Security Challenges of Encryption

VP, CTO of Cisco Security Business Unit, Bret Hartman suggests that encrypted traffic has become the dominant form of traffic on the Internet, thus providing a perfect spot for malware to hide. How do we detect malware in encrypted traffic based on network metadata analytics and machine learning?

Tel Aviv 2017
Bret Hartman
VP & CTO, Security Business Group
Cisco
As the Security CTO, Bret Hartman defines the security technology strategy for Cisco. He has more than 30 years of experience building security solutions for major enterprises. His expertise includes cloud, virtualization and web services. He speaks regularly at security events on distributed systems security. Prior to Cisco, he was CTO of RSA and an EMC Fellow, where he defined the security technology strategy and drove many acquisitions. He has also worked at several startups and began his career as a US Air Force officer assigned to the US National Security Agency. He holds a BS in Computer Science and Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MS in Computer Science from the University of Maryland.