D2DO260: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs: Humor and Threat Detection

aka, Why are there so many Microsoft Defender Portals in Azure?

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Summary

Humor is the best medicine, so they say. In critical IT security jobs, a little humor could help you prevent burnout and maintain your mental equilibrium. Lydia Graslie, a Cloud Threat Detection Engineer at Edward Jones, shares her insights on the complexities of cloud security and the challenges posed by modern cloud platforms, as well as the importance of humor in technical work.

We discuss the rapid evolution of cloud technology, difficulties in maintaining up-to-date documentation, and the necessity of understanding specific cloud environments. Lastly, we examine the value of hands-on experience and on-the-job learning.

Episode Guest: Lydia Graslie, Cloud Threat Detection Engineer, Edward Jones

Lydia Graslie is a Cloud Threat Detection Engineer at Edward Jones specializing in SaaS security. A former English teacher turned deeply technical engineer, she is passionate about education and demystifying the cloud. She has eight years of hands-on technical experience and has a deep knowledge across a broad range of technologies, with a special focus on threat detection in the cloud in addition to development ability in Python and Go. In her spare time she enjoys gardening, martial arts, and tinkering with her home lab.

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Thanks all! Good luck out there.
kyler