Questions for the Upcoming Big Data Security Tweet Jam on Jan. 22

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By Patty Donovan, The Open Group

Last week, we announced our upcoming tweet jam on Tuesday, January 22 at 9:00 a.m. PT/12:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. BST, which will examine the impact of Big Data on security and how it will change the security landscape.

Please join us next Tuesday, January 22! The discussion will be moderated by Dana Gardner (@Dana_Gardner), ZDNet – Briefings Direct. We welcome Open Group members and interested participants from all backgrounds to join the session. Our panel of experts will include:

  • Elinor Mills, former CNET reporter and current director of content and media strategy at Bateman Group (@elinormills)
  • Jaikumar Vijayan, Computerworld (@jaivijayan)
  • Chris Preimesberger, eWEEK (@editingwhiz)
  • Tony Bradley, PC World (@TheTonyBradley)
  • Michael Santarcangelo, Security Catalyst Blog (@catalyst)

The discussion will be guided by these six questions:

  1. What is #BigData security? Is it different from #data #security? #ogChat
  2. Any thoughts about #security systems as producers of #BigData, e.g., voluminous systems logs? #ogChat
  3. Most #BigData stacks have no built in #security. What does this mean for securing BigData? #ogChat
  4. How is the industry dealing with the social and ethical uses of consumer data gathered via #BigData? #ogChat #privacy
  5. What lessons from basic data security and #cloud #security can be implemented in #BigData #security? #ogChat
  6. What are some best practices for securing #BigData? #ogChat

To join the discussion, please follow the #ogChat hashtag during the allotted discussion time. Other hashtags we recommend you use during the event include:

  • Information Security: #InfoSec
  • Security: #security
  • BYOD: #BYOD
  • Big Data: #BigData
  • Privacy: #privacy
  • Mobile: #mobile
  • Compliance: #compliance

For more information about the tweet jam, guidelines and general background information, please visit our previous blog post: http://blog.opengroup.org/2013/01/15/big-data-security-tweet-jam/

If you have any questions prior to the event or would like to join as a participant, please direct them to Rod McLeod (rmcleod at bateman-group dot com), or leave a comment below. We anticipate a lively chat and hope you will be able to join us!

patricia donovanPatricia Donovan is Vice President, Membership & Events, at The Open Group and a member of its executive management team. In this role she is involved in determining the company’s strategic direction and policy as well as the overall management of that business area. Patricia joined The Open Group in 1988 and has played a key role in the organization’s evolution, development and growth since then. She also oversees the company’s marketing, conferences and member meetings. She is based in the U.S.