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2025 Sessions
October 10, 2025: Andreae "Dr Dre" Pohlman
Cloud security insights and discussion.
August 29, 2025: Alhaji Bah - From HR to Cloud Security
Career transitions and pathways into cloud security roles.
August 22, 2025: DEF CON 33 Just the Tip - A. Stryker
Summary and highlights from DEF CON 33 cloud security track.
August 1, 2025: Minimal Container Images - Patrick Burke (Chainguard)
Best practices for creating secure, minimal container images.
July 25, 2025: San Holder Booker - Mastering the Elevator Pitch
Effective communication strategies for cloud security professionals.
June 6, 2025: Matt Chiodi - From CISO to COO
Leadership transitions and executive perspectives on cloud security.
May 23, 2025: AI and Law - Jay Siermarco
Legal implications and compliance considerations for AI/ML in cloud.
May 9, 2025: Minimus - Neil Carpenter
Minimal security controls for maximum protection.
April 8, 2025: Corinne and Camille - Bug Bounty Hunters
Insights into vulnerability discovery and bug bounty programs.
January 10, 2025: Center for Internet Security - Ian McRee
CIS benchmarks and controls for cloud security.
January 7, 2025: Mario Lazo - Securing AI Workflows
Best practices for securing AI and machine learning workflows.
2024 Sessions
2023 Sessions
Slide decks from earlier sessions. Recordings for these talks are being located and will be linked as they are found.
July 14, 2023: Ansible for Cloud Security - Shawn Nunley
Using Ansible to automate cloud security tasks: patching, configuration management, and access control across cloud providers.
June 16, 2023: Jumping Ships: From Alaskan Fishing to Cloud Security - Robbie Mueller
Robbie Mueller (Senior Cloud Threat & Vulnerability Engineer, Humana) on pivoting from commercial fishing into a cloud security career.
June 9, 2023: Security in CI/CD - Matt Gresser
A DevSecOps demo: scanning, building, and deploying with Docker, GitHub Actions, Kubernetes, and ArgoCD.
June 2, 2023: Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
An overview of CIEM: discovering, reporting on, and remediating cloud access entitlements to reduce identity risk.
June 2023: Navigating the Hiring Process - Jeremiah Sullivan
A hiring manager's guide to landing cloud security roles: resumes, LinkedIn, working with recruiters, and closing the offer.
Community Contributions
Want to Present?
We welcome presentations from community members on cloud security topics. If you have expertise to share or an interesting project to showcase, we'd love to have you present at a future session.
Topics we're interested in include:
- Cloud security tools and techniques
- Real-world incident response case studies
- New vulnerabilities and attack vectors
- Security automation and DevSecOps
- Compliance and governance frameworks
- Career development and certifications
Email admin@csoh.org or bring it up during a Friday Zoom session to propose a presentation.