How to secure and improve cloud environment - Merritt Baer, Principal Security Architect, AWS

How to secure and improve cloud environment - Merritt Baer, Principal Security Architect, AWS

In this episode, we sit with Merritt Baer, Principal Security Architect, AWS.

Merritt & Ashish spoke about

  • What is Cloud Security?
  • What does security look like in a mature organisation?
  • How can security integrate into the business? How does AWS do it?
  • What is the AWS Rapid Prototyping team?
  • What are the signs of an organisation with mature security?
  • Importance of being technical as a women in cybersecurity?
  • What is Tech and Roses Group?

More info and show notes on www.cloudsecuritypodcast.tv

Twitter - @kaizenteq @hashishrajan @merrittbaer

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