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Does the Cloud Increase or Decrease Your Attack Surface?

Tuesday, January 19th, 2016 2PM EST

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It is hard to argue that the move to the cloud is gathering momentum and reaching critical mass. It is also hard to argue that the cloud does present new challenges to how we secure our apps and data. But does the cloud increase or decrease our attack surface? What is the difference in threats to cloud-based assets versus those not in the cloud? Most importantly, what does it mean to you and what can you do to increase your security posture?

Our Panelists

Stephen Coty

Chief Security Evangelist

Stephen Coty is the Chief Security Evangelist at Alert Logic, the leading provider of Security-as-a-Service solutions for the cloud. In this role, he speaks to Fortune 100 companies, trade organizations, government entities and cybersecurity professionals around the globe, discussing the role of government and private industry in securing IT infrastructures whether they reside in the cloud, on premises or in a hybrid environment.  Alert Logic provides managed security and compliance solutions for over 3,500 customers worldwide, regularly reviewing attacks across thousands of organizations, across hundreds of industries, with IT infrastructure deployed across on-premises, hosting, and public cloud environments, providing deep knowledge and insight into the current threats and attacks organizations face today.

Lori Mac Vittie

Evangelist for f5 Networks

Lori MacVittie is responsible for education and evangelism of application services available across F5’s entire product suite. Her role includes authorship of technical materials and participation in a number of community-based forums and industry standards organizations, among other efforts. She currently focuses on cloud computing, infrastructure, devops, data center architecture, and security-related topics. MacVittie has extensive development and technical architecture experience in both high-tech and enterprise organizations, in addition to network and systems administration expertise.

Alan Shimel

Editor-in-Chief

An often-cited personality in the security and technology community and a sought-after speaker at industry and government events, Alan has helped build several successful technology companies by combining a strong business background with a deep knowledge of technology.

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