Building a Resilient Cloud Security Program after Merger and Acquisition
In this episode, host Ashish Rajan sits down with Prahathess Rengasamy, a cloud security expert with extensive experience at companies like Credit Karma, Block, and Apple. Together, they explore the challenges and best practices for scaling cloud security, especially in the complex scenarios of mergers and acquisitions. Starting with foundational elements like CSPMs and security policies, Prahathess breaks down the evolution of cloud security strategies. He explains why cloud security cannot succeed in isolation and emphasizes the need for collaboration with platform and infrastructure engineering teams. The conversation delves into real-world examples, including managing AWS and GCP security post-acquisition and navigating the cultural and technical challenges that come with multi-cloud environments. Guest Socials: Prahathess's Linkedin Podcast Twitter - @CloudSecPod If you want to watch videos of this LIVE STREAMED episode and past episodes - Check out our other Cloud Security Social Channels: - Cloud Security Podcast- Youtube - Cloud Security Newsletter - Cloud Security BootCamp Questions asked: (00:00) Introduction (02:02) A bit about Prahathess (02:36) How does Cloud Security Scale? (07:51) Where do we see just in time provisioning? (10:05) Cloud Security for Mergers and Acquisitions (14:31) Should people become MultiCloud Experts? (15:28) The need for data insights (16:54) Data sources to have as part of data insights (21:06) Benefits of Data insights for Cloud Security Teams (21:30) How to bring the new team along the cloud security journey? (24:29) How to learn about data insights? (26:35) How to maximize security efforts with data? (36:21) The Fun Section