Talking Cloud with an emphasis on Cloud Security

More than 20 years ago AJ and I worked together at Check Point Software. AJ has come a long way and is now Director of both marketing and product marketing for Azure Security at Microsoft. For the past 18 months, AJ has been focused on helping customers modernize their security operations. Hear how Microsoft reimagined what a cloud-native SIEM is and what Microsoft Azure Security will be focused on in the coming year.

We are kicking off December and Talking Cloud with the Co-Founder and CBO at Cyberpion. If you're like me, you're wondering how to pronounce the name of the company, let alone exactly what they do in the cloud. You'll not only learn how to properly pronounce the name of the company but also learn where the name came from and the unique solution they have built to address the hyper-connected world we all live in today. Hear my fun and informative discussion with Ran Nahmias. www.cyberpion.com

One of the most popular and fastest growing trends in the world of cloud application development is what is commonly referred to as 'shifting-left' and enabling a true CI/CD development pipeline. In this, our 18th episode, we have a great discussion with the co-founder and CEO of the (recently funded) startup Solvo (www.solvo.cloud), Shira Shamban. I had the pleasure of first meeting Shira when I joined Dome9 in 2018. We worked extensively together until she decided to leave Check Point and start Solvo. Hear Shira's recommendation for anyone interested in starting their own company.  

After our summer time off, we are kicking off the fall with an amazing guest, Chuck Brooks. Among being named as a Top 50 Social Influencer in Risk & Compliance by Thomson Reuters, Chuck is a member of the staff at Georgetown University. He has had an unbelievable career spanning both Government and commercial roles including being asked by Tom Ridge to start a Cyber Security division within DHS and previously working for the late, great US Senator, Arlen Specter. (A special 'Thank You' to Karen Firkser for introducing me to Chuck!)

Welcome to the second year of TalkingCloud!!!In this first episode to kick off the start of our second year, I'm thrilled to have the Director of Cloud Services from a long-time leading cyber-security VAR, AccessIT Group. Michael Lopez provides a unique perspective calling on his combination of experiences including owning his own cloud business, working for a large enterprise (Barclaycard), working for a large cyber security vendor (Check Point Software) and now working for a leading multi-vendor cyber security VAR. Hear Mike share his keen insights and what he recommends as the top three things EVERY enterprise must have in order to be successful in cloud...

"You can check out any time you like but, you can never leave..." from the Eagles, Hotel California.I've had the great benefit of being in this amazing industry for many years. And, as the industry has grown, I've also had the great benefit of meeting and befriending many amazing people. James Winebrenner is just one of the numerous I've met and had the pleasure of working with. Today, James is Senior Vice President of Sales for Aviatrix. He's come a long way from when I first met James at Check Point Software in 1998. In this episode you'll hear James articulate the difficulties and challenges large enterprises face as they move earnestly into the cloud. Hear why James views the public cloud providers as "Hotel California" and why enterprises need to be cautious when lured by their 'lift and shift' enticements and offers.

Episode 14 features a rich and interesting conversation with my good friend, past colleague and cloud subject matter expert Patrick Pushor. Patrick has more than a decade working with cloud and cloud technologies. Hear what Patrick believes are the three key considerations when moving to public cloud. Patrick was one of the first North American members of the Dome9 team working for Zohar Alon and Roy Feintuch, the founders of Dome9 (and now CloudGuard Dome9, part of Check Point Software Technologies). In addition to being a grandfather in the cloud and Technical Cloud Evangelist at Orca Security, Patrick is Editor-in-Chief at BREACHADAY where he documents breaches, vulnerabilities, cybersecurity security best practices, and much more! Check it out: https://www.breachaday.com

In this episode I'm both thrilled and honored to have Ed Amoroso, the Founder and CEO of TAG-Cyber and past CISO and SVP at AT&T as my guest. Ed talks about the beauty of cloud and why he believes the trends back to centralization of IT (cloud) and security is a good thing. As Ed so eloquently says, "...who is going to build a data center...Earl in Networking or Microsoft? You can find Ed at www.TAG-Cyberf.com or check out his new eBook called "Working from Home: A Guide to Navigating the New Normal," you can buy it today on Amazon at https://lnkd.in/dnHRFkK

In this episode I get a chance to speak with the Founder and Principal at LetoSecurity, George Wrenn. I first met George when he was the Chief Security Officer at Schneider Electric. When you listen to this episode, you'll hear George demonstrating and articulating his technical and consultative expertise. George provides keen insights to the challenges organizations face as they migrate to the cloud. If you listen closely, you'll hear numerous 'nuggets' of important and valuable things to consider. George and his firm (https://letosecurity.com) are exclusively focused cyber security. 

Hear how years and years of experience, in multiple roles, including Chief Information Security Officer, Consultant and Enterprise Architect, have all culminated together providing my special guest, Sean Walls, with a valuable blend of skills. In this episode you'll hear Sean offer  keen insight and sage advice for organizations moving to the cloud.Hear the role the cloud has played at Visionworks of America and how that role is getting bigger and bigger every day. "When you're talking about any sort of  technology, the goal is to enhance, and to empower and to enable the business to solve business problems, and to do it in a way that gives you a competitive advantage, and the cloud does that in spades."

Gartner estimates by 2023, more than 70% of global organizations will be running more than two containerized applications in production. Containers and container technologies such as kubernetes are some of the hottest cloud technologies today. My guest on this special tenth episode of TalkingCloud is long-time cyber security veteran, Neil Gehani. Not only does Neil have years of technical expertise in traditional security technologies, Neil has been working with and has been focused exclusively on cloud and container technology for the past several years. Hear Neil's keen insights into this new trend in cloud computing including his top recommendations and his top concerns.

This episode goes 'across the pond' to the UK to speak with managing director and co-owner of cloud distributor, e92cloud located in London, England, Sam Murdoch. After years of experience in the channel and working with customers, partners and vendors, Sam decided to take a shot at distribution and to do it 'his way!' e92cloud is exclusively focused on cloud, and in particular public cloud. They, just like TalkingCloud, are focused on all things cloud, with an emphasis on cloud security. e92cloud sells and distributes solutions to secure, protect and properly utilize public clouds including containers and functions. In this episode, Sam offers sage advice for cloud security vendors seeking to establish and build their business in the UK.

Roll up your sleeves! In this episode I speak with Jon Freeman. I've known Jon for many years...I actually hired Jon (when he was only 19!!) and he was an amazing asset then and still is today. Jon has a unique blend of high technical knowledge, broad business acumen, and the ability to articulate business value to management, as it relates to technical choices and decisions a company makes. I hope you enjoy this episode.

It's always a pleasure having the opportunity to speak with a genuine expert and Sean Ventura is truly a cloud security expert. Sean has filled virtually every possible role in the chain of command leading to his current role, Chief Information Security Officer for a 'cloud native' company, Atmosera.  In this episode you'll hear Sean's recommendation for the three things you MUST do before moving your workloads into the public cloud...and much, much more.

Cloud Security, Cloud Compliance, Cloud Visibility-Talking Cloud with special guest Evan Kirstel, B2B Technology Thought Leader, Influencer & Analyst