Episode 27 - Building Zeek's Community: Support, AI, and Real-World Use

Richard Bejtlich sits down with Michelle Pathe, Zeek's community liaison, to explore how Zeek stays open, supportive, and useful for practitioners. They discuss Michelle's role bridging maintainers and users, a CERN workshop that connected security teams across Europe, how Zeek gathers feedback without relying on telemetry, and the community’s approach to real-world use cases, training, and content that helps defenders get unstuck. They also cover plans for Berkeley workshops and how AI tools are reshaping how the Zeek ecosystem provides help while emphasizing accuracy and trusted information. The conversation highlights why building a strong, responsive community and practical resources matters for defenders who rely on Zeek to detect and understand threats in complex networks.