On Monday, September 27, the Strauss Center hosted Christina Morillo, cloud security assessment lead and author, for a virtual conversation on “Cybersecurity is Only Partly Cloudy.” Wendy Nather, Senior Cybersecurity Fellow at the Strauss Center, moderated this second episode of the Strauss Center’s new speaker series titled “Tales from the Cybersecurity Front,” aimed at sharing stories from the cyber world. Nather began the talk by asking Morillo to share the path that led her to her current role at Trimarc Security. Morillo’s extensive background in enterprise security deployments and migrations to the cloud includes Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, and Fitch Ratings. Nather then asked Morillo to address some misconceptions related to cloud technology. Morillo discussed the importance of both providers and customers sharing responsibility in ensuring cloud security. Morillo also emphasized that customers should do their due diligence when evaluating the types of cloud services they want to purchase. Morillo indicated that the COVID-19 pandemic forced companies who went remote to move forward with the cloud.
Additionally, Morillo described some of the obstacles that new cloud clients have faced, such as cloud misconfiguration and ransomware attacks. During the Q&A session, Morillo fielded questions on a range of topics, including ransomware incidents, the government’s role in the cloud sector, and advice for anyone looking to enter the field. Morillo’s new book, 97 Things Every Information Security Professional Should Know, can be ordered at the link above.
You can also listen to the talk on the War on the Rocks podcast, which is co-sponsored by the Strauss Center.
Biography
Christina Morillo is an information security/cybersecurity and technology leader and author with an extensive background in enterprise security deployments and migrations to the cloud. In her current role at Trimarc Security, she leads the cloud security assessment service for Microsoft Cloud Services, including Azure Active Directory and Microsoft 365. As a strategic thinker who thrives on solving complex problems, her experience has taken her to companies such as Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, and Fitch Ratings. She has also worked on partnerships with organizations such as IBM (Think 2021).
In 2020 Christina signed on to work on an Information Security book with O’Reilly Media. The book, 97 Things Every Information Security Professional Should Know, will be out this fall (Fall 2021). By demystifying security and technology, she hopes to make security accessible, approachable, and digestible, with the overarching goal of keeping people and organizations safe and secure.
You can learn more about her and her work at https://www.christinamorillo.com.