The State Of Cloud Native Application Security With Simon Maple
In episode 93 of The Secure Developer, Guy Podjarny speaks to colleague, Simon Maple, Field CTO at Snyk, who has recently co-authored a report called 'The State of Cloud Native Application Security'. Simon shares some of the main findings that came out of the survey which formed the basis of the report. Almost 600 people took part in the survey, with a good mix of roles amongst the respondents. The results from the survey reveal the significant impact that a company’s level of automation has on security, and here Guy and Simon explore why this is the case.
Episode 93 of the The Secure Developer podcast, hosted by Guy Podjarny, Simon Maple, titled "The State Of Cloud Native Application Security With Simon Maple" was published on May 4, 2021 and runs 45 minutes.
May 4, 2021 ·45m · The Secure Developer
Summary
In episode 93 of The Secure Developer, Guy Podjarny speaks to colleague, Simon Maple, Field CTO at Snyk, who has recently co-authored a report called 'The State of Cloud Native Application Security'. Simon shares some of the main findings that came out of the survey which formed the basis of the report. Almost 600 people took part in the survey, with a good mix of roles amongst the respondents. The results from the survey reveal the significant impact that a company’s level of automation has on security, and here Guy and Simon explore why this is the case.
Episode Description
Cloud native technology is agile, flexible, distributed, and like anything new, it can be scary. But nothing worth doing is ever too easy, right? Today’s guest, Simon Maple, Field CTO at Snyk, has recently co-authored a report called The State of Cloud Native Application Security, and he joins us on the show to share some of the main findings that came out of the survey which formed the basis of the report. Almost 600 people took part in the survey, with a good mix of roles amongst the respondents. We discuss the reasons that people are choosing to move over to cloud native technologies, and the major concerns that they have with regard to adopting the new technology. The results from the survey reveal the significant impact that a company’s level of automation has on security, and we explore why this is the case. This conversation also covers the types of companies which are utilizing cloud native technology, the different opinions of developers and security people in terms of who should be dealing with security related issues, and Simon and Guy’s projections about what security is going to look like in the future.
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