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Ever wonder how a cloud and application security expert views risks of cloud workloads? Well, wonder no more because on this episode we have Brandon Evans - SANS Certified Instructor and lead author of SEC510: Public Cloud Security. We cover the why and how of moving their applications to the cloud, the key considerations for a successful cloud security posture, and how building your infrastructure with a cloud-native mindset can and should lead to an improved security posture.
BONUS: Be sure to stay tuned to the end of the episode for a very special announcement from Brandon on the new SANS Cloud Ace podcast. Coming to all podcast directories on September 28.
Our Guest - Brandon Evans
Brandon works for Zoom Video Communications, in which he leads their internal Application Security training. As an application developer for most of his professional career, he moved into security full-time largely because of his many formal trainings through SANS. He’s a contributor to the OWASP Serverless Top 10 Project and a co-leader for the Nashville OWASP chapter. Brandon is lead author for SEC510: Public Cloud Security: AWS, Azure, and GCP and a contributor and instructor for SEC540: Cloud Security and DevSecOps Automation.
Resources:
sans.org/cloud - SANS Cloud Resources
https://brandone.github.io/pixel-puzzles/ - Brandon’s Pixel Puzzle game
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