FAIRFAX, Va., Jan. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Salient CRGT, Inc., a leading provider of full lifecycle information technology and training services with expert depth in Agile software development, data analytics, mobility, cyber security, and infrastructure to the federal civilian, defense, homeland, and intelligence agencies, today announced that Chief Cyber Strategist Chuck McGann will be participating in a webcast sponsored by Splunk Inc., provider of the leading software platform for real-time Operational Intelligence. The webcast, "Best Practices for Scoping Infections and Disrupting Breaches," will be held Wednesday, January 27, 2:00 PM EST.

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Agencies face a constantly changing array of challenges: asymmetrical threats, new socio-economics threats, cyber warfare on government infrastructure, and more. The speed of innovation has to be leveraged to address the threats and the challenges that agencies face. Targeted attacks are on the rise, and the landscape changes on a daily basis. To successfully prevent system infections from becoming serious data breaches, organizations need to continuously collect and analyze diverse sets of data. Splunk solutions enable consolidation of large volumes of disparate data, leading to actionable information for organizations to gain insights.

Chuck McGann, Chief Cyber Strategist for Salient CRGT's Cyber Security Innovation Center and former CISO of the United States Postal Service, will discuss the benefits of adopting a continuous breach response posture that can help agencies understand the full scope of all infections. David Page, Sales Engineer for Splunk, will share his expertise on how Splunk solutions can help turn machine data into valuable insights to create real-time understanding of what happens across IT systems and technology infrastructures to make informed decisions.

"There is no question that cyber security concerns are growing at an increasing speed," states Chuck McGann. "Overworked cyber security teams cannot keep up with the volume of data and must depend on solutions like Splunk software and cloud services to automate and prioritize the machine data for effective incident identification and management. It's imperative that agencies adopt the continuous monitoring and continuous improvement mindset to increase their security posture and 'get out in front' of potential breaches and threats and prevent costly functionality impact."

About Salient CRGT
Salient CRGT provides federal civilian, defense, homeland, and intelligence agencies with expert depth in Agile software development, data analytics, mobility, cyber security and infrastructure. We support these core capabilities with full life-cycle IT services and training--to help our customers meet critical goals for pivotal missions. The most innovative talent delivery model in the industry, scientifically providing exactly the right people for the customers' most pressing requirements, fuels these critical capabilities. Salient CRGT has earned a record of success with integration and operations of large-scale, high-volume solutions. For additional information, visit www.salientcrgt.com

About Splunk Inc.
Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK) is the market-leading platform that powers Operational Intelligence. We pioneer innovative, disruptive solutions that make machine data accessible, usable and valuable to everyone. More than 10,000 customers in over 100 countries use Splunk software and cloud services to make business, government and education more efficient, secure and profitable. Join hundreds of thousands of passionate users by trying Splunk solutions for free: http://www.splunk.com/free-trials.

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