Logrhythm cofounder and cto chris petersen is a rare colorado native, running a coloradobased company that has won numerous awards, including apex company of the year. 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, 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. Originally based in washington, dc under the name security conscious, inc. 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 accelerates detection and response to cyber. He began having friendly conversations about this with his college acquaintance, physicist and analytics expert phil. Logrhythm cto and cofounder discusses the present and. The company offers platform that detects, prioritize, and neutralize cyber threats, as well as log management, network and.
Logrhythm wins gold in the 2017 gartner peer insights. Chris, lets talk about your background so we can have a better understanding of. 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. Our mission is to help enterprises and organizations protect themselves from cyber threats. Product marketing manager boulder, co logrhythm ladders. Logrhythm touts unlimited data plan for siem systems. His work over the years has resulted in logrhythm being a pioneer of nextgeneration. For those unfamiliar with it, logrhythm is an independent security intelligence company. Logrhythm siem pattern recognition engine uncovers. Give me a couple of examples of use cases where major problems can be solved by automation. The logrhythm nextgen siem platform moves to the cloud. During the dotcom boom of the 90s, chris petersen could see that increased demand for cybersecurity was on the horizon. He began having friendly conversations about this with his college acquaintance, physicist and analytics expert phil villella.
They are one of the heavy hitters in the continuously growing security information and event management siem field. Prnewswire a former top federal computer security advisor discusses how threat intelligence can be used to accelerate the detection of and response to. Logrhythm recognized as a 2018 gartner peer insights. We do that by developing software that helps security operations team and security operations. Cyber security firm logrhythm setting tempo for march to an ipo. We saw an opportunity to simplify deployment, deliver predictable performance, and ensure smooth operation of products. Logrhythm has been named the gold award winner in the first gartner peer insights customer choice awards for security information and event management. His work over the years has resulted in logrhythm being a pioneer of nextgeneration siem and a market leader.
Find contacts direct phone number, email address, work history, and more. Thought leader chris petersen logrhythm chris petersen is the cto of logrhythm, a log analysis company. Chris petersen greater denver area professional profile linkedin. The company has built a platform based on nextgeneration siem secure information and event management, log management and endpoint analysis. Logrhythm was founded in 2003 by chris petersen and phillip villella to address the unmet and growing. Kpmgs deron grzetich and logrhythms cto, chris petersen share experiences working with clients to help detect and respond to sophisticated threats such as. Chris petersen, cofounder and chief product and technology officer at. Their varied experience with customers gave them insight into how to architect an enterpriseclass solution for maximum utility and longterm viability. 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. Chris, lets talk about your background so we can have a better understanding of where you are coming from.
Logrhythm jobs, benefits, business model, founding story. 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. The two founders met in colorado in 2001 when petersen was laid off from enterasys, after the firm ran into financial trouble. Triggering cyber breach incident response by spotting even. Logrhythm is a popular vendor of siem solutions, and is well known for their network monitor tool, and its freemium version, netmon freemium. Logrhythm inc company profile and news bloomberg markets. 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. 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. Logrhythm receives patent for data monitoring tech. Our award winning security platform utilizes siem, network and endpoint monitoring, and user entity and behavior. So, too, was the need for security analysts to detect and respond to threats rapidly.
Why this security vet tapped a physicist to get logrhythm. Thoma bravo to acquire majority interest in logrhythm. 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. Looking forward, petersen said that logrhythm will be looking to apply additional machine learning capabilities into the platform for behavioral profiling and predictive analytics. Logrhythms case management, search and analysis features enable customers to expedite the detection and qualification of highimpact threats, reduce. Recently, chris petersen logrhythm s cto and cofounder recently published the security operations maturity model somm. Combined with rhythm systems methodology and software, you have the tools necessary for bridging the gap between strategy and execution.
This type of analytics is performed by software using machine learning and other automated analysis techniques where outputs can be efficiently leveraged by people. Table of contents 3 preface 4 a new approach is required. 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. When phil villella and chris petersen first founded logrhythm, they had a lofty goal in mind. The more you consume, the more value youre getting from your. Chris petersen is the cto of logrhythm, a log analysis company. Lets start by introducing our audience to yourself as well as to logrhythm.
Chris petersen cofounded logrhythm in 2003 and has served as chief technology officer since its inception. Thoma bravo has long admired the work of andy, chris petersen, cto, chief scientist phil villella and the entire logrhythm team, boro said in a statement. Logrhythm advances nextgen siem security platform with. 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. Hackers arent going to rob you overnight, so centralise that log data and check it every day. The somm provides a systematic guide for an organization to assess and actively achieve a heightened security posture. 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. 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. Security information and event management siem software ernannt wurde. Phishing is something that all organizations contend with.
Buy or sell logrhythm stock pre ipo via an equityzen fund. According to a release, the update optimizes the platform to deliver efficient, effective endtoend threat lifecycle. 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. Petersen currently serves as logrhythms chief product and technology officer cpocto. Cyber security firm logrhythm setting tempo for march to.
Chris petersen cofounded logrhythm in 2003 and has served as chief. Logrhythm adds more soar capabilities into their nextgen siem. 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. Logrhythm cto and former white house cybersecurity. This time i had the pleasure of sitting down with chris petersen, cto and cofounder of logrhythm. Thoma bravo is a leading private equity rm focused on the software and technologyenabled services sectors. 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. 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.
Logrhythm goes after network threats with automated. The logrhythm nextgen siem platform moves to the cloud linkedin. Logrhythms chris petersen, james carder present at sans. Logrhythm has announced the release of logrhythm 7. Logrhythm now offering freemium netmon solution on their. Logrhythm was founded by chris petersen and phillip villella to address the unmet and growing need for a comprehensive log and event management solution. Patent 10,091,217 to logrhythm, acknowledging it as the creator of data monitoring methods that enable riskbased classification of data, a critical component. Here at logrhythm we pride ourselves on making a difference. 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. Im the chief technology officer and cofounder of logrhythm. This interview delves into the security technology operations space.
Logrhythm appoints cyber security veteran james carder as. 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. Global leader of nextgen siem platform combining advanced security analytics, ueba, ndr, and soar in a single endtoend solution. Logrhythm helps companies quickly identity threats like compromised systems and user accounts and ensures damaging cyber incidents such as data breaches are avoided. 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. It was a desire to improve siem systems through data analysis that led chris petersen and phillip villella to start logrhythm in 2003.
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