cyber breach incident response by spotting even. Chris petersen, cofounder and chief product and technology officer at. Our cloud offering provides the full breadth of our log management capabilities, security analytics capabilities, and outofthebox support for compliance automation and advanced threat detection. Im the chief technology officer and cofounder of logrhythm. Chris, lets talk about your background so we can have a better understanding of. Logrhythm, the security intelligence company, announced on may 6 the appointment of james carder as its chief information security officer ciso and vice president of logrhythm labs. Logrhythm cto and cofounder discusses the present and. Hackers arent going to rob you overnight, so centralise that log data and check it every day. Logrhythm recognized as a 2018 gartner peer insights. Cyber security firm logrhythm setting tempo for march to. Logrhythm appoints cyber security veteran james carder as. His work over the years has resulted in logrhythm being a pioneer of nextgeneration. Chris petersen cofounded logrhythm in 2003 and has served as chief technology officer since its inception.
Product marketing manager boulder, co logrhythm ladders. Logrhythm inc company profile and news bloomberg markets. Thoma bravo is a leading private equity rm focused on the software and technologyenabled services sectors. It was a desire to improve siem systems through data analysis that led chris petersen and phillip villella to start logrhythm in 2003. Prnewswire a former top federal computer security advisor discusses how threat intelligence can be used to accelerate the detection of and response to. Originally based in washington, dc under the name security conscious, inc. For those unfamiliar with it, logrhythm is an independent security intelligence company. Logrhythm now offering freemium netmon solution on their. Reporting to chris petersen, senior vice president of products, cto and cofounder at logrhythm, carder sets the vision for and directs the companys global information security program. Logrhythm goes after network threats with automated. Principle development objectives for logrhythm cloud building our award winning nextgen siem platform as a saas offering has been in. He began having friendly conversations about this with his college acquaintance, physicist and analytics expert phil villella. Thought leader chris petersen logrhythm chris petersen is the cto of logrhythm, a log analysis company.
Logrhythm was founded in 2003 by chris petersen and phillip villella to address the unmet and growing need for a comprehensive log and event management solution. Logrhythm siem pattern recognition engine uncovers. We are honored to be named a 2018 gartner peer insights customers choice for the siem market and believe this recognition underscores the commitment we have to our customers to provide nextgen siem technology backed by unparalleled customer support, said chris petersen, chief product and technology officer and cofounder of logrhythm. Lets start by introducing our audience to yourself as well as to logrhythm. Logrhythm has been named the gold award winner in the first gartner peer insights customer choice awards for security information and event management. Our mission is to help enterprises and organizations protect themselves from cyber threats.
When phil villella and chris petersen first founded logrhythm, they had a lofty goal in mind. Combined with rhythm systems methodology and software, you have the tools necessary for bridging the gap between strategy and execution. Logrhythm touts unlimited data plan for siem systems. Security information and event management siem software ernannt wurde. So, too, was the need for security analysts to detect and respond to threats rapidly. We do that by developing software that helps security operations team and security operations. His work over the years has resulted in logrhythm being a pioneer of nextgeneration siem and a market leader. Here at logrhythm we pride ourselves on making a difference. Chris petersen greater denver area professional profile linkedin. Chris petersen cofounded logrhythm in march 2003 and has served as a member of our board of directors and chief technology officer cto since our inception.
Cyber security firm logrhythm setting tempo for march to an ipo. This time i had the pleasure of sitting down with chris petersen, cto and cofounder of logrhythm. The new true unlimited data plan for logrhythms nextgen siem allows organisations to keep up with the pace of cyberthreats, cto chris petersen told itwire even though 2019 is shaping up to be. The logrhythm nextgen siem platform moves to the cloud. Logrhythm is introducing an addition to its nextgen siem offerings that features automated detection, qualification, investigation, and response for advanced, networkborne threats. This is critical to achieving success and is a primary reason most companies dont hit their numbers. Social engineering, which is another form of phishing, is still one of the most common ways in which a bad actor is able to compromise a target. Initially, customers ran our software on a wide variety of hardware platforms, says chris petersen, logrhythms cofounder and chief technology officer. The company has built a platform based on nextgeneration siem secure information and event management, log management and endpoint analysis. Logrhythm helps companies quickly identity threats like compromised systems and user accounts and ensures damaging cyber incidents such as data breaches are avoided.
