Struggling to go the distance with Wazuh? Meet the Ninja!

You use the best open-source SIEM on the market today. Wazuh is already benefitting your company and/or your clients. You have delved deeply enough into the Wazuh stack to know it is far more than a simplistic tool. It is a rich ecosystem of finely crafted components that work both together and with external systems, to achieve a myriad of security and operational awareness and orchestration goals.

You’re sharp enough to learn and build on the Wazuh solution. You wouldn’t be here if you weren’t. You could flush out the hidden gotchas in this system and incrementally weave synergistic solutions to take your value production with Wazuh to great heights. But that would take a great deal of time, time that you may need to invest elsewhere.

Wouldn’t it be nice to have someone alongside you with veteran Wazuh engineering and training experience, who knows how to really listen to what you want and need, and who has a passion to empower people to hone their ability to achieve real business goals using Wazuh?

I’m so glad you came by!

“If you are already using the Wazuh solution and are looking for expert assistance or advice, let’s talk.”

What’s with the Blue Wolf?

I am Kevin Branch, a multi-faceted subject matter expert on the Wazuh SIEM solution. For most of its history, Wazuh used the logo of a blue wolf which has since been modernized but remains a memorable part of this project, with which I have been involved on multiple levels for many years, hence Blue Wolf Ninja. I was already actively using OSSEC when Wazuh started their journey by forking OSSEC in 2015. Since then, I have been dynamically employing Wazuh as the foremost of the service offerings of the small MSSP I founded 18 years ago. I have also commercially trained for Wazuh, Inc. for eight years, teaching the Wazuh for Security Engineers course approximately 100 times. Recently, I stepped away from doing this to free myself up to bring more advanced Wazuh related content to the community. Initially this will be the form of the blog I am starting here.

Seeing the Wazuh solution grow in excellence and the Wazuh user community receive maximum benefit from this amazing solution, is a goal in which I am deeply vested. Over the years, I have submitted numerous issues on Wazuh’s Github repo, informally interacted with many Wazuh team members, and have been a very active volunteer contributor on the Wazuh Slack community channels. In light of the above, Wazuh has included me in their recently established Wazuh Ambassadors program. My passion, learning scars, and success stories propel me forward with the desire to help others hone their own Wazuh ninja skills in their pursuit of excellence in the world of cybersecurity.

Testimonials

Working with Kevin has been a real pleasure. For many years I’ve thrown him every difficult issue I can come up with, and he always delivers. Whether the issue is just helping me understand the complexities of Wazuh and OpenSearch, SIEM design, or custom ingestion and transformation of a wide variety of data types and normalization of that data, he always seems to have the solution.

Peter ReillySenior Systems Administrator for a large global nonprofit

I have collaborated with Kevin and fully endorse him and his expertise as a security professional. He has played a key role in establishing, configuring, and enhancing our Wazuh SIEM environment. Kevin is a reliable advisor as we develop our cybersecurity strategies, and his collaboration has increased the effectiveness of our team.

Steve ElwoodCISO at Taylor University

Kevin Branch, my friend. You deserve every credit for your contributions to the Wazuh project over the years. Your work has been instrumental to make Wazuh what it is today. Thanks a lot!

Santiago BassettFounder of Wazuh, Inc

I enjoyed working with Kevin Branch so much at my previous job that I insisted my new employer onboard him as a consultant. Knowing that Kevin is available gives me peace of mind. It allows me to focus on other IT initiatives since I don’t need to learn or hire someone with expert level Wazuh SIEM skills.

Matt GerberDirector of IT at Pioneers Technology

Kevin has a deep wealth of knowledge in both Wazuh and practical cybersecurity, and he brings a unique perspective as someone who has been involved with Wazuh since its earliest days. He has a remarkable ability to explain complex material with patience and clarity, making even the most technical concepts approachable.

Juan Carlos Telloformer Wazuh instructor mentored by Kevin

Kevin has been a fantastic partner on our Wazuh SIEM stack. He’s a great listener and clear communicator, making it easy for anyone who needs help or training. His deep expertise and knack for designing solutions have solved problems quickly and effectively. Kevin stays proactive, keeping us in the loop on trends and best practices, and he’s played a huge role in helping us both build and really understand the value of our Wazuh SIEM setup.

Calvin DeBoerCTO/COO of Horizon Investments