Log Management & Security Analytics, Continuous Intelligence

Chas Clawson

Field CTO, Security

As a technologist interested in disruptive cloud technologies, Chas joined Sumo Logic's Cyber Security team with over 15 years in the field, consulting with many federal agencies on how to secure modern workloads. In the federal space, he spent time as an architect designing the Department of Commerce ESOC SIEM solution. He also worked at the NSA as a civilian conducting Red Team assessments and within the office of compliance and policy. Commercially, he has worked with MSSP practices and security consulting services for various fortune 500 companies. Chas also enjoys teaching Networking & Cyber Security courses as a Professor at the University of Maryland Global College.

Posts by Chas Clawson

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Cloudy with a chance of breach: advanced threat hunting strategies for a hyperconnected and SaaSy world

Like scouting out to protect your base camp from bears, threat hunting protects your digital base camp from outside threats. Learn how threat hunting has evolved in the cloud.

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Securing open source infrastructure – Log all the things

Using open source software to secure infrastructure means getting access to all the logs. Learn more about how OpenTelemetry and syslog-ng are innovating log aggregation.

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How to navigate the rapid changes and consolidation in the SIEM and security analytics market

The SIEM market is consolidating with numerous mergers and acquisitions. What does this mean for your organization? Discover the pitfalls and how to navigate prioritizing security in a changing market.

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Guarding the game: securing digital playgrounds

You can’t play around with cybersecurity for esports. With the recent hack of a major tournament, the value and importance of security for digital experiences is even more crucial.

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Don’t just shift left, level up: Building a modern cyber defense program

Embracing "security as code" across Development, Design and Detection lets you quickly identify and mitigate potential threats, reducing the potential impact of any security incidents. Discover how to go beyond shift left and become cyber resilient.

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The ultimate race condition: Securing open source infrastructure

Open source security software isn't for hobbyists anymore. Now that businesses rely on OSS for security, learn about the benefits and pitfalls.

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Defragging database security in a fragmented cloud world

Cloud database security is always evolving. Securing data in the cloud is only the beginning. Learn how security architectures have changed, what the modern app stack looks like, and cloud database security best practices.

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What is database security?

Learn more about database security and the challenges of cybersecurity. Discover the best practices to help you protect your data from internal and external threats.

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Why end-to-end visibility is critical to secure your apps in a serverless world

It's hard to secure applications across cloud services when developers release code fast. See how Sumo Logic secures apps in a serverless world.

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Building your modern cloud SIEM

SIEM has traditionally earned itself a bad reputation as an unwieldy and unmanageable tool that really never lived up to its promises. In my presentation during Illuminate, I talked about what Sumo Logic is doing to modernize log analytics and SIEM as a whole.

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Best Practices for Data Tagging, Data Classification & Data Enrichment

Discover the ins and outs of data classification, data tagging, and data enrichment. Learn best practices to optimize all three.

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