EPISODE · Jul 30, 2024 · 21 MIN
Cloud Native Strategies from a FinTech CISO
from Cloud Security Podcast · host TechRiot.io
What are you doing differently today that you're stopping tomorrow's legacy? In this episode Ashish spoke to Adrian Asher, CISO and Cloud Architect at Checkout.com, to explore the journey from monolithic architecture to cloud-native solutions in a regulated fintech environment. Adrian shared his perspective on why there "aren't enough lambdas" and how embracing cloud-native technologies like AWS Lambda and Fargate can enhance security, scalability, and efficiency. Guest Socials: Adrian'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 (01:59) A bit about Adrian (02:47) Cloud Naive vs Cloud Native (03:54) Checkout’s Cloud Native Journey (05:44) What is AWS Fargate? (06:52) There are not enough Lambdas (09:52) The evolution of the Security Function (12:15) Culture change for being more cloud native (15:23) Getting security teams ready for Gen AI (18:16) Where to start with Cloud Native? (19:14) Where you can connect with Adrian? (19:39) The Fun Section
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What are you doing differently today that you're stopping tomorrow's legacy? In this episode Ashish spoke to Adrian Asher, CISO and Cloud Architect at Checkout.com, to explore the journey from monolithic architecture to cloud-native solutions in a regulated fintech environment. Adrian shared his perspective on why there "aren't enough lambdas" and how embracing cloud-native technologies like AWS Lambda and Fargate can enhance security, scalability, and efficiency. Guest Socials: Adrian'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 (01:59) A bit about Adrian (02:47) Cloud Naive vs Cloud Native (03:54) Checkout’s Cloud Native Journey (05:44) What is AWS Fargate? (06:52) There are not enough Lambdas (09:52) The evolution of the Security Function (12:15) Culture change for being more cloud native (15:23) Getting security teams ready for Gen AI (18:16) Where to start with Cloud Native? (19:14) Where you can connect with Adrian? (19:39) The Fun Section
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