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Jessica (Bair) Oppenheimer

Director, Security Operations

Threat Detection & Response

Jessica (Bair) Oppenheimer is the director of the Security Operations in the Threat Detection & Response team, where she and her team focuses on building the Cisco XDR open ecosystem. She also leads the Cisco team in the Security Operations Centers for the RSA Conferences and the Network Operations Center for the Black Hat global conferences. Prior to the acquisition by Cisco, Jessica was Senior Director of Business Development at ThreatGRID malware analysis. She also held VP and director positions at Guidance Software / EnCase computer forensics, in the growth from a start-up to a public corporation. Jessica started her career in cybersecurity as a special agent/computer forensic examiner in the US Army Criminal Investigation Command. She earned a M.B.A. from Pepperdine University.

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March 23, 2018

SECURITY

Black Hat Asia 2018: Cryptomining on the Rise

5 min read

Cisco Security is now a full Technology Partner of Black Hat, with Cisco Threat Grid for malware analysis, Cisco Umbrella for DNS and Cisco Visibility for threat intelligence; supporting the Network Operations Center’s (NOC) Security Operations.

March 2, 2018

SECURITY

Cisco Threat Grid Supports FLETC’s New Cyber Incident Response and Analysis Course

3 min read

Three years ago, Cisco leadership approved my creation of the Threat Grid for Law Enforcement (TG4LE) program, where we equip state and local law enforcement investigators with a no-cost Threat Grid account.

December 8, 2017

SECURITY

Black Hat Europe 2017: Malware Analysis in the SOC

8 min read

New Cisco Threat Grid dashboard yields faster malware analysis and response Black Hat Europe kicked off just after the X Factor series finale was recorded live at the London ExCel Center, briefly mixing the Network Operations Centre (NOC) and Security Operations Centre (SOC) staff with hordes of teenaged fans. A few team members confessed to […]

July 27, 2017

SECURITY

Black Hat USA 2017: Cisco Umbrella Joins the NOC

4 min read

Cisco Cloud Based Security in the SOC Black Hat USA marked its 20th anniversary this year. The members of the NOC management showed me photos of the original NOC: a single router in a closet. The NOC has grown with the conference; into a well-managed team of experts from around the globe, from various vendors […]

April 7, 2017

SECURITY

TrapX Security Achieves Cisco Compatible Certification, Integrates DeceptionGrid with Cisco ISE pxGrid and Threat Grid

1 min read

Over the past few months, I have been working with TrapX Security, a global leader in deception-based advanced cyber-security defense to achieve the Cisco Compatible Certification.

April 4, 2017

SECURITY

Black Hat Asia 2017: SOC in the NOC

4 min read

Detecting PowerShell Exploits Black Hat returned to Asia again in 2017, with two days of technical hands-on Trainings, followed by two days of the latest research and vulnerability disclosures at the Briefings. The backbone of the conference was the WiFi network, built on site by staff from Ruckus. I was honored to be invited to […]

February 17, 2017

SECURITY

RSA Conference 2017 Security Operations Center Wrap-Up

2 min read

Effective Security requires three essential pillars: Simple to use, Open architecture and Automated workflows. The collaboration with RSA NetWitness Packets and Cisco AMP Threat Grid, in the RSA Conference 2017...

February 6, 2017

SECURITY

Tour the RSA Conference SOC

2 min read

Next week, some 30,000 security professionals will descend upon the Moscone Center in San Francisco for the 2017 RSA Conference. Cisco’s AMP Threat Grid, the first unified Malware Analysis and...

June 17, 2016

SECURITY

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center’s 2016 Cybercrime Conference

1 min read

Cisco Systems is participating in the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center’s (FLETC) Cybercrime Conference, held July 6-8, 2016, in Glynco, Georgia. The purpose of this event is to foster education and awareness of the current threats and innovations that may impact today’s law enforcement officers and the manner in which they deal with cybercrime. The […]