It has always been a challenge to detect threat actors, and this presentation will reveal a scalable security monitoring function empowered by open source knowledge repositories and tools. Together, we’ll explore the initial no-cost steps to start regaining the initiative via security monitoring including: log gathering, finding and identifying gaps detection, and testing of detection capabilities. Speaker Bio: Abhishek Tripathi is a Senior consultant at EY in their Cyber Threat Management practice. He has over two years of experience in designing and operationalizing Security Operation Centers across the globe. He has his MS in Computer Science from Syracuse University, NY. The On-Screen-Display graphics from the camera are visible in the recording. We're still working out the kinks in our AV gear and we appreciate your understanding. BSides San Antonio 2018 June 16 at St. Mary's University