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Ashley Barker is a technical leader who bridges the worlds of security and technology, with over 10 years in cybersecurity and deep experience in digital delivery, products, and user-focused solutions. A passionate advocate for NIST CSF, OWASP, and SANS, he simplifies complex security challenges, building robust cloud and DevSecOps systems for global organisations. Staying hands-on, Ashley crafts practical solutions that secure critical systems while driving innovation, making him a go-to for turning chaotic projects into clear, effective outcomes.
Session
Cloud and container security feels like a scattered puzzle: development standards, CI/CD pipelines, guardrails, runtime security, logging, monitoring, and assurance. Together, they form a resilient system. This 15-minute talk assembles these pieces, showing their critical connections. Development standards catch vulnerabilities early. CI/CD pipelines enforce automated checks. Guardrails secure cloud environments, maintaining compliance. Runtime security hardens containers against drifts. Logging and monitoring spot threats, like API enumeration, routing alerts for rapid response. Assurance binds it with attestations and revocation certificates: a test exposing pipeline risks proved unverified flows fail. Banking deployments showed stage gates save chaotic pipelines. Developers thrive with sandboxes, tightening controls towards production. For beginners or experts, this talk highlights pitfalls tripping teams and offers a visual cheat sheet, mapping components for audits. Attendees will gain a framework to align security and operations seamlessly, strengthening their stacks.