Meanwhile in Security

Links:

• How to Make Your Next Third-Party Risk Conversation Less Awkward: https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/how-to-make-your-next-third-party-risk-conversation-less-awkward
• 5 Vexing Cloud Security Issues: https://www.itprotoday.com/hybrid-cloud/5-vexing-cloud-security-issues
• Attackers Increasingly Target Linux in the Cloud: https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/attackers-increasingly-target-linu...

Links:

• AWS Cancels re:Inforce Security Conference in Houston Due to COVID-19: https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/aws-cancels-re-inforce-security-conference-in-houston-due-to-covid-19
• Cloud-native security benefits and use cases: https://searchcloudsecurity.techtarget.com/tip/cloud-native-security-benefits-and-use-cases
• The state of cloud security: IaC becomes priority one: https://techbeacon.com/security/state-cloud-security-...

Links:

• Cloud Security Basics CIOs and CTOs Should Know: https://www.informationweek.com/cloud/cloud-security-basics-cios-and-ctos-should-know/a/d-id/1341578?
• Spring 2021 PCI DSS report now available with nine services added in scope: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/spring-2021-pci-dss-report-now-available-with-nine-services-added-in-scope/
• Top 5 Benefits of Cloud Infrastructure Security: https://www.kratikal.com/blo...

Links:

• 4 Factors that Should Be Part of Your Cybersecurity Strategy: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3625254/4-factors-that-should-be-part-of-your-cybersecurity-strategy.html
• Software Bill of Materials’—not just good for security, good for business: https://thehill.com/opinion/cybersecurity/564787-software-bill-of-materials-not-just-good-for-security-good-for-business
• Third Party Security Failure Caused 1 TB Data Breach...

Links:

• What does it Take to Secure Containers?: https://www.darkreading.com/cloud/what-does-it-take-to-secure-containers-
• Critical ICS vulnerabilities can be exploited through leading cloud-management platforms: https://threatpost.com/industrial-networks-exposed-cloud-operational-tech/168024/
• Kaseya Obtains Universal Decryptor for REvil Ransomware: https://threatpost.com/kaseya-universal-decryptor-revil-ransomware/168070/
• ...

Links:

• How to Bridge On-Premises and Cloud Identity: https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities—threats/how-to-bridge-on-premises-and-cloud-identity-/a/d-id/1341512
• How AWS is helping EU customers navigate the new normal for data protection: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-aws-is-helping-eu-customers-navigate-the-new-normal-for-data-protection/
• Cloud security should never be a developer issue: https://www.secur...

Links:

• Fake Amazon cloud service AWS InfiniDash quickly goes viral: https://siliconangle.com/2021/07/05/fake-amazon-cloud-service-aws-infinidash-quickly-goes-viral/
• 7 Unconventional Pieces of Password Wisdom: https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/7-unconventional-pieces-of-password-wisdom/d/d-id/1341400
• Pentagon Cancels Disputed JEDI Cloud Contract With Microsoft: https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2...

Links:

• Cyber insurance isn’t helping with cybersecurity, and it might be making the ransomware crisis worse, say researchers: https://www.zdnet.com/article/ransomware-has-become-an-existential-threat-that-means-cyber-insurance-is-about-to-change/
• House lawmakers introduce bill to increase American awareness of cyber threats: https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/560077-house-lawmakers-introduce-bill-to-increase-americ...

Links:

• Cybersecurity industry reacts as antivirus pioneer John McAfee found dead: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3623188/cybersecurity-industry-reacts-as-antivirus-pioneer-john-mcafee-found-dead.html
• Storms & Silver Linings: Avoiding the Dangers of Cloud Migration: https://beta.darkreading.com/cloud/storms-silver-linings-avoiding-the-dangers-of-cloud-migration
• 7 ways technical debt increases security risk: https://...

Transcript

Jesse: Welcome to Meanwhile in Security where I, your host Jesse Trucks, guides you to better security in the cloud.

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Jesse Trucks is the Minister of Magic at Splunk, where he consults on security and compliance program designs and develops Splunk architectures for security use cases, among other things. He brings more than 20 years of experience in tech to this role, having previously worked as director of security and compliance at Peak Hosting, a staff member at freenode, a cybersecurity engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and a...

Jesse Trucks is the Minister of Magic at Splunk, where he consults on security and compliance program designs and develops Splunk architectures for security use cases, among other things. He brings more than 20 years of experience in tech to this role, having previously worked as director of security and compliance at Peak Hosting, a staff member at freenode, a cybersecurity engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and a...

Jesse Trucks is the Minister of Magic at Splunk, where he consults on security and compliance program designs and develops Splunk architectures for security use cases, among other things. He brings more than 20 years of experience in tech to this role, having previously worked as director of security and compliance at Peak Hosting, a staff member at freenode, a cybersecurity engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and a...

Jesse Trucks is the Minister of Magic at Splunk, where he consults on security and compliance program designs and develops Splunk architectures for security use cases, among other things. He brings more than 20 years of experience in tech to this role, having previously worked as director of security and compliance at Peak Hosting, a staff member at freenode, a cybersecurity engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and a...

Jesse Trucks is the Minister of Magic at Splunk, where he consults on security and compliance program designs and develops Splunk architectures for security use cases, among other things. He brings more than 20 years of experience in tech to this role, having previously worked as director of security and compliance at Peak Hosting, a staff member at freenode, a cybersecurity engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and a...

Jesse Trucks is the Minister of Magic at Splunk, where he consults on security and compliance program designs and develops Splunk architectures for security use cases, among other things. He brings more than 20 years of experience in tech to this role, having previously worked as director of security and compliance at Peak Hosting, a staff member at freenode, a cybersecurity engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and a...

Jesse Trucks is the Minister of Magic at Splunk, where he consults on security and compliance program designs and develops Splunk architectures for security use cases, among other things. He brings more than 20 years of experience in tech to this role, having previously worked as director of security and compliance at Peak Hosting, a staff member at freenode, a cybersecurity engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and a...

Jesse Trucks is the Minister of Magic at Splunk, where he consults on security and compliance program designs and develops Splunk architectures for security use cases, among other things. He brings more than 20 years of experience in tech to this role, having previously worked as director of security and compliance at Peak Hosting, a staff member at freenode, a cybersecurity engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and a...