Security

Presenters Vaishali Mahavratayajula Source Conf42 Cloud 2026 🚀 Democratizing Cybersecurity: Why Your Small Business Needs a SOC in Your Pocket In the world of big tech, cybersecurity is a titan. Large corporations employ massive teams, deploy sophisticated DevSecOps pipelines, and spend millions to fortify their perimeters. But what about the small-scale business owner? What about the entrepreneur running a Shopify store, managing Instagram automations, and handling payments through third-party processors? ...

Presenters Manasa Uppula Source Conf42 Cloud 2026 🏗️ Building Trust: Architecting Compliant Financial Onboarding In the world of fintech and cloud-native development, onboarding is often treated as a simple UX flow—a series of forms and checkboxes. But for Manasa Uppula, an enterprise web architect with 14 years of experience, onboarding is the architectural foundation of trust. When a customer onboards, you aren’t just collecting data; you are establishing legal consent, granting access to regulated services, and creating an immutable record that regulators might scrutinize years down the line. If your architecture treats compliance as a surface-level afterthought, you are building on sand. ...

Presenters Leo Visser Source Conf42 Cloud 2026 Welcome to an exhilarating deep dive into the world of cloud automations, where we transform complex tasks into seamless, secure workflows! I’m Leo Visser, and I’m passionate about tinkering with technology, especially in AI, automation, and cloud. As an Azure MVP for PowerShell and an organizer for the Dutch PowerShell user community, I love sharing insights that make your tech journey smoother. Today, we’re tackling a crucial topic: securing your cloud automations. Let’s explore why we automate in the cloud and how we can make these automations robust and secure. ...

Presenters Aleksandra Drobnjak Source Conf42 Cloud 2026 Azure Attacks Unpacked: Real-World Threats and Lessons Learned 🚀 In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, staying ahead of cyber threats is paramount. Aleksandra Drobnjak’s insightful session, “Azure Attacks Unpacked: Real-World Threats and Lessons Learned,” draws directly from the Microsoft Digital Defense Report (MDDR) 2025 to provide a practical, actionable guide to navigating the complexities of Azure security. This isn’t just a recap of a report; it’s a deep dive into how attackers are succeeding and what we can do to defend ourselves. ...

Presenters Sharath Reddy Polu Source Conf42 Cloud 2026 🛡️ Beyond Rules: How Behavioral Analytics is Revolutionizing Fraud Prevention In an era where digital transactions happen in the blink of an eye, the battle against financial fraud has moved beyond simple checkboxes. At Conference 42 Cloud Native 2026, Sharath Reddy Polu, a distinguished researcher and USC alumnus, unveiled how the industry is ditching rigid, “one-size-fits-all” security for something far more sophisticated: behavioral analytics. ...