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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 roles with banks, product companies, and professional services organizations. Before joining Palo Alto Networks, Bob served as managing partner at West Strategy Group, managing director in Deloitte’s cyber risk services practice, managing director for CISO for York Risk Services, Chief Trust Officer at CipherCloud, CEO at Echelon One, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Fifth Third Bank, and Information Security Officer at Bank One.

Today, Bob talks about the latest installment of the State of Cloud Native Security Report, the severe shortcomings in Cloud Security, and the elevated cost of Cloud Security. Why is it essential to think about security upfront? Hear about the daily mindset shift required to deploy quality code, minimizing complexity to maximize efficiency, and the significant delay in threat management.

Timestamp Segments

· [01:46] Bob’s career-changing experiences.

· [04:17] Bob’s advice.

· [11:10] The 10,000-ft view.

· [16:23] The elevated costs of Cloud security.

· [22:36] Increased deployment frequency.

· [24:54] How do security teams keep up?

· [30:44] Security tooling in the Cloud.

· [35:46] Holistic Cloud security.

· [41:18] There will always be issues.

Notable Quotes

· “Be nice to your vendors.” - Bob

· “You never know who’s going to be able to help you out at any point.” - Bob

· “You’ve got to build bridges before you need them.” - Matt

· “Common sense isn’t necessarily common practice.” - Bob

Relevant Links

Website: www.paloaltonetworks.com

LinkedIn: Bob West

Resources:

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