CSCP S02E05 – Google Cloud with Andy Kennedy – Compliance by default

 

Episode
In this episode, we talk with Andy Kennedy, a veteran in the industry and an expert in compliance. We cover a lot of areas from Google Cloud, Continous Compliance and how to make security work in an organization.

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NSC42 Ltd can help you during your cloud transformation, cybersecurity assessment for your compliance checklist on-premises and on the cloud. Want to know more? Visit www.nsc42.co.uk to get your free quote.
 
BIO:
Andy is focused on assisting clients to embrace a security-oriented culture through the application of cloud services as part of their digital transformation journey. Areas of specific interest are cloud security and data anonymisation/management solutions for big data and machine learning use cases. Based in the UK, his background and experience centre around Information Security, Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualisation (NFV).
Joining Google in 2017, Andy has more than 20 years of industry experience, including UK & EMEA-level management roles at VMware and Zscaler, as well as technical roles at Nicira (VMware), Juniper Networks, NetScout Systems and Goldman Sachs.
Twitter: @packetdiscards
Email: packetdiscards@google.com.
 
Francesco is an Executive, Public Speaker, out of the box thinker. Francesco is the Executive director of NSC42 Ltd a UK based cybersecurity consultancy. As an executive, he loves to stay close to the technology but to keep it simple. Francesco is data and result-driven Cyber Security Executive/vCISO highly regarded for planning and executing strategic infosec improvement programs that protect data and technical assets, reduce security risks, and align with long-term organisational goals. Francesco held a number of strategic position ranging from Head of Application Security to Head of Security Architecture. Extensive experience with implementing security across multi-cloud providers (Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud). Francesco defines himself as driven to elevate the cybersecurity world one organization at a time, embracing an innovative approach to application security to protect the engineering environment. Recognized as a motivational, influential leader who guides high-performing teams to deliver projects on time and exceeding quality expectations, while instilling a culture of best practices and collaboration. Builds lasting relationships with board members and C-level executives. Delivers education and training to members at all levels of an organisation, building awareness for security initiatives while fostering a common security purpose. Internationally renowned public speaker, with multiple interviews in high-profile publications (eg. Forbes), and an author of numerous books and articles, who utilises his platform to evangelise the importance of cloud security and cutting-edge technologies on a global scale.
 
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Francesco is an internationally renowned public speaker, with multiple interviews in high-profile publications (eg. Forbes), and an author of numerous books and articles, who utilises his platform to evangelize the importance of Cloud security and cutting-edge technologies on a global scale.

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