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AWS re:Invent 2023 - Shift left, shield right: Code-to-cloud strategy for securing apps (COP222)

Summary

Amol Mathur, SVP of products for Prisma Cloud at Palo Alto Networks, discusses the challenges and strategies for securing applications from code to cloud.
Palo Alto Networks focuses on transforming network security, security operations, and securing applications.
Modern cloud development involves assembling applications with first-party and third-party components, leading to a mix of innovation and risk.
The rapid pace of software releases and the scarcity of security personnel create a security gap.
Generative AI (Gen AI) is accelerating software output and security risks.
The industry's response to security has been fragmented, with point products lacking shared intelligence and context.
Palo Alto Networks' approach includes empowering fixes at the source, blocking breaches in runtime, and providing a code-to-cloud intelligence layer.
The talk covers visibility, risk prioritization and remediation, incident detection and mitigation, and investigative capabilities.
Palo Alto Networks introduces new capabilities like Cloud Discovery Exposure Management, AppDNA, and AI Copilot.
The session concludes with the importance of solutions that enable rapid remediation and the company's experience in the field.

The integration of open-source components in modern applications is a double-edged sword, offering benefits but also introducing vulnerabilities.
The security industry is moving towards a more integrated approach, where context and intelligence are shared across the entire application lifecycle.
Palo Alto Networks emphasizes the need to address security issues at their source to prevent them from multiplying in the runtime environment.
The concept of "shift left, shield right" involves integrating security early in the development process (shift left) and providing robust defenses at runtime (shield right).
The AI Copilot feature suggests a trend towards more interactive and intelligent security tools that can understand natural language queries and provide actionable insights.
The presentation highlights the importance of not just identifying risks but also providing clear paths to remediation, emphasizing automation and integration with development workflows.
The talk underscores the ongoing challenge of balancing the speed of innovation with the need for robust security measures in cloud environments.