Crafting Robust Architectures for a Resilient Future • Eleanor Saitta & Jez Humble

GOTO - Today, Tomorrow and the Future

This interview was recorded at GOTO Aarhus for GOTO Unscripted.
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Eleanor Saitta - International Security Researcher & Co-founder of Open Source Tool Trike
Jez Humble - SRE at Google Cloud & Lecturer at UC Berkeley
RESOURCES
Eleanor
dymaxion.org
linkedin.com/in/dymaxion
@Dymaxion
infosec.exchange/@dymaxion
Jez
continuousdelivery.com
github.com/jezhumble
linkedin.com/in/jez-humble
@jezhumble
sre.google/resources

DESCRIPTION
Whether you're building a new system with an established team, trying to tame a legacy ecosystem, or starting from scratch, how you think about security and reliability has a big impact on how hard they are for you to achieve.
In a candid conversation between security expert Eleanor Saitta and technology thought leader Jez Humble, the critical role of architectural clarity in ensuring robust security and resilience comes to the forefront. Saitta emphasizes the necessity of understanding and intentionally designing your architecture, highlighting the challenges faced by organizations in adapting to changing ecosystems. They discuss the dual aspects of security – external services and internal IT operations – shedding light on the potential risks associated with Windows and Office usage.
Hear in this GOTO Unscripted talk about the significance of architectural awareness and basic IT hygiene in safeguarding organizations against security threats.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Jez Humble & David Farley • Continuous Delivery
Jez Humble, Joanne Molesky & Barry O'Reilly • Lean Enterprise
Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble & Gene Kim • Accelerate
Liz Rice • Container Security
Liz Rice • Kubernetes Security
Aaron Parecki • OAuth 2.0 Simplified
Aaron Parecki • OAuth 2.0 Servers
Erdal Ozkaya • Cybersecurity: The Beginner's Guide
Kim, Humble, Debois, Willis & Forsgren • The DevOps Handbook

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Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. The overlap between continuous delivery & secure infrastructures (00:01:38)

3. What makes a good architecture from a security perspective (00:09:44)

4. Security hazards – The battle for better IT hygiene (00:13:22)

5. Security tips & tricks (00:15:50)

6. Security in early-stage startups – getting security hygiene right (00:21:51)

7. Outro (00:29:40)