Scale, Don't Fail - The Challenges of Securing the Modern Production Environment

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Presented at FutureConKansasCity 2019 by

Austin Britt

There is no question that every organization is struggling to prevent cyber attacks, especially when it comes to their production environments. The mission critical information found in a modern Linux production infrastructure should be protected at all costs, unless that cost is stability and performance. Alternative solutions and appliances fail and don't scale, and the introduction of containers, the cloud, and hybrid environments have created an ever evolving attack surface that many struggle to defend. This talk will discuss the challenges of and considerations you must make when securing a modern production environment, all while trying to keep both security and operations teams happy.