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What is [Cyber]Security
Engineering?
Harry McLaren – Managing Consultant at ECS
Harry McLaren
•Alumnus of Napier University
• Active Student Mentor
•Managing Consultant at ECS [Security]
• Splunk Enablement Lead, Engineer & Architect
• Previous Roles:
• Security Engineer, SOC Analyst, IT Technician
Coming Up:
•Definition of [Cyber]Security Engineering
•NIST Security Framework
•It’s All About the PPTs!
•Scenario Based Walkthrough
•Best Practices for Engineers in 2018
•Resources
~25mins
Building things to
protect, detect,
and respond
to threats.
[Risk Management Control]
Image Source: Fuze
Types of Engineering (Not Exhaustive!)
Systems
Deployment &
Configuration
Systems
Integration
Setup of
Automation &
Orchestration
Solution
Development
It’s All About the PPTs!
Successful
Projects
People
Process
Technology
People & Process
• Who’s the end user?
• Who’s going to
support it?
• How extensible is it?
• What are the training
requirements?
• How do people feel?
• Building champions!
• How does it fit within
the businesses IT?
• How does it align to
the company strategy?
• Does it leverage best
practices for
design/build/deploy?
• How resilient to
change is the solution?
Scenario Walkthrough
1. Business Has Problem: Security Monitoring
Desperate Data Sources, Data Siloed,
Cross-Functional Use Cases, Legacy “Big Data”
Choose a Technology:
2. Magic???
3. 1-12 Months Later…
Success!
Systems Deployment & Configuration
• High/Low-Level
Designs
• Technical Architecture
• Infrastructure Build
• Software Deployment
• Software
Configuration
Integration into Other Systems
• Data Collection
• Data On-boarding
• RESTful API
• CMDB
(Identities & Assets)
• Workflow / Ticketing
• Contextual Analysis
Setup of Automation & Orchestration
• Automated Build
• Auto-scaling
• Responsive Actions
• Version Control
• Configuration
Management
Solution Development
• Data Analytics as a Service
(DAaaS)
• Self Service
• End-to-End Business
Support & Development
• Centres of Excellence
• Solution Champions
Best Practices for Engineers in 2018
• Outcome based
Development
(Lean/Scrum/Agile)
• Version Control (VCS)
• Configuration
Management (CMS)
• Development &
Release Frameworks
(Route-to-Live)
• Capture Knowledge
• Build Lab Environments
• Containerisation for
Rapid & Mobile
Development
• Leverage Cloud Agility
• Consider Multi-Cloud
• Facilitate the Business,
Don’t be a Blocker
Resources
• Splunk/ Data Analytics
• Intro to Splunk
• Free 2-day Course
• Threat Hunting
• Agile based
Development
• Version Control 101
• Configuration
Management 101
• Getting Things Done
Methodology
• Cloud
• Free AWS Tier / Training
• Free Azure Tier / Training
• Starting with Docker
• Starting with Python
• Starting with Go
Say Hello!
@cyberharibu
linkedin.com/in/harrymclaren
harrymclaren.co.uk
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Cyber Scotland Connect: What is Security Engineering?

  • 1. What is [Cyber]Security Engineering? Harry McLaren – Managing Consultant at ECS
  • 2. Harry McLaren •Alumnus of Napier University • Active Student Mentor •Managing Consultant at ECS [Security] • Splunk Enablement Lead, Engineer & Architect • Previous Roles: • Security Engineer, SOC Analyst, IT Technician
  • 3. Coming Up: •Definition of [Cyber]Security Engineering •NIST Security Framework •It’s All About the PPTs! •Scenario Based Walkthrough •Best Practices for Engineers in 2018 •Resources ~25mins
  • 4. Building things to protect, detect, and respond to threats. [Risk Management Control]
  • 6. Types of Engineering (Not Exhaustive!) Systems Deployment & Configuration Systems Integration Setup of Automation & Orchestration Solution Development
  • 7. It’s All About the PPTs! Successful Projects People Process Technology
  • 8. People & Process • Who’s the end user? • Who’s going to support it? • How extensible is it? • What are the training requirements? • How do people feel? • Building champions! • How does it fit within the businesses IT? • How does it align to the company strategy? • Does it leverage best practices for design/build/deploy? • How resilient to change is the solution?
  • 9. Scenario Walkthrough 1. Business Has Problem: Security Monitoring Desperate Data Sources, Data Siloed, Cross-Functional Use Cases, Legacy “Big Data” Choose a Technology: 2. Magic??? 3. 1-12 Months Later… Success!
  • 10. Systems Deployment & Configuration • High/Low-Level Designs • Technical Architecture • Infrastructure Build • Software Deployment • Software Configuration
  • 11. Integration into Other Systems • Data Collection • Data On-boarding • RESTful API • CMDB (Identities & Assets) • Workflow / Ticketing • Contextual Analysis
  • 12. Setup of Automation & Orchestration • Automated Build • Auto-scaling • Responsive Actions • Version Control • Configuration Management
  • 13. Solution Development • Data Analytics as a Service (DAaaS) • Self Service • End-to-End Business Support & Development • Centres of Excellence • Solution Champions
  • 14. Best Practices for Engineers in 2018 • Outcome based Development (Lean/Scrum/Agile) • Version Control (VCS) • Configuration Management (CMS) • Development & Release Frameworks (Route-to-Live) • Capture Knowledge • Build Lab Environments • Containerisation for Rapid & Mobile Development • Leverage Cloud Agility • Consider Multi-Cloud • Facilitate the Business, Don’t be a Blocker
  • 15. Resources • Splunk/ Data Analytics • Intro to Splunk • Free 2-day Course • Threat Hunting • Agile based Development • Version Control 101 • Configuration Management 101 • Getting Things Done Methodology • Cloud • Free AWS Tier / Training • Free Azure Tier / Training • Starting with Docker • Starting with Python • Starting with Go
  • 17. Cyber Scotland Connect •Community Directed Group (What Do You Want?) Shape Us •Slack! (Website Coming Soon!) Connect with Us •Seeking Contributions (Speaking, Practical Labs, Etc) Share with Us

Editor's Notes

  1. Image Source: https://www.fuze.com/blog/on-the-Evolving-Cybersecurity-Landscape
  2. Image Source: https://southpark.cc.com
  3. Image Source: https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/architecture/splunk-enterprise/