Data Streaming with Apache Kafka and Flink as Backbone for Real Time Cybersecurity at McAfee
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The Role of Data Streaming in McAfee’s Cybersecurity Evolution

In today’s digital landscape, cybersecurity faces mounting challenges from sophisticated threats like ransomware, phishing, and supply chain attacks. Traditional defenses like antivirus software are no longer sufficient, prompting the adoption of real-time, event-driven architectures powered by data streaming technologies like Apache Kafka and Flink. These platforms enable real-time threat detection, prevention, and response by processing massive amounts of security data from endpoints and systems. A success story from McAfee highlights how transitioning to an event-driven architecture with Kafka in Confluent Cloud has enhanced scalability, operational efficiency, and real-time protection for millions of devices. As cybersecurity threats evolve, data streaming proves essential for organizations aiming to secure their digital assets and maintain trust in an interconnected world.
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Apache Kafka and Tiered Storage for Digital Forensics and Cyber Security
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Kafka for Cybersecurity (Part 4 of 6) – Digital Forensics

This blog series explores use cases and architectures for Apache Kafka in the cybersecurity space, including situational awareness, threat intelligence, forensics, air-gapped and zero trust environments, and SIEM / SOAR modernization. This post is part four: Digital Forensics.
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Cyber Threat Intelligence with Apache Kafka and SIEM SOAR Machine Learning
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Kafka for Cybersecurity (Part 3 of 6) – Cyber Threat Intelligence

This blog series explores use cases and architectures for Apache Kafka in the cybersecurity space, including situational awareness, threat intelligence, forensics, air-gapped and zero trust environments, and SIEM / SOAR modernization. This post is part three: Cyber Threat Intelligence.
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Apache Kafka - The Backbone for Cybersecurity including SIEM and SOAR
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Kafka for Cybersecurity (Part 1 of 6) – Data in Motion as Backbone

This blog series explores use cases and architectures for Apache Kafka in the cybersecurity space, including situational awareness, threat intelligence, forensics, air-gapped and zero trust environments, and SIEM / SOAR modernization. This post is part one: Data in motion as cybersecurity backbone.
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