Introduction

Guest:

• Phil Venables, Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) @ Google Cloud

Topics:

• You had this epic 8 megatrends idea in 2021, where are we now with them?

• We now have 9 of them, what made you add this particular one (AI)?

• A lot of CISOs fear runaway AI. Hence good governance is key! What is your secret of success for AI governance?

• What questions are CISOs asking you about AI? What questions about AI should they be asking that they are not asking?

• Which one of the megatrends is the most contentious based on your presenting them worldwide?

• Is cloud really making the world of IT simpler (megatrend #6)?

• Do most enterprise cloud users appreciate the software-defined nature of cloud (megatrend #5) or do they continue to fight it?

• Which megatrend is manifesting the most strongly in your experience?

Resources:

• Megatrends drive cloud adoption—and improve security for all and infographic

• "Keynote | The Latest Cloud Security Megatrend: AI for Security"

• "Lessons from the future: Why shared fate shows us a better cloud roadmap" blog and shared fate page

• SAIF page

• "Spotlighting 'shadow AI': How to protect against risky AI practices" blog

• EP135 AI and Security: The Good, the Bad, and the Magical

• EP47 Megatrends, Macro-changes, Microservices, Oh My! Changes in 2022 and Beyond in Cloud Security

• Secure by Design by CISA