As we previously announced there will be a DevOps Connect: SecDevOps @ RSA Conference this year at the Moscone Center.  The event takes place Monday of RSA Conference week at the Moscone Center.  The program committee for the event is headed up by Gene Kim and Josh Corman.  Gene and Josh will be delivering the keynote for the event as well. More on that will be announced soon.

Today we are happy to announce the first wave of speakers and sessions selected by the program committee to present at DevOps Connect: SecDevOps.  The first wave of selections are:

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Which of the following best describes how you currently monitor and manage systems across your hybrid cloud environment?(Required)

Multiple separate tools for different environments

Multiple separate tools for different monitoring and management functions

Single consolidated dashboard

Custom built monitoring and management solution

No full monitoring and management solution

Don’t know

How valuable would it be for your monitoring and management solution to incorporate predictive analytics to help you identify and address system issues that are critical and not waste time or effort working through all the data and “noise” that is not critical?(Required)

Extremely valuable

Moderately valuable

Somewhat valuable

Slightly valuable

Not valuable

How do you most typically address potential system issues BEFORE they impact your operations?(Required)

Automated workflows and playbooks to remediate potential issues as soon as they are detected

An orchestrated response process that leverages automation, AI, and human expertise to rapidly respond to potential issues

Advanced monitoring tools such as predictive analytics and anomaly detection to proactively identify and address potential issues

Respond to issues as they arise, using manual processes and troubleshooting techniques

A combination of automated remediation, orchestrated response, and/or proactive monitoring to address potential system issues

Don’t know

Other

What methods does your organization use to control and monitor cloud/IT spending?(Required)

Centralized procurement processes

Pre-approved budget thresholds

Automated cost monitoring tools

Department-level spending controls

Regular cost audits and reviews

Cloud cost optimization platform

Approval workflows for resource provisioning

Native financial operations tools provided by the cloud provider

No formal controls in place

Don’t know

Other

Please specify:

Which methods do you rely on most to detect security vulnerabilities in your systems?(Required)

Automated scanning tools

Manual assessments

Vendor notifications

Threat modeling (for early detection)

None of these

Don’t know

Other

Please specify:

What are the TWO most common ways you prioritize vulnerabilities to address within your environment?(Required)

Based on potential impact

Based on exploitability

Regulatory compliance requirements

Based on CVSS scores

Risk-based analysis of multiple factors

First-in-first-out approach

No formal prioritization process

Don’t know

How do you typically handle system updates and security patches?(Required)

Automated updates and patches

Manually review and apply updates and patches on a regular schedule

A combination of automation and manual review

Apply updates and patches on an as-needed basis.

Outsourced update and patch management

No defined process

Don’t know

Other

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Automating Enterprise Security by Chris Corriere of Autotrader.com (and staging-devopsy.kinsta.cloud) – How to automate security scans and make the remediation process as easy as possible for everyone involved.

I’m the new Security Lead, and I’m Here to Help by Chris Walsh of Signal – How a new security hire learned from and Agile+Devops team, added security to the mix, and made people happier.

DevOpsSecFail: DevOps Security Anti Patterns by Constantine Cois of Carnegie Mellon University – Common security anti-patterns I’ve observed in DevOps implementation and process.

Blending the Automated and the Manual: Making Application Vulnerability Management Your Ally by Kris Curylo of Ally Financial and Dan Cornell of Denim Group – Security in DevOps is often laser-focused on automation. This talk looks at methods to incorporate manual tasks in a non-disruptive manner.

All four of these sound like excellent presentations. There will be many more sessions to announce soon. With a little over a month until RSA, stay tuned for more information soon including some surprise guest speakers.

Many thanks to everyone who submitted responses to the CFP for the event. Just because you were not selected in this first wave does not mean you are not selected.  Stay tuned for more speaker announcements shortly.