As we continue our discussions on security, Michael meets with Sean Korten, Head of Solution Engineering at Akeyless Security, a cloud-based solution provider specializing in Secrets Management. Secrets refer to confidential information such as passwords and encryption and API keys, which are all essential for application developers and users to preform certain actions securely. Akeyless stands out as a Software as a Service (SaaS) provider to handle disaster recovery and offers a more streamlined solution for users.

Listen for:

• [00:06 - 01:00] Introduction to the episode
• [01:48 - 02:58] Secrets vs. PII
• [04:39 - 06:51] Sean explains the Akeyless approach
• [07:02 - 07:55] How does Akeyless integrate with MongoDB?
• [11:57 - 15:02] How do you increase the level of trust with your customers?
• [15:09 - 16:55] At what point does one need to think about a solution like Akeyless?
• [19:27 - 21:09] Sean's background
• [23:53 - 28:24] The comparison between field level or queryable encryption

Resources:

Akeyless: https://www.akeyless.io/