Episode 3: Cloud Configuration Pitfalls

Attendees Guest: Evgeny Zislis Guest title:  CTO Company:  ProdOPS Abstract Over 90% of IaaS/PaaS security incidents happens on consumer fault. Cloud platforms are complicated, with steep learning curve and it is easy to make mistakes. In this podcast, we talk with Evgeny Zislis, CTO for ProdOPS about the common IaaS/PaaS security mistakes and misconfigurations, categorize them and talk about measures to reduce those mistakes and identify them on time.  Timing: 0:00 – 2:10 - intro and introducing our guest 2:10 -   31:05 - What are the common cloud misconfiguration and mistakes  Improper security group configuration Object storage negligence - open buckets on s3 Insecure storing of API/Access Keys - config file in open Github repo is not the best place to store access keys Vulnerable servers exposed (exposing your 5 years old, not updated linux server is not recommended) Fail to segregate different services into different accounts / vpc / subnets Everyday use of root account and relying on one account only 31:05 -  34:20  Avoiding cloud misconfigurations:  the process angle 34:20 -  38:33 Avoiding cloud misconfigurations:  the people angle 38:33 -  49:00 Avoiding cloud misconfigurations:  the technology angle    49.00 – 52:00 Summary and conclusions

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The podcast for Security Architecture Hosted by Moshe Ferber and Ariel Munafo. The world of software development has changed rapidly in the last years due to various factors – Cloud Computing, Digital Transformation, CI/CD & DevOps – they all changed the way we build new applications. Young startups today got access to enterprise-grade infrastructure enabling them to produce scalable, robust applications faster and cheaper. But as companies innovate faster, security challenges arise. The security community has not mastered yet the full art of developing software fast, at scale, and secure and variety of companies still struggle to found the right foundation for their security posture. SilverLining podcast was created to help you do just that – find the right combination of people, processes, and technologies to build more secure and reliable services. We will focus on the latest development in infrastructure and software development and talk with people who mastered how to secure those. In each episode, we will host an expert for discussion on the security aspects of new technologies and provide insights, best practices, and knowledge in creating more secure software architecture.