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Session Archives
Meeting Recaps
Topic-by-topic summaries of every Friday session going back to March 2024. Filter by month or topic to find what you're looking for.
Presentations
Recorded guest talks and demos from previous sessions - video walkthroughs of AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, CSPM tools, incident response, and more.
Chat Resources
Links shared in the Zoom chat during live sessions - tools, articles, CVEs, and blog posts. Filter by date, category, or who posted them.
About Our Sessions
Cloud Security Office Hours meets every Friday on Zoom at 7am Pacific, and has done so every week since February 2023. The format is deliberately informal: a community-driven gathering where cloud security professionals - and people trying to become them - come together to learn, share, and talk through what is actually happening in the field. There is no registration fee, no sales pitch, and no vendor on stage trying to sell you a platform. It is practitioners comparing notes.
A typical hour is part presentation, part open discussion. Some weeks a guest walks through a topic or a live demo; other weeks the room simply picks up whatever is on people's minds - a breach in the news, a gnarly IAM policy, a tool someone is evaluating, a career question. The through-line is that it is vendor-neutral and candid: people say what a tool is actually like to run, not what the marketing says. That only works because the room stays a place where you can admit you do not know something, so the sessions are kept low-pressure by design.
Friday
7am PT, every week
100%
Free to Join
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All Welcome
Who these sessions are for
The room is intentionally mixed, and that mix is the point. You will get value here whether you are:
Working practitioners
Cloud security engineers, architects, detection and IR folks who want a vendor-neutral place to compare notes on tools, incidents, and patterns with peers who run the same problems.
Career-changers and newcomers
Coming from help desk, IT, sysadmin, development, or an unrelated field. Listen in, ask questions, and see how practitioners actually think. Pair it with the learning path and careers guide.
Job-seekers
Preparing for interviews or building a portfolio. The discussions surface what employers actually care about; the interview questions and portfolio projects pages go deeper.
The simply curious
Adjacent engineers, GRC and compliance folks, founders, and students who want to understand cloud security without a sales filter. No prerequisites, no commitment.
What to Expect
No two Fridays are identical, but most sessions draw from the same handful of ingredients:
Expert Presentations
Industry professionals share insights on cloud security topics, tools, and best practices, often with a live demo. Recorded talks are posted to the presentations archive.
Open Discussions
Community-driven conversations about current challenges, solutions, and emerging threats, including whatever broke in the news that week.
Q&A Sessions
Ask questions, get advice, and learn from the collective knowledge of the community. No question is too basic; someone else in the room is wondering the same thing.
Networking
Connect with other cloud security professionals and build a genuine professional network. Many attendees have found mentors, collaborators, and roles here.
Links people share in the Zoom chat - tools, articles, CVEs, blog posts - are captured on the chat resources page, and every session gets a written recap in the meeting archive, so nothing is lost if you miss a week.
What we have been talking about
Recent Fridays have ranged across cloud IAM and identity, detection engineering, real-world breach kill chains, CSPM and CNAPP tooling, Kubernetes security, AI and LLM security, and plenty of career and interview questions. The best way to get a feel for the range is to browse the recaps or watch a few recorded talks before you join, then come with a question of your own.
How to Join
Step 1: Register
Sign up for our Zoom sessions mailing list to receive the weekly meeting link and updates. One short signup, then the link arrives by email each week.
Register NowStep 2: Add it to your calendar
Subscribe to the recurring Friday 7am PT slot so it is always on your calendar in your own timezone.
Add to calendarStep 3: Show up (however you like)
Join on Zoom any Friday. Camera and mic are entirely optional - lurk and listen, or jump into the discussion. Come as you are.
Step 4: Get in Touch
Have questions, or want to give a talk? Email us at admin@csoh.org, ask during a Friday session, or see how to present.
Frequently asked questions
Is Cloud Security Office Hours really free?
Yes - completely free, with no cost to attend and no sales pitch. CSOH is a community-run, vendor-neutral group. The only thing we ask is that you show up ready to learn and share. There is no sponsored content on the site or in the mailing list; hosting is offset by optional donations.
Do I have to turn on my camera or speak?
No. Participation is entirely optional. Plenty of people join to listen and never say a word, and that is fine. Camera and microphone are off by default unless you choose otherwise. When you do want to jump in, the room is friendly.
Are the sessions recorded?
Guest presentations and demos are often recorded and posted to the presentations archive so you can watch them later. The open discussion portions are kept informal to keep the room candid, and every session gets a written summary on the meeting recaps page.
What time are sessions, and what timezone?
Every Friday at 7am Pacific Time. If you are viewing this page, your local equivalent is shown next to the times above, and the add-to-calendar file will place it correctly in your own timezone.
Do I need to already work in cloud security to attend?
Not at all. Attendees range from people still breaking into the field to principal engineers and architects. If you are newer, start with the learning path and what is cloud security, then bring your questions to a Friday session.
How do I present or suggest a topic?
We welcome guest speakers and topic ideas. Email admin@csoh.org or read how to present at CSOH for what a talk looks like and how to pitch one.