Splunk Acquisition and The Blob with Allie Mellen - ESW #333

<p>This week, we changed things up a bit for the news segment and Allie Mellen joins us as a surprise guest host! We discuss Cisco's Splunk acquisition and what it means for Splunk customers, and "The Blob" - Allie's term describing the negative forces responsible for much of the overhyped marketing, silly trends, and substandard products we see in the industry.</p> <p>Segment Resources:</p> <p>Allie's blog on Cisco/Splunk:  <a href= "https://www.forrester.com/blogs/splunk-is-good-for-cisco-but-cisco-needs-to-convince-splunk-customers-that-cisco-is-good-for-them/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href= "https://www.forrester.com/blogs/splunk-is-good-for-cisco-but-cisco-needs-to-convince-splunk-customers-that-cisco-is-good-for-them/">https://www.forrester.com/blogs/splunk-is-good-for-cisco-but-cisco-needs-to-convince-splunk-customers-that-cisco-is-good-for-them/</a></p> <p>Allie's blog on The Blob:  <a href= "https://www.forrester.com/blogs/the-blob-is-poisoning-the-security-industry/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.forrester.com/blogs/the-blob-is-poisoning-the-security-industry/</a></p> <p>Show Notes: <a href="https://securityweekly.com/esw-333" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">https://securityweekly.com/esw-333</a></p>