Speakers:

•  Maria Riaz, Cloud Counter-Abuse, Engineering Lead, Google Cloud

Topics:

• What is “counter abuse”? Is this the same as security?

• What does counter-abuse look like for GCP?

• What are the popular abuse types we face? 

• Do people use stolen cards to get accounts to then violate the terms with?

• How do we deal with this, generally?

• Beyond core technical skills, what are some of the relevant competencies for working in this space that would appeal to a diverse set of audience?

• You have worked in academia and industry. What similarities or differences have you observed?

Resources / reading:

• Video

• EP165 Your Cloud Is Not a Pet - Decoding 'Shifting Left' for Cloud Security

• P161 Cloud Compliance: A Lawyer - Turned Technologist! - Perspective on Navigating the Cloud

• “Art of War” by Sun Tzu

• “Dare to Lead” by Brene Brown

• "Multipliers" by Liz Wiseman