Complification

Lightstream’s V.P. of Security Strategy, Rafal Los, talks about security in three acts based on the movie “The Prestige.” Listen to this entertaining and informative podcast that walks through understanding, managing, and automating cloud security at your organization and how Lightstream and Prisma Cloud from Palo Alto Networks can help.

SOC 2 is, with increasing regularity, becoming the go-to certification requirement for companies who handle their customers’ data. SOC 2 is the first step to sales discussions, contracts, and revenue – yet it’s completely misunderstood. Lightstream V.P. of Security Strategy Rafal Los and JustProtect Founder & CEO Vikas Bhatia will de-complify what it takes to achieve certification, and why it’s more about process maturity and evidence than technology.

Are you using a CDN on your public-facing website? If you're not, you should. Learn three ways CDNs bring best practices to your business, and why AWS CloudFront is the right choice, especially if you're on the AWS cloud.

Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) have been around for over twenty years. That’s long enough for Lightstream’s V.P. of Security Strategy Raf Los to explain (with conviction) why the model isn’t working anymore. Raf makes a case for “Security as a Service,” what this really means and why this is the new paradigm the industry should be – and is -- shifting towards. Here’s a hint:  CISOs need to get out the of business of managing security infrastructure.

Information security is a reason for concern for all organizations, including those that outsource key business operations to third-party vendors like SaaS and cloud providers. But beware! Don’t let your network be an afterthought when it comes to achieving SOC 2 compliance.
Lightstream’s Chief Strategy Officer Jeff Collins discusses the basics of SOC 2 and offers concrete advice on what to consider when preparing for an audit or undertaking a digital transformation initiative.

Cloud technology has speed go-to-markets in ways not imaginable in the past. But with these advances have also come setbacks, including runaway costs and a breakdown in operational processes. As a result, the Cloud FinOps movement has emerged to bring financial accountability to the variable spend model of cloud. Lightstream’s CTO Sjon Benson explains the principles behind Cloud FinOps and how to keep the focus on optimization and performance instead of solely cost. He also touches on AWS’ gp3 as a use case for harnessing disruptive cloud innovation without blowing the budget.

Network complexity, industry consolidation and cost compression have affected carrier customer-care levels over the last decade. Lightstream’s Mark Feil decrypts the reasons behind this shifting landscape and outlines concrete steps businesses can take to find the right balance between connectivity, price and customer care.

More than ever, IT departments are being burdened by securing and retaining talent, procuring and maintaining toolsets and overcoming budgetary constraints. Lightstream's Mark Feil discusses why IT leaders should be rethinking deployment of best-of-breed management tools and pushing back on Managed Service Providers to deliver better value despite these constraints.