Logrhythm was founded in 2003 by chris petersen and phillip villella to address the unmet and growing. Usbased cyber security intelligence platform logrhythm is an industry leader. Chris, lets talk about your background so we can have a better understanding of where you are coming from. Logrhythm is a popular vendor of siem solutions, and is well known for their network monitor tool, and its freemium version, netmon freemium. The company offers platform that detects, prioritize, and neutralize cyber threats, as well as log management, network and. Since 2003, logrhythm has proven its innovation and leadership in the application of automation, analytics and artificial intelligence to solve customers advanced threat detection and threat lifecycle management challenges, and achieve security operations workflow efficiency, said chris petersen, cto, chief product officer and co. Their varied experience with customers gave them insight into how to architect an enterpriseclass solution for maximum utility and longterm viability. The somm provides a systematic guide for an organization to assess and actively achieve a heightened security posture. The two founders met in colorado in 2001 when petersen was laid off from enterasys, after the firm ran into financial trouble. Logrhythm has announced the release of logrhythm 7. Why this security vet tapped a physicist to get logrhythm. Thoma bravo to acquire majority interest in logrhythm. Ill give you a more detailed example around phishing. That consumptionbased model has been the measurement of value, said chris petersen, cofounder and cto of logrhythm.
Logrhythms case management, search and analysis features enable customers to expedite the detection and qualification of highimpact threats, reduce. May 14, 2019 logrhythm, the company powering the worlds most modern enterprise security operations centers socs, announced that it has released a cloudbased version of. Patent 10,091,217 to logrhythm, acknowledging it as the creator of data monitoring methods that enable riskbased classification of data, a critical component. Logrhythm was founded by chris petersen and phillip villella to address the unmet and growing need for a comprehensive log and event management solution. The more you consume, the more value youre getting from your. During the dotcom boom of the 90s, chris petersen could see that increased demand for cybersecurity was on the horizon. The logrhythm nextgen siem platform moves to the cloud linkedin. Kpmgs deron grzetich and logrhythms cto, chris petersen share experiences working with clients to help detect and respond to sophisticated threats such as. We designed logrhythm cloud to deliver customers our full breadth of battletested nextgen siem platform capabilities when it comes to detecting advanced threats and ensuring the most rapid response possible, said chris petersen, cofounder and chief product and technology officer at. Logrhythm jobs, benefits, business model, founding story. Find contacts direct phone number, email address, work history, and more. He has done a lot of work in log management and has agreed to be interviewed by the securitylab, we certainly thank him for his time.
Full packet capture and traffic analytics products like netmon are critically important in defending organizations of all sizes from advanced malware, zeroday attacks, and insider threats, cto and cofounder of logrhythm chris petersen said when promoting the system. We saw an opportunity to simplify deployment, deliver predictable performance, and ensure smooth operation of products. The companys platform uniquely unifies nextgeneration siem, log management, network and endpoint monitoring, user entity and behavior analytics ueba, security automation and orchestration and advanced security analytics, enabling organizations to rapidly. Logrhythm advances nextgen siem security platform with. Phishing is something that all organizations contend with.
Petersen currently serves as logrhythms chief product and technology officer cpocto. Our award winning security platform utilizes siem, network and endpoint monitoring, and user entity and behavior. Logrhythms chris petersen, james carder present at sans. Chris petersen, senior vice president of customer care, chief technology officer and cofounder at logrhythm, will address this in an sc magazine 2020 webcast titled, rightsizing your siem on. Chris petersen cofounded logrhythm in 2003 and has served as chief. Looking forward, petersen said that logrhythm will be looking to apply additional machine learning capabilities into the platform for behavioral profiling and predictive analytics. Chris petersen, cto and founder of logrhythm prior to founding logrhythm, chris provided security services to fortune 500 clients as a senior it consultant for pricewaterhousecoopers and ernst. Chris petersen symantec has joined crowdstrike, norse, threatstream and webroot as partners in logrhythm s threat intelligence vendor consortium that aims to provide a platform for security analytics and intelligence services against cyber threats. He began having friendly conversations about this with his college acquaintance, physicist and analytics expert phil. Buy or sell logrhythm stock pre ipo via an equityzen fund. They are one of the heavy hitters in the continuously growing security information and event management siem field. Recently, chris petersen logrhythm s cto and cofounder recently published the security operations maturity model somm.
Logrhythm cto and former white house cybersecurity. This interview delves into the security technology operations space. With logrhythm cloud, we provide infrastructure management, software updates, 24x7 health monitoring, and. According to a release, the update optimizes the platform to deliver efficient, effective endtoend threat lifecycle. Logrhythm accelerates detection and response to cyber. This type of analytics is performed by software using machine learning and other automated analysis techniques where outputs can be efficiently leveraged by people. Logrhythm adds more soar capabilities into their nextgen siem. Global leader of nextgen siem platform combining advanced security analytics, ueba, ndr, and soar in a single endtoend solution. Logrhythm wins gold in the 2017 gartner peer insights. Chris petersen is the cto of logrhythm, a log analysis company. James carder and chris petersen of logrhythm and alissa torres of the sans institute joined sameer bhalotra, former senior cybersecurity director at the white house, as presenters at the recent sans digital forensics incident response summit logrhythm said july 2 their presentation titled finding the needle in the haystack. Table of contents 3 preface 4 a new approach is required. Logrhythm and kpmg to host 9 webinar on detecting and.