Cloud Security Today
The Cloud Security Today podcast features expert commentary and personal stories on the “how” side of cloud security. This is not a news program but rather a podcast that focuses on the practical side of launching a cloud security program, implementing DevSecOps, and understanding the threats most impacting the cloud today.
Episodes
48 episodes
LLMs: risks, rewards, and realities
Nate Lee discusses his transition from a CISO role to fractional CISO work, emphasizing the importance of variety and exposure in his career. He delves into the rise of AI, particularly large language models (LLMs), and the associated security ...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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47:26
Tackling cyber & AI in the boardroom
SummaryIn this conversation, Chris Hetner discusses the evolving role of boards of directors in cybersecurity, emphasizing the need for improved communication and ...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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45:51
Attracting and retaining cyber talent
Meg Anderson, the CISO at Principal Financial Group, ...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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43:07
Microsoft 365 incident response
Purav Desai is a Microsoft 365 incident responder at a large financial institution (name withheld to protect the innocent). He shares his journey and expertise in the field. He explains ...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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54:56
The world of purple teaming
This month, we welcome Eric Gagnon, Team Lead of Adversary Simulation, Purple Teaming, and Tradecraft Development at Desjardins. The conversation covers a wide range of topics related to cybersecurity, including purple teaming, red teaming, blu...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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46:27
Building a SaaS security program
This month, we welcome Swathi Joshi, VP of SaaS Cloud Security at Oracle, to discuss key moments and decisions that shaped her career path, including rejections from Google and Twitter. She emphasizes the importance of learning from rejection a...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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50:33
Zombie identities: the hidden threat in your cloud
Episode SummaryOn this episode, Sandy Bird, CTO and Co-Founder of Sonrai Security, joins the show to discuss identity security in the Cloud. Prior to Sonrai Security, Sandy co-founded Q1 Labs, which was acquired by IBM. He then be...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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39:37
The future of cybersecurity in healthcare
Episode SummaryCorey Elinburg, a cybersecurity leader, discusses the importance of approaching cybersecurity as a transformational force and empowering the business. He emphasizes the need to avoid draconian controls and adopt a m...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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43:55
Bonus: AI and data security
Episode SummaryOn this episode, Global Head of InfoSec and GRC Strategy at VMWare, Ashish Suri, joins the show to discuss data security and AI. Ashish has over 20 years of experience in business transformation, cybersecurity, data...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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38:59
The art of security transformation
Episode SummaryOn this episode, CISO at Palo Alto Networks, Niall Browne, joins the show to talk about Security, Cloud, and AI. Before joining Palo Alto Networks, he served as the CSO of Cloud platforms for the past sixteen y...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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50:57
Cybersecurity's secret weapon
Episode SummaryIn this episode, Jerich Beason, CISO at WM, joins the show to discuss becoming a CISO. Before joining WM, Jerich served in various roles at Lockheed Martin, RSA, Capital One, AECOM, and Deloitte.Jeric...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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43:05
Security is a process
Episode SummaryOn this episode, Co-Founder and CTO of Gutsy, John Morello, joins Matt to talk about Process Mining in Cybersecurity. Before co-founding Gutsy, John served as the CTO of Twistlock and VP of Product for Prisma Cloud....
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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47:21
The Talent Shortage That Doesn’t Exist
Episode SummaryOn this episode, Best Selling author of Cyber for Builders and blogger Ross Haleliuk joins the show to talk about his writing on the cybersecurity i...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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45:39
30 years in cybersecurity
Episode SummaryOn this episode, InfoSec veteran, Aaron Turner, joins the show to talk about everything from Cloud to AI. Over the past three decades, Aaron has served as Security Strategist at Microsoft, Co-Founder and CEO of RFin...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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52:15
The New SEC Rule
Episode SummaryIn this episode, Special Advisor for Cyber Risk at the NACD, Christopher Hetner, returns to the show to discuss the new SEC cybersecurity rules. Chris has over 25 years of experience in cybersecurity, helping protec...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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46:16
The AI Episode
Episode SummaryIn today’s episode, AI Safety Initiative Chair at Cloud Security Alliance, Caleb Sima, joins Matt to talk about some of the myths surrounding the quickly evolving world of AI. With two decades of experience in the c...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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42:00
SBOMs: Good but less than a silver bullet
Episode SummaryOn today’s episode, Senior Advisor and Strategist at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Allan Friedman, joins Matt to discuss SBOMs. As Senior Advisor and Strategist at CISA, Allan coordinates the...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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50:29
AppSec: Engineering, Attackers, and Defense
Episode SummaryIn today’s episode, AppSec CTO at Palo Alto Networks, Daniel Krivelevich, joins Matt to talk about AppSec for the modern engineering ecosystem. Daniel is a Cybersecurity expert and problem solver with a proven track...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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50:20
Securing Democracy: DNC's Cyber Cop
On today’s episode, CSO at the Democratic National Committee, Steve Tran, joins Matt to talk about magic, AI, and cybersecurity. As the CSO for the DNC, Steve leads their IT, physical, and cybersecurity strategy. When not defending against dedi...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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53:21
Open Source Security: A Deep Dive
Episode SummaryOn this episode, the Co-Founder and CEO of Endor Labs, Varun Badhwar, joins Matt to talk about software supply chain security. Varun has a proven track record of building and leading enterprise security companies ac...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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34:38
Accelerating security maturity
Episode SummaryOn this episode, AWS Security Practice Manager, Chad Lorenc, joins Matt to talk about Cloud Security. Chad has spent over 20 years building and implementing security programs for numerous organizations, ranging from...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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47:00
Cloud Native Security: A Year in Review
On this episode, the Chief Security Officer of Cloud at Palo Alto Networks, Bob West, joins Matt to discuss Palo Alto Network's latest State of Cloud Native Security Report. Bob joined Palo Alto Networks after more than 20 years in leadership r...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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43:57
Book review: CISO Evolution
On this episode, the Founder of CISO Evolution LLC, Matthew Sharp, joins Matt to talk about his book, CISO Evolution. Prior to founding CISO Evolution LLC, Matt served as a strategic advisor to CISOs of Fortune 500 and global institutions. He h...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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43:12
Unraveling unmanageable apps
On this episode, co-founder and CEO of Cerby, Belsasar Lepe, joins Matt to talk about unmanageable applications (apps that don't support critical security standards like SSO and SCIM). Belsasar was previously the Head of Product at Impira, wher...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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38:39
SEC-retly Telling All: The New Cyber-Disclosure Rules
Episode SummaryOn this episode, Matt speaks with Senior Executive, Board Director, and leader in Cybersecurity, risk management, and regulatory compliance, Chris Hetner about cybersecurity and the newly-proposed SEC cybersecurity ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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47:15