OpenVPN is thrilled to be sponsoring this year’s SuriCon, an annual open source technology community conference that highlights discussions and developments relative to Suricata. As an open-source software specializing in threat detection, Suricata shares a lot of values with OpenVPN — and it's used in the CloudConnexa Cyber Shield feature.
“We're using Suricata as the main Intrusion Detection System (IDS) behind Cyber Shield Traffic Filtering for [CloudConnexa],” explains Elfredy Cadapan, Director of Product Development at OpenVPN.
Cadapan will be attending SuriCon with James Yonan, CTO and Co-Founder of OpenVPN, who is looking to connect with the Suricata community. “We do use Suricata in the Cyber Shield feature of [CloudConnexa],” says Yonan, “so the trip is mostly intended as an introduction to the Suricata community — and to generate interest in possible collaboration on specific enhancements to the Suricata core to improve Cyber Shield.”
A three-day event in Athens, Greece, SuriCon will feature speakers and experts from around the world — all sharing their thoughts on integrating and making the most of Suricata technology. Suricata is supported by the Open Information Security Foundation (OISF), a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting open source security technologies. With their support, Suricata has grown to become a world-class, globally recognized IDS/IPS network monitoring engine.
“We’re excited to keep up to date with the latest features of Suricata,” adds Cadapan, “and to better understand how to improve integration between [CloudConnexa] and Suricata.”
As a community supporter, the OpenVPN name will be at the main reception — but Yonan and Cadapan could pop up anywhere, so fellow attendees, be sure to keep your eyes open and come say hi if you get the chance!