Corelight Bright Ideas Blog

Having worked on Zeek (Bro) for well over two decades now, it’s hugely gratifying – and frankly still somewhat amazing – to see how widely it is used in today’s enterprises. Zeek’s real-time analysis capabilities, extensible scripting,... Read more »

Overview Encrypted communications are ubiquitous. While encryption provides confidentiality, it cannot prevent all means of traffic analysis. Certain protocols, such as SSH and TLS, ensure contents are not directly readable by monitoring systems.... Read more »

When I first began writing about network security monitoring in 2002, I based my understanding on my experience in the Air Force Computer Emergency Response Team (AFCERT) and the tools and processes we used to detect criminal and nation-state... Read more »

Last week, a candidate for a senior role at Corelight explained his motivation for joining the company this way: “the world is standardizing on Zeek.” Read more »

I’d like to take a moment and introduce myself. I’m Amber Graner, and I’m excited to join Corelight, Inc as the Director of Community for the Zeek project. Read more »

This post is a departure from previous editions. It is inspired by discussions I’ve had recently with a few different online and in-person communities. I will present my view on the topic, but I’m more interested in hearing what readers think! Read more »

At the recent RSA Conference, Chronicle launched Backstory, a new security analytics platform, and we are pleased to share that Corelight is part of the Chronicle Index Partner program. Read more »

When we hear the phrase “first, do no harm,” most of us think of the Hippocratic Oath and its guidance for physicians. I was surprised to learn that the phrase as translated does not actually appear in the Greek, and that the origins are more... Read more »

Last week’s RSA announcements included a pair of new entrants in to the SIEM space, Google Chronicle’s Backstory and Microsoft’s Azure Sentinel. While the entry of larger players in to the SIEM space is an eyebrow-raiser on its own, in conjunction... Read more »

2018 was undoubtedly a banner year for Corelight. We closed out 2018 with many successes under our belt that reflect the hard work of our people: We more than quadrupled our sales year-over-year and more than doubled our customer base and employee... Read more »