Understanding the Continuous Security and Incident Response Landscape with Jan Hertsens

Episode No: 67

In this episode of the Scale To Zero podcast, we discovered the world of cloud security with a seasoned AWS expert - Jan Hertsens, Senior Security Consultant at AWS.

Discover how to strike the perfect balance between continuous security and compliance, leverage GenAI for enhanced protection, and build a robust incident response plan for the age of AI. Don't miss this insightful episode!
Understanding continuous security and incident response

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Learnings from the podcast

  1. For the compliance and security debate, understand different personas and their agendas. Having a governing body which works with all of these personas and helps with prioritization is worth.
  2. Always start with basic security practices, and focus on one program at a time to keep these in control.
  3. Network segmentation plays a major role when it comes to Incident Response. It helps with reducing the blast radius.

Learning resources recommended by Jan Hertsens

  1. DAEMON (Daemon Series)

    Daemon is a techno-thriller series by Daniel Suarez about a malicious computer program that takes control of the world. The story follows a former detective, Pete Sebeck, who leads a group of people in a fight to protect the new world order after a computer program begins to change reality.

    Get your copy of DAEMON on Amazon now >



  2. Day In The Life Of An AWS Senior Security Consultant

    A short LinkedIn article by Jan Hertsens's colleague Swati Soni that sheds light on a day in the life of AWS Senior Security Consultant.

    Read the complete article here >

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