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2023 SANS Report: Architecting a Cloud Security Guardrails Model

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2023 SANS Report: Architecting a Cloud Security Guardrails Model (PDF, 1.92MB)Published: 20 Jun, 2023
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Dave Shackleford
Dave Shackleford

This paper explores the most common guardrails to consider within a cloud security architecture design and discusses best practices to enable and automate these over time.

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Dave Shackleford
Dave Shackleford

Dave Shackleford

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Dave Shackleford, founder of Voodoo Security, has advanced cybersecurity through his leadership roles, including serving as CTO for the Center for Internet Security, where he coordinated the first published virtualization security benchmarks.

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