+1, assuming no legal issues WRT Cisco.
Phil This message optimized for indexing by NSA PRISM On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 11:19 AM, Seetharam Venkatesh < venkat...@innerzeal.com> wrote: > +1 (binding). > > Good luck. > > On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 10:38 AM Mattmann, Chris A (3980) < > chris.a.mattm...@jpl.nasa.gov> wrote: > > > +1 > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On Dec 3, 2015, at 9:33 AM, Owen O'Malley <omal...@apache.org> wrote: > > > > > > The [DISCUSS] thread has would down, so I'd like to start a VOTE on > > whether > > > Apache Incubator should accept Metron as a podling. The proposal is > > pasted > > > below and is available on the wiki as well. > > > > > > https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/MetronProposal > > > > > > We've added a paragraph in the background section discussing how Apache > > > avoids hostile forks of projects, because we don't want to fork > > > communities. We've also added Larry McCay, P. Taylor Goetz, and Phillip > > > Rhodes to the proposal. > > > > > > The vote will run until 12pm PST on Sunday. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Owen > > > > > > = Apache Metron Proposal = > > > > > > ---- > > > /!\ '''FINAL''' /!\ > > > > > > This proposal is now complete and has been submitted for a VOTE. > > > ---- > > > > > > == Abstract == > > > > > > The Metron project is an open source project dedicated to providing an > > > extensible and scalable advanced security analytics tool. It has strong > > > foundations in the Apache Hadoop ecosystem. > > > > > > == Proposal == > > > > > > Metron integrates a variety of open source big data technologies in > order > > > to offer a centralized tool for security monitoring and analysis. > Metron > > > provides capabilities for log aggregation, full packet capture > indexing, > > > storage, advanced behavioral analytics and data enrichment, while > > applying > > > the most current threat-intelligence information to security telemetry > > > within a single platform. > > > > > > Metron can be divided into 4 areas: > > > > > > 1. '''A mechanism to capture, store, and normalize any type of > security > > > telemetry at extremely high rates.''' Because security telemetry is > > > constantly being generated, it requires a method for ingesting the data > > at > > > high speeds and pushing it to various processing units for advanced > > > computation and analytics. > > > 1. '''Real time processing and application of enrichments''' such as > > > threat intelligence, geolocation, and DNS information to telemetry > being > > > collected. The immediate application of this information to incoming > > > telemetry provides the context and situational awareness, as well as > the > > > “who” and “where” information that is critical for investigation. > > > 1. '''Efficient information storage''' based on how the information > will > > > be used: > > > a. Logs and telemetry are stored such that they can be efficiently > > > mined and analyzed for concise security visibility > > > a. The ability to extract and reconstruct full packets helps an > > analyst > > > answer questions such as who the true attacker was, what data was > leaked, > > > and where that data was sent > > > a. Long-term storage not only increases visibility over time, but > also > > > enables advanced analytics such as machine learning techniques to be > used > > > to create models on the information. Incoming data can then be scored > > > against these stored models for advanced anomaly detection. > > > 1. '''An interface that gives a security investigator a centralized > view > > > of data and alerts passed through the system.''' Metron’s interface > > > presents alert summaries with threat intelligence and enrichment data > > > specific to that alert on one single page. Furthermore, advanced search > > > capabilities and full packet extraction tools are presented to the > > analyst > > > for investigation without the need to pivot into additional tools. > > > > > > Big data is a natural fit for powerful security analytics. The Metron > > > framework integrates a number of elements from the Hadoop ecosystem to > > > provide a scalable platform for security analytics, incorporating such > > > functionality as full-packet capture, stream processing, batch > > processing, > > > real-time search, and telemetry aggregation. With Metron, our goal is > to > > > tie big data into security analytics and drive towards an extensible > > > centralized platform to effectively enable rapid detection and rapid > > > response for advanced security threats. > > > > > > == Background == > > > > > > OpenSOC was developed by Cisco over the last two years and pushed out > to > > > Github (https://github.com/OpenSOC/opensoc) under the ALv2. However, > the > > > development was mostly closed and has largely stopped. As evidence of > the > > > inactivity, users have complained that pull requests are not answered > > for a > > > while > > > > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/opensoc-support/R2W-ZFux8Vk/Y-5tL-EmAAAJ > > . > > > Finally, no public releases of OpenSOC have been made. From an Apache > > point > > > of view, the current community is not viable. > > > > > > However, some of the developers of the project have left Cisco and have > > > found interest from several others that would like to work together to > > form > > > an active and open community at Apache starting from the current > OpenSOC > > > code base. A message to the current support group proposing moving to > > > Apache got a single positive response. > > > > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/opensoc-support/rFlW2uSSvmU/09PIsWL4AAAJ > > > > > > In general Apache accepts only voluntary contributions and avoids > > > hostile forks. In this case, given that the community is demonstrably > > > dead, it seems fair to fork the existing code at Apache to allow a new > > > community to work on it. Once incubation starts, we will send a > > > message pointing to the new home to the OpenSOC support group. > > > > > > Because Cisco is not currently interested in being involved, the > project > > > expects to change their name. The project would like to use Metron, > > > although we will perform a podling name search to check for conflicts. > > > Metron, meaning measure, is half of the greek root for the word > > > 'telemetry.' Metron is also a DC Comics character who “... wanders in > > > search of greater knowledge beyond his own”. > > > > > > > > > == Rationale == > > > Metron strives to move the state of the art in security analytics > > forward. > > > We want to move away from the proprietary nature of legacy security > point > > > tools and develop an open platform where people can contribute and > share > > > datasets, machine learning models, telemetry parsers, sources of > > telemetry > > > enrichment, and threat intelligence feeds. Cyber security is too large > > of > > > a problem for a single corporation to tackle on its own and the current > > > tooling is too fragmented and proprietary for us to be able to rally > > around > > > a single tool or vendor. > > > > > > In addition to being open and facilitating advancement in security > > > analytics, Metron has several advantages over a conventional Security > > > Information Management System (SIEM). > > > > > > * Metron uses all open source stack under the hood and runs on > commodity > > > hardware. This means Metron is much cheaper to run then the > competition. > > > In security cost plays a major factor because the cost of your > > > countermeasure for monitoring and reacting to a threat should not > exceed > > > the cost of what is being protected. By driving down the cost of > > security > > > the economics works for more assets to be monitored, which means more > > > secure data centers. > > > * Metron, being in the open, allows additional vetting and scrutiny by > > > the open source community for all of its components. This is a better > > > model for a security-oriented tool than doing it closed source. All > the > > > problems should be flushed out and fixed in the open. The closed source > > > competition does not have this kind of rigor, is motivated by marketing > > and > > > sales, and thus, does not inspire confidence when it comes to security. > > > * Being Hadoop-based, Metron can process unprecedented volumes of > > > streaming data via Apache Storm. When an organization is hit with > > malware > > > or malicious behavior most commonly this happens as a part of a global > > > malware campaign, signatures for which are known and are available from > > > third party threat intelligence feeds. Having the ability to take in > all > > > the feeds and reference them against every telemetry message processed > by > > > Metron in real time does not only facilitate detection of such > campaigns, > > > it changes the economics for the “bad guys”. If you have to customize > > your > > > malware for each of your targets these global attacks become a lot more > > > expensive and non viable for them. > > > * Metron strives to shift conventional SOC workflows away from being > > > rules-driven to a more data-driven approach that incorporates machine > > > learning and a higher degree of automation and autonomous detection. > The > > > modern threat landscape is too dynamic to be manageable via static > rules > > > alone, which is what conventional SIEMs rely on. Rule bases tend to > > bloat, > > > and if