September 29, 2021

Google Cloud Evangelist Stephanie Wong on “Blameless” Security Culture

43 minutes

In this episode, Stephanie Wong, head of Google Cloud Developer Engagement, explores Google’s security culture, why it conducts “blameless” postmortems after security testing and how it’s working to dispel lingering misconceptions about the cloud. She also talks about her journey in Silicon Valley and how her experiences winning pageants such as Miss Asian North America 2020 helped her become one of today’s most visible technology content gurus.

Why you should listen:

* Learn how to build an effective cybersecurity culture within your organization.

* Get the inside scoop on the security precautions that Google takes with its physical data center.

* Hear about what Google is doing to overcome misperceptions about cloud security.

* Figure out how to conduct security postmortems the Google way.

* If you don't know about the "pancake principle," you'll find out why it matters, and how it can work for you.

Key Quotes:

* "It's become really clear that remote work will be a very defining characteristic of the new normal and modernizing security is going to be imperative."

* "Our teams are really horrified by network-based security because network-based security is hackable, even with two factor authentication."

* “It's all about empowering [users] so that they can be the ones to flag suspicious activity, websites, and phishing in emails."

* "Being in Silicon valley, we're often in a bubble where we assume that a lot of people already understand the value of [the cloud] and how it can actually increase your security posture overall."

* "It's all about blameless postmortems and a blameless culture. No pointing fingers. If something goes wrong, it's all about how can we improve it."