Abstract: As businesses increasingly migrate to the cloud, the virtual environment’s corresponding threat landscape has also expanded. This necessitates the development and deployment of threat hunting strategies for the cloud environment. With multiple assets and vendors holding an organization’s data and infrastructure in a virtual landscape, the threat hunting strategies for the cloud differ significantly as they present their unique challenges and require novel solutions. This webinar sheds light on cloud threat-hunting tactics and frameworks for Microsoft Azure. Additionally, it will explore threat identification and mitigation techniques and challenges unique to cloud-based threat hunting, such as the detection complexities with lateral movement, privilege escalation, unique cloud-native logs, telemetry, etc.
Key Takeaways:
- Understanding Azure security and common threat vectors
- Threat hunting tools and tactics for cloud
- Azure threat hunting techniques: Role of Azure Security Center, Sentinel, and other cloud-native tools
- Azure logic apps and integrated solutions for threat hunting automation
- Best practices for threat hunting process in Azure
Speaker:
Poonam Kodag, Senior Cybersecurity Professional
Bio: Poonam Kodag is an accomplished cybersecurity professional with 17 years of experience across India, Singapore, and Australia. Her career is marked by a proven track record of innovating and developing advanced security products and technologies. Holding a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Science and a Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH) credential, she excels in reverse engineering, threat hunting, threat intelligence, and leading incident response.
As a cybersecurity leader, she has extensive experience in managing and mentoring security teams, establishing comprehensive security policies, and driving significant improvements in incident management. Her career is distinguished by her leadership in global-scale security projects, including securing major sporting events and delivering security services worldwide.
As an innovative and strategic thinker, she has contributed to the field by releasing multiple inventions. As a mentor for the Australian Women in Security Network, she is dedicated to nurturing local talent and advancing cybersecurity excellence globally.
