A “Great Equalizer”, Until It Isn’t: Regional Security in a Global Pandemic – Allie Mellen – RSA21 #1
In security, regions can impact available technical capabilities, manpower, and other resources. This has been felt more than ever in African countries given the dramatic shift to remote work during the pandemic. Allie's talk with Kerissa Varma dissects and compares regional responses to COVID from security teams in 17 different countries in Africa, North America, Asia, and the Middle East.
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Guest
Allie Mellen is a Forrester analyst covering security operations, nation-state threats, and the use of automation, machine learning, and AI in security tools. She has been in the technology industry for over a decade in various engineering roles: doing research at MIT, running her own engineering consultancy, and being a hacker before finally becoming a security practitioner. She now advises Fortune 500 CISOs and security teams on their detection and response practice and frequently speaks at industry-leading events and with the press.