With all the data science hype focused on what types of algorithms you are using, often the data used to train the models and the visualizations implemented to explore the science are overlooked as critical components of successful data science. In this episode of "Humans And Machines" Alex Pinto discusses his views on data-driven security and how security operations centers can become data science focused.

ABOUT ALEX Alex Pinto is a Distinguished Engineer of the Security Solutions Group at Verizon Enterprise Services, currently managing the Verizon Security Research team, which is responsible for the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR).

Alex has over 20 years of experience in build security solutions and products and the last 6 of those years have been solely dedicated to the application of data science techniques on cybersecurity. He also holds multiple certifications, such as CISSP-ISSAP, CISA, CISM, and was previously PMP and PCI-QSA certified.

 

Connect with Alex here:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexcpsec/

Twitter: @alexcpsec

Alex’s article on the impact of COVID-19 on data breaches: https://www.verizon.com/about/news/covid-19-data-breach-landscape

Alex Pinto the soccer player from Portugal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Pinto

Alex Pinto the dating coach from Ukraine: https://fhdating.com/about-us/

Learn more about Interset: https://www.microfocus.com/en-us/cyberres/secops/interset