ElastiFlow’s Frank Monastero on combating cyber threats with data & training

At the Elastic Public Sector Summit, Frank Monastero, Government and Defense Solutions for ElastiFlow, discussed effective cybersecurity strategies for government agencies. Monastero emphasizes the importance of human factors, including training and upskilling, and the convergence of network operations and security operations. He highlights the trend of cross-training and the continued relevance of the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) framework. Monastero also discusses the critical role of data platforms in combating cyber threats, stressing the need for high-fidelity, complete data sets to ensure effective machine learning and AI models.