improperly maintained turn themselves into sources of false > > positive > > > alerts. > > > > > > The ability to analyze and model large volumes of data at rest and then > > > being able to push up the output of that into a stream processor is > > > essential in disrupting the > > > > > > == Current Status == > > > > > > As stated in the background section, the current community isn’t > healthy, > > > which is why we are proposing moving to Apache Incubator. In this > > section, > > > we will describe the current state of the OpenSOC project. > > > > > > === Meritocracy === > > > The OpenSOC development is controlled by Cisco and pull requests are > > being > > > ignored. The development list is private and requests to join are > > rejected > > > because there is no activity on it. The goal of moving to Apache is to > > form > > > a meritocracy where a variety of individuals, regardless of their > current > > > employer, come together and work together. We understand that > diversity, > > > open development, and open governance are critical to being a > successful > > > Apache project. > > > > > > === Community === > > > The OpenSOC project is not responding to pull requests or making > > releases. > > > The easiest solution would be to create a variety of forks of the > project > > > on github, but that would further fracture the community and prevent it > > > from reaching critical mass. Our prefered solution is to build a single > > > large diverse and open community at Apache. > > > > > > === Core Developers === > > > The core developers of Metron are James Sirota, Charles Porter, and > Mark > > > Bittmann. None of them have experience running an open source project, > > but > > > they are eager to learn. > > > > > > === Alignment === > > > The ASF is a natural host for Metron given that it is already the home > of > > > Hadoop, HBase, Hive, Storm, Kafka, Spark and other emerging big data > > > projects. Metron leverages many of Apache open-source products. We are > > very > > > interested in a place to develop our community and integrations with > the > > > other Apache big data projects. > > > > > > == Known Risks == > > > > > > === Orphaned Products === > > > > > > The current product developers are all salaried developers at a small > > > number of companies and thus there is a risk of becoming an orphaned > > > product. However, the companies view Metron as very important to their > > > product offering and plan to ramp up their work in the space. The > project > > > is unique in the product space and thus has strong potential to become > a > > > sustainable community. > > > > > > === Inexperience with Open Source === > > > The vast majority of the developers are inexperienced with open source > > > development and the Apache Way. One of the major hurdles to graduation > > from > > > the Apache Incubator will be demonstrating that they have learned the > > > Apache Way and are applying it to how the project is managed. Vinod > Kumar > > > Vavilapalli is an Apache Member and plans on actively working as a > > > committer in the project. They also have the other mentors to help them > > > learn as they progress. > > > > > > === Homogenous Developers === > > > The developers are employed by four diverse companies (B23, > Hortonworks, > > > Mantech, and Rackspace), They are distributed across the United States. > > We > > > hope to attract additional diversity as an Apache project. > > > > > > === Reliance on Salaried Developers === > > > Metron is currently being developed exclusively by salaried developers, > > but > > > the goal of coming to Apache is to form a community of users and > > developers > > > that is much more diverse including non-salaried developers. > > > > > > === Relationships with Other Apache Products === > > > Metron has a strong relationship and dependency with Apache Flume, > > Hadoop, > > > HBase, Hive, Kafka, Spark, and Storm. Being part of Apache’s Incubation > > > community could help with a closer collaboration among these projects > and > > > as well as others. > > > > > > We note that although there is a superficial resemblance to Apache > Eagle, > > > which does security analysis of Hadoop audit events, the projects are > > > significantly different. In particular, Metron is focused on analyzing > > > network packet traffic and thus has a very different scope and scale of > > > events than Eagle. > > > > > > === An Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand === > > > > > > While the Apache brand is important, we are much more interested in > > finding > > > a home for the project that encourages open development and open > > > governance. We want to form the new community using the Apache Way with > > its > > > strong focus on