As your organization works to strengthen your security program, two complementary initiatives can help make a major impact: taking advantage of secure cloud platforms, and integrating dynamic intelligence and security operations. We’re emphasizing both of these in the dual-track agenda at our annual Google Cloud Security Summit on August 20.
Join us to learn about the latest innovation and strategies that can help protect your business, your customers, and your cloud transformation from emerging threats. Security Summit is online and free to attend. We’ve highlighted some of our most interesting sessions below, and you can register at no cost here.
Keynotes
The power of convergence: Simplifying security in a complex world
Featured speakers:
Sunil Potti, VP/GM, Google Cloud Security
Punit Minocha, EVP, Business Development and Corporate Strategy, Zscaler
Daniel Bernard, chief business officer, CrowdStrike
Anand Oswal, senior vice president and general manager, Network Security, Palo Alto Networks
Attend the keynote by Sunil Potti, to discover how Google Cloud — in synergy with our security partners — delivers a convergence of capabilities to help simplify security, optimize operations, and boost efficiency to better protect organizations from today’s evolving risks and threats.
Securing AI systems: Practical guidance and approaches
Featured speakers:
Naveed Makhani, Securing AI product lead, Google Cloud
Vanessa Lyon, global leader digital risk and cyber, Boston Consulting Group
The advent of generative AI has ignited an exciting future, but protecting AI systems presents unique security challenges. Our second keynote panel will feature insights from Boston Consulting Group about common risks they observe with clients and ways to address them. We will also share practical guidance for securing AI data, models, applications, and infrastructure, including how to protect your AI systems with our new Model Armor solution.
Breakout sessions
This year’s breakout sessions will focus on Secure Cloud Platforms and Intelligence and Operations. You can switch between them to view sessions live, and catch what you missed on-demand.
Secure Cloud Platforms
Security foundations: What’s new in Identity and Access Management
Featured speakers:
Christian Gorke, VP and head of Cyber Center of Excellence, Big Data and Advanced Analytics, Commerzbank
Akshay Datar, product manager, Cloud Security, Google Cloud
The key to maintaining a strong cloud security posture is to build from a robust foundation of baseline security controls. In this session, we will highlight our latest innovations in Identity and Access Management. Join us and learn how to enforce the principle of least privilege for your identities using Privileged Access Management and how to mitigate data exfiltration risks with Principal Access Boundary.
The power of choice: Addressing diverse global regulatory requirements on Google Cloud
Featured speakers:
Stephanie Nogues, director, Group Strategic Partnerships, Worldline
Archana Ramamoorthy, senior director, Product Management, Google Cloud
Learn how you can quickly and easily build applications in environments with predefined controls and guardrails to meet global regulatory requirements and maintain digital sovereignty. In this session, you’ll hear about the wide variety of options available that allow you to align cloud controls with risk and regulatory mandates worldwide.
Simplifying and strengthening endpoint security
Featured speaker:
Mark Berschadski, director, Product Management, Google
Browsers are no longer just a portal to the internet, they are the new endpoint where almost every high-value activity or interaction in the enterprise takes place. In this session, learn how you can create a nexus of security, privacy, control, and visibility for users on managed and unmanaged devices using Chrome Enterprise.
At the breaking point: Is your work email safe against ransomware and state-sponsored attacks
Featured speaker:
Anu Yamunan, director, Product Management, Google Workspace
Is clinging to the “safe” choice of legacy productivity tools actually putting your organization at risk? We believe there’s a better way: Google Workspace’s cloud-first architecture minimizes security risks by eliminating data storage on user devices, dependence on desktop apps, and on-premises infrastructure.
Intelligence and Operations
From detection to protection: Five ways to use Gemini, Google’s AI assistant, in Security
Featured speakers:
Spencer Lichtenstein, product lead, Gemini in Google SecOps, Google
Hector Peña, senior director, Information Security, Apex Fintech Solutions
In this session, we’ll show you five ways you can take action today to stay ahead of threats using generative AI. Our team of product experts will demo new features, cover use cases with a customer from Apex Fintech Solutions, and share best practices that empower security professionals to unleash the potential of AI and transform their operations.
Etsy and the art of SIEM Migration
Featured speakers:
Nimmy Reichenberg, head of Security Operations Product Marketing, Google Cloud Security
Manan “Naan” Doshi, senior security engineer, Etsy
Major shifts in the SIEM market are driving security operations teams to migrate from legacy to modern platforms. In this session, Etsy will share best practices from its journey to fast and effective migration and SecOps modernization.
The symbiotic relationship between incident response and threat intelligence
Featured speaker:
Jibran Ilyas, consulting leader, Mandiant, Google Cloud
Cyber attacks are inevitable. When they happen it’s important to stay calm and have a plan. For many that plan is to enlist help from outside the organization. Join Jibran Ilyas, a seasoned security consultant and incident response expert as he dissects the strategies his team employs in recent high profile breaches and how the threat intelligence is applied in investigations to speed up analysis and for swift containment and remediation. This session is essential for anyone seeking to strengthen their incident response capabilities and safeguard their organization against the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats.
The indispensable technologies for reducing cloud risk
Featured speakers:
Sowmya Karmali, group product manager, Google
Tim Knudsen, director, Product Management, Google Cloud Security
The practice of security in highly dynamic cloud environments begins by discovering where you are most vulnerable to attack and identifying high-value resources that could be exposed to adversaries. Google Cloud Security advancements help pinpoint the risks and vulnerabilities that matter most so you can directly respond and reduce exposure. Join this session to learn about the latest technologies that can help keep your multi-cloud environment safe.
Beyond the breakout sessions, there are additional on-demand videos, demos, and learning paths that you can explore at the Security Summit. We can’t wait for you to join us. Register here today.