Name
D3. Threshing Floor: An Intelligence Analyst’s Approach to Transforming Raw Data into Actionable Insight
Track
Architecture/How-To
Date
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Time
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Description
In this talk you will learn how intelligence analyst’s think, why everyone is a decision-maker (to varying degrees) and how the human factor influences every part of your data model. You will also learn how to peer through the fog of uncertainty -- using threat intelligence and open-source intelligence (OSINT) techniques -- and wage culture change so that you and your team are able to consume data, instead of have it consume you.
Learner Objectives
After completing this session, the learner will understand : - How to transform raw data into actionable insight - How to think like an intelligence analyst - How the human factor influences every part of your data model - Why everyone is a decision-maker - Interactive sessions as small-scale value propositions for using 'the threshing floor'
Speakers
Speaker Bio(s)
Graham Westbrook is an intelligence analyst by training and cybersecurity analyst by trade. Graham merges the disciplines as the Director of Intelligence & Content at Living Security in Austin, TX. He formerly ran the threat intelligence program at Geisinger Health. Graham has a B.A. in Intelligence and is currently pursuing a M.S. in Forensic Psychology.
CEUs
1