Operating in multi-cloud environments can create additional complexities around how you manage both human and machine identities. In this episode, Jim talks to Eric Olden , CEO from Strata. They discuss leveraging identity abstraction and resou

Episode 18: Securing Multi-Cloud Environments (Recorded at Cisco Live '23)

Jun 29th, 2023 24m 27s

For enterprise organizations that are moving to the cloud, they often utilize multiple cloud solutions and vendors. This, naturally requires a different approach to planning. Furthermore, to secure these environments requires a comprehensive st

Episode 17: Stopping Ransomware Before It Stops You (Recorded at RSA 2023)

Jun 9th, 2023 12m 32s

At RSA this year, Kristi Thiele sat down with Tom Clavel from ExtraHop to talk about strategies and tactics to prevent ransomware attacks. They discuss threat hunting, remediation practices, considerations for cloud environments, and why it's c

Episode 16: Zero Trust Decoded

Apr 20th, 2023 28m 5s

Zero Trust - we hear it all the time. However, when you've been asked to implement Zero Trust for your organization, it takes on a whole new meaning. In this episode Jim and Chris Steffen from the Cloud Security Alliance, discuss what Zero Tru

Episode 15: Women in Tech and In The Cloud

Mar 21st, 2023 21m 11s

We've invited back Arila Barnes (Ep 14) to discuss her journey as a successful woman in tech. There is something here for everyone including Arila's advice, learnings, what it means to be a mentor or sponsor to a woman, and some specific act

Episode 14: Migrating to the Cloud - Architecture & Best Practices

Feb 3rd, 2023 24m 1s

In the episode, Jim talks to Head of Software Innovation at Veloce Energy, Arila Barnes. Arila has extensive experience in enterprise software and product management. She is an expert in edge computing and IoT solutions. Jim and Arila discuss e

Episode 13: Meet Jeremy Brown, a Threat Hunter

Aug 17th, 2022 21m 8s

Jeremy is a real White Hat who has lived in the weeds of the cyber security industry for over a decade. In this episode he shares his experiences, best practices, and industry recommendations for all the threat hunters and defenders who are on

Episode 12: Recorded at Cisco Live 2022, A Developer's Perspective on Migrating to the Cloud

Jul 13th, 2022 17m 8s

When you hear the call "We're migrating to the Cloud!" does your heart skip a beat? Lifting, shifting, migrating, and building new Apps for the Cloud can introduce changes and challenges to your current development workflow and processes. I

Episode 11: Cloud Networking: Considerations & Best Practices

Jun 24th, 2022 26m 50s

Hybrid Cloud? Multi-Cloud? Cloud Native? Whether you're already there or planning to migrate, it's critical to understand the networking implications that can have a big impact on your happiness. In this episode, Jim talks to networking expert

Episode 10: Navigating the AWS Security Ecosystem

May 25th, 2022 31m 36s

AWS has LOTS to offer when it comes to cloud security. In this episode, Jim talks to Ranjit Kalidasan, a Senior Solutions Architect, who will discuss the Shared Responsibility Model for Cloud security and then review the key tools and observab

Episode 9: DevOps, CloudOps, DevSecOps, GitOps, InfraOps, ModOps ... Huh?

Apr 15th, 2022 33m 54s

DevOps, CloudOps, DevSecOps, etc…what's in a name? All of these operational titles play a critical role in managing and securing your cloud. In this episode, Jim and Jeff Bozic, Principal Architect at Insight, untangle this alphabet soup and he

Episode 8: Identity In The Cloud

Mar 3rd, 2022 31m 38s

UPDATE: We have a new podcast host - Jim Mandelbaum! We will certainly miss Mike V as Jim takes over the reins and we know he will do a bang-up job. Just listen to his fist episode here! - JonNow ... about this episode ....Ensuring that the ri

Episode 7: Ransomware in Healthcare

Jan 31st, 2022 27m 8s

Ransomware is a hot topic these days. And the bad guys are often innovating faster than we are by easily evading traditional security controls. In this episode, industry expert Ben Stock from Ordr, Inc. will tell us how both large and small he

Episode 6: Best Practices for Securing the Cloud

Dec 31st, 2021 37m 16s

Meet Carson Sweet. He's the Chief Cloud Security Officer at Fidelis Cybersecurity and has been in the infosec business for 30 years. In this episode, Carson shares some important best practices and advice that are key to understanding how to s

Episode 5: Leveraging Cloud for Data Analytics Applications

Dec 2nd, 2021 27m 25s

In this episode, Mike is joined by Anita Jindal, Sr. Director of Engineering at VMware. Anita shares her experiences and advice around building, operating, and securing business applications that leverage Big Data and emerging cloud technologi

Episode 4: Operational Monsters in the Cloud

Oct 21st, 2021 27m 47s

Monsters in the Cloud? Yes! They do exist and if you're running apps in the cloud, it's likely that you've already been bitten by one and may not even know.Mike and Tobias Kunze from Glasnostic talk about the never-ending Day-2 in the cloud and

Episode 3: Evolving Zero Trust

Sep 12th, 2021 24m 48s

We are so excited to have Zero Trust technical expert Chase Cunningham as our guest in this episode. Mike and Chase discuss a variety of topics around the origins of Zero Trust, important considerations around crafting your Zero Trust strategy

Episode 2: Lessons Learned from Cloud Native

Aug 16th, 2021 29m 59s

In our second Episode, Mike is joined by Ben Stineman, Vice President of Infrastructure and Security at Vinli Incorporated. Ben will explain what it takes to start from scratch or migrate to Cloud Native. As a networking expert, he shares his p

Episode 1: Visibility Strategies for Hybrid Cloud Environments

Jun 23rd, 2021 27m 57s

In our first episode, Mike is joined by Ethan Banks networking expert, podcaster, blogger and co-founder of Packet Pushers Interactive. First, they will discuss what Hybrid Cloud means and then jump into a lively conversation about important c

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