Anton Chuvakin is a

computer security Computer security (also cybersecurity, digital security, or information technology (IT) security) is a subdiscipline within the field of information security. It consists of the protection of computer software, systems and computer network, n ...

specialist, currently at Google Cloud Office of the CISO. He was formerly a Research VP at

Gartner Gartner, Inc. is an American research and advisory firm focusing on business and technology topics. Gartner provides its products and services through research reports, conferences, and consulting. Its clients include large corporations, gover ...

for Technical Professionals (GTP) Security and Risk Management Strategies (SRMS) team. Formerly he was a principal at Security Warrior Consulting. Previous positions included roles of a Director of

PCI Compliance The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is an information security standard used to handle credit cards from major card scheme, card brands. The standard is administered by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council, ...

Solutions at

Qualys Qualys, Inc. is an American technology firm based in Foster City, California, specializing in cloud security, compliance and related services. Qualys has over 10,300 customers in more than 130 countries. The company has strategic partnerships ...

, a U.S.

Vulnerability management Vulnerability management is the "cyclical practice of identifying, classifying, prioritizing, remediating, and mitigating" software vulnerabilities. Vulnerability management is integral to computer security and network security, and must not be ...

company, a Chief Logging Evangelist with LogLogic, a U.S.

Log Management and Intelligence Log management is the process for generating, transmitting, storing, accessing, and disposing of log data. A log data (or ''logs'') is composed of entries (records), and each entry contains information related to a specific event that occur within ...

company and a Security Strategist with netForensics, a U.S.

Security information management Security information management (SIM) is an information security industry term for the collection of data such as log files into a central repository for trend analysis. Overview SIM products generally are software agents running on the computer ...

company. Anton is the co-host of the Cloud Security Podcast by Google. His podcasting work covers topics in Cloud Security ranging from operations, to detection, to governance. A

physicist A physicist is a scientist who specializes in the field of physics, which encompasses the interactions of matter and energy at all length and time scales in the physical universe. Physicists generally are interested in the root or ultimate cau ...

by education (

M.S. A Master of Science (; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree. In contrast to the Master of Arts degree, the Master of Science degree is typically granted for studies in sciences, engineering and medicine ...

Moscow State University Moscow State University (MSU), officially M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University,. is a public university, public research university in Moscow, Russia. The university includes 15 research institutes, 43 faculties, more than 300 departments, a ...

, Ph.D.

State University of New York at Stony Brook Stony Brook University (SBU), officially the State University of New York at Stony Brook, is a public university, public research university in Stony Brook, New York, United States, on Long Island. Along with the University at Buffalo, it is on ...

), he is an author of many publications and invited talks on computer and network security and a co-author of ''"Security Warrior"'' published in 2004 by

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() and later translated and published in German, Polish and Japanese. His other books include ''"PCI Compliance"'' republished in 2009 (second edition) by Syngress Publishing () and ''"Logging and Log Management: The Authoritative Guide to Understanding the Concepts Surrounding Logging and Log Management"'' published in 2012 by Syngress Publishing (). Anton's contributions to

information security Information security is the practice of protecting information by mitigating information risks. It is part of information risk management. It typically involves preventing or reducing the probability of unauthorized or inappropriate access to data ...

are focused on log management and PCI DSS compliance.

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Anton Chuvakin information security publicationsAnton Chuvakin Consulting Services"PCI Compliance" book by Dr. Anton Chuvakin, official siteAnton Chuvakin Security BlogSecurity Warrior
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