Cloud Security Podcast by Google EP142 Cloud Security Podcast Ask Me Anything #AMA 2023
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Oct 9, 2023 
Guests Anton Chuvakin and Tim Peacock discuss their journeys into security, the '3am test' for effective alerts, sourcing topics for the podcast, and hopes for the future of security.
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Unconventional Paths to Security
- Tim Peacock's path to cloud security started in political science, then cyber policy, and finally product management.
- Anton Chuvakin's background is in physics and system administration, with a focus on defense rather than offense.
Cloud is Not Just Someone Else's Computer
- Anton Chuvakin realized cloud security's uniqueness when observing clients treating cloud environments like data centers in 2012.
- He questioned why they replicated on-premise practices despite cloud's distinct characteristics.
A Different Approach to Security
- Tim Peacock's security approach has always focused on innovation and doing things differently.
- His cloud security work at Google is a continuation of this philosophy.