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Cloud Security Exchange 2023

FREE Virtual Event | Friday, August 18, 2023 Join AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, and SANS Institute as we bring you the prestigious Cloud Security Exchange 2023. This cloud security-focused event is one that you definitely don't want to miss. Learn more and get registered below.

Where can you find leaders from Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, and SANS Institute, together on one virtual stage? It's happening for the first time ever at the SANS Cloud Security Exchange 2023.

At the inaugural event in 2022, thousands of attendees from across the globe enjoyed learning from independent cloud security experts from SANS Institute who were paired with leaders from the cloud security providers. It worked so well that we're doing it again. Attend the second annual 100% free and online Cloud Security Exchange to learn what's worked and hasn't worked in cloud security architecture, threat detection, and implementation best practices to help your organization build leading cloud security capabilities. 

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Thank you to the invited speakers from each of the big 3 cloud security providers. We very much appreciate you all spending your day with us to share your expert knowledge with the cybersecurity community.
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Don't miss this one-of-a-kind virtual event featuring top cloud security experts from the largest cloud providers in the industry. Our goal of this event is to equip high-level practitioners with expert advice and best practices to protect their cloud security environments over the next 12 months. Join AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, and SANS Institute as we join forces on Friday, August 18th!

Event Agenda

Join us Live Online on Friday, August 18th to access the in-depth presentations and panel discussions in store for this event. View the full agenda below.

Timeline (EDT)Session Details
11:00AMWelcome & Opening Remarks
Featuring:
Frank Kim, Event Chairperson, SANS Institute
11:15AMSession One | Cloud Security: Shared Fate, Identity, Secure Data and the Coming AI
Cloud security is a shared responsibility between the cloud provider and the customer. The cloud provider is responsible for the security of the underlying infrastructure, while the customer is responsible for the security of their data and applications - and there is a lot of nuance around that. A shared fate model builds on shared responsibility to improve customer cloud security.

Many traditional cloud security practices focus on the oversized role of identity management, secure configurations, and data security, which are evolving and still very much at the core of our attention. In addition to traditional security measures focused on securing the cloud infrastructure, organizations should also consider the use of cloud-enabled capabilities with artificial intelligence (AI) to improve their cloud security posture and detection/response models. AI can be used to detect and respond to threats more quickly and effectively than traditional security solutions.

Featuring:
Dr. Anton Chuvakin, Security Advisor at Office of the CISO, Google Cloud
Dave Shackleford, Senior Instructor, SANS Institute
12:00PMSession Two | Navigating Cloud Security Challenges: Principles and Strategies for Cyber Defense
As organizations embrace the cloud at an ever-increasing rate, they encounter not only operational hurdles but also pose significant challenges for their security teams. These teams are tasked with reshaping their strategies to effectively protect against emerging threats in this new landscape.

With over a billion endpoints, millions of customers, and its massive global cloud presence, this session will discuss Microsoft's principles of cyber defense in the cloud, how it organizes to defend itself, and the feedback loops between all phases of NIST frameworks through its governance. Along with these continuous processes that optimize continuous learning, we will cover how Microsoft utilizes its own products for defense scenarios that the reader can leverage and implement.

Featuring:
Dr. Andre Alfred, Vice President, Microsoft Azure Security
Ryan Nicholson, Certified Instructor, SANS Institute
12:45PMBREAK
1:00PMSession Three | AWS
Overview coming soon.
Featuring:
Mark Ryland, Director, Office of the CISO, AWS
Ashish Rajan, Associate Instructor, SANS Institute
1:45PM

Session Four | Security Myths and Missteps in Cloud Migration
Despite the well-established benefits of cloud computing — especially in terms of cost, scalability, and efficiency — many enterprises are still reluctant to migrate to the cloud. A key factor in their reluctance is a set of widely held myths about the cloud, including the misconception that it’s less secure than on-premises implementation because security is supposedly the sole responsibility of the cloud services provider. In fact, the shared responsibility model — with the cloud provider and its enterprise customer working together to ensure the protection of sensitive data and business-critical applications — can actually result in significant improvements in security. Myths and misconceptions like this can lead to serious missteps by enterprises and their IT and security organizations, missteps that result in operational inefficiencies, unnecessary costs and wasted investments.

Few security experts are better-qualified to help enterprises make well-informed cloud migration security decisions than Simon Vernon. A SANS Certified Instructor and Principal Technical Architect, he also serves as the CSO of a data center. Join him, Brandon Evans, SANS Certified Instructor and lead author of SEC510: Public Cloud Security: AWS, Azure, and GCP, and Megan Roddie, author of FOR509: Enterprise Cloud Forensics and Incident Response, as they bust cloud security myths and show how to navigate around common missteps.

Featuring:
Simon Vernon, Certified Instructor, SANS Institute
Brandon Evans, Certified Instructor, SANS Institute
Megan Roddie, Author, SANS Institute
2:30PMBREAK
2:45PM Panel Discussion
Overview coming soon.
Moderator:
Frank Kim, Event Chairperson, SANS Institute
Panelists:
Dr. Anton Chuvakin, Security Advisor at Office of the CISO, Google Cloud
Dr. Andre Alfred, Vice President, Microsoft Azure Security
Mark Ryland, Director, Office of the CISO, AWS
Simon Vernon, Certified Instructor, SANS Institute
3:45PMClosing Remarks
Featuring:
Frank Kim, Event Chairperson, SANS Institute

Attendee Quotes from Last Year's Event

This was a great event, hoping to send more of our team through some of the cloud courses this coming fiscal year!
I must depart for my next engagement. This was an amazing learning event for me and greatly appreciate the opportunity. Best wishes to all and take care!
You guys are all amazing and I am so thankful to have such a pleasant host! They were all so amazing and I want to listen to them talk again honestly. Thank you so much for the great activity!
Thanks to all the experts and moderators, this was a really informative event! Have a good one, and see you all soon!
Good information! Looking forward to reviewing the slides and archived video.