Politely Asking for Permissions in the Cloud with Sandy Bird

Screaming in the Cloud

Do we have your permission to share this episode of Screaming in the Cloud with you? Sonrai CTO and Co-Founder Sandy Bird is back on the show to help Corey break down the woes that come with granting permissions in the world of cloud security. As they catch up, the pair touch base on how automation can create major headaches, what goes into navigating the minefield of granting permissions, and if the future of adoption patterns is as grim as Corey predicts. Sandy also answers one of Corey’s long-time questions: how do you pronounce “Sonrai?” Who knows? Maybe Corey will finally learn how to say it properly...

Show Highlights:

(0:00) Intro

(0:30) Breaking down Sonrai’s name
(1:45) Sonrai sponsor read

(2:25) Getting alerts vs. fixing the root of the problem

(4:50) The problems with granting permissions

(7:34) The dangers of automating permissions

(10:10) "Where do I make this change, and how do I enforce it?"

(13:46) The security concerns that come with tagging automation
(16:12) Sonrai sponsor read

(16:53) Properly deploying permissions access

(21:16) Woes of running reporting in the middle of the night

(23:21) Are adoption patterns getting worse?

(29:01) Where you can find more from Sonrai Security

About Sandy Bird
Sandy Bird is the co-founder and CTO of Sonrai Security, helping enterprises protect their data by securing cloud identities and access. Sandy was the co-founder and CTO of Q1 Labs, which was acquired by IBM in 2011. At IBM, Sandy became the CTO for the global security business and worked closely with research, development, marketing and sales to develop new and innovative solutions to help the IBM Security business grow to ~$2B in annual revenue. He is a trusted and experienced cloud security expert., Sandy Bird is the co-founder and CTO of Sonrai Security, helping enterprises protect their data by securing cloud identities and access. Sandy was the co-founder and CTO of Q1 Labs, which was acquired by IBM in 2011. At IBM, Sandy became the CTO for the global security business and worked closely with research, development, marketing and sales to develop new and innovative solutions to help the IBM Security business grow to ~$2B in annual revenue. He is a trusted and experienced cloud security expert.

Links

• Sonrai Security: https://sonraisecurity.com/
• Sonrai Security free trial: https://sonraisecurity.com/trial/
• Sonrai Security demos: https://sonraisecurity.com/demo/
• Sonrai Security learning resources: https://sonraisecurity.com/resource-library/
• Sonrai Security blog: https://sonraisecurity.com/blog/
• Sonrai Security ACCESS Virtual Summit: sonrai.co/access-on-demand

Sponsor

Sonrai Security: https://sonraisecurity.com/