meritocracy, organizational independence, and open > > > development. > > > > > > == Documentation == > > > The current information on the OpenSOC project is here: > > > http://opensoc.github.io/ > > > A slide deck presenting background material is here: > > > http://www.slideshare.net/JamesSirota/cisco-opensoc > > > > > > == Initial Source == > > > The initial code is on github: http://opensoc.github.io/ > > > > > > == External Dependencies == > > > Metron has the following external dependencies: > > > * Apache Flume > > > * Apache Hadoop > > > * Apache HBase > > > * Apache Hive > > > * Apache Kafka > > > * Apache Spark > > > * Apache Storm > > > * ElasticSearch > > > * MySQL > > > > > > The project understands that it will need to support alternatives for > > MySQL > > > that are licensed under a ALv2 compatible license. > > > > > > == Cryptography == > > > Metron will eventually support encryption on the wire, but this is not > > one > > > of the initial goals, and we do not expect Metron to be a controlled > > export > > > item due to the use of encryption. Metron supports but does not require > > the > > > Kerberos authentication mechanism to access secured Hadoop services. > > > > > > == Required Resources == > > > > > > === Mailing List === > > > > > > * metron-private for private PMC discussions > > > * metron-dev for developers > > > * metron-commits for all commits > > > * metron-users for all users > > > > > > === Version Control === > > > Git is the preferred source control system. > > > > > > === Issue Tracking === > > > > > > * JIRA (METRON) > > > > > > === Other Resources === > > > The existing code already has unit tests so we will make use of > existing > > > Apache continuous testing infrastructure. The resulting load should not > > be > > > very large. > > > > > > == Initial Committers == > > > * Jim Baker < jim.baker at rackspace dot com > > > > * Mark Bittmann < mark at b23 dot io > > > > * Sheetal Dolas < sheetal at hortonworks dot com > > > > * Discovery Gerdes < discovery.gerdes at rackspace dot com > > > > * P. Taylor Goetz < ptgoetz at apache dot org > > > > * Andrew Hartnett < andrew.hartnett at rackspace dot com > > > > * Dave Hirko < dave at b23 dot io > > > > * Paul Kehrer < paul.kehrer at rackspace dot com > > > > * Brad Kolarov < brad at b23 dot io > > > > * Kiran Komaravolu <kkomaravolu at hortonworks dot com > > > > * Larry McCay < lmccay at appache.org > > > > * Ryan Merriman < rmerriman at hortonworks dot com > > > > * Michael Perez < michael.perez at hortonworks dot com> > > > * Charles Porter < Charles.Porter at mcs dot mantech dot com > > > > * Phillip Rhodes < motley.crue.fan at gmail dot com > > > > * Sean Schulte < sean.schulte at rackspace dot com > > > > * James Sirota < jsirota at hortonworks dot com > > > > * Casey Stella < cstella at hortonworks dot com > > > > * Bryan Taylor < bryan.taylor at rackspace dot com > > > > * Ray Urciuoli < Ray.Urciuoli at mcs dot mantech dot com > > > > * Vinod Kumar Vavilapalli < vinodkv at apache dot org > > > > * George Vetticaden < gvetticaden at hortonworks dot com > > > > * Oskar Zabik < oskar.zabik at rackspace dot com > > > > > > > == Affiliations == > > > The initial committers are employees of: > > > * Jim Baker - Rackspace > > > * Mark Bittmann - B23 > > > * Sheetal Dolas - Hortonworks > > > * Discovery Gerdes - Rackspace > > > * P. Taylor Goetz - Hortonworks > > > * Andrew Hartnett - Rackspace > > > * Dave Hirko - B23 > > > * Paul Kehrer - Rackspace > > > * Brad Kolarov - B23 > > > * Kiran Komaravolu - Hortonworks > > > * Larry McCay - Hortonworks > > > * Ryan Merriman - Hortonworks > > > * Michael Perez - Hortonworks > > > * Charles Porter - Mantech > > > * Phillip Rhodes - Fogbeam Labs > > > * Sean Schulte - Rackspace > > > * James Sirota - Hortonworks > > > * Casey Stella - Hortonworks > > > * Bryan Taylor - Rackspace > > > * Ray Urciuoli - Mantech > > > * Vinod Kumar Vavilapalli - Hortonworks > > > * George Vetticaden - Hortonworks > > > * Oskar Zabik - Rackspace > > > > > > == Sponsors == > > > > > > === Champion === > > > * Owen O’Malley - Apache IPMC member > > > > > > === Nominated Mentors === > > > * P. Taylor Goetz < ptgoetz at apache dot org > - Apache IPMC member, > > > Hortonworks > > > * Chris Mattmann < mattmann at apache dot org > - Apache IPMC member, > > NASA > > > * Owen O’Malley < omalley at apache dot org > - Apache IPMC member, > > > Hortonworks > > > * Billie Rinaldi < billie at apache dot org > - Apache IPMC member, > > > Hortonworks > > > * Vinod Kumar Vavilapalli < vinodkv at apache dot org > - Apache IPMC > > > member, Hortonworks > > > > > > === Sponsoring Entity === > > > We are requesting the Incubator to sponsor this project. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > > > >
