As organizations begin to make the natural move to the cloud, it’s important to remember that security will not be solved just by migrating. Security professionals still have to keep in mind the massive responsibility of keeping your customers’ personally identifiable information secure, even when in the cloud. That means building a partnership with the cloud provider, as well as maintaining security at the application layer. Watch the video below as Gerhard Eschelbeck, from Onapsis’s Board of Directors, discusses the importance of cloud security and protecting your mission-critical applications.

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As CEO and Co-Founder of Onapsis, Mariano drives the strategic direction of the company. Under his leadership, Onapsis has become one of the fastest-growing technology and cybersecurity companies in the world. With 20+ years of experience in the cybersecurity industry, both as an executive and as a cyber security expert, Mariano was the first to publicly present on cybersecurity risks affecting ERP platforms and how to mitigate them at major conferences such as RSA, Black Hat and SANS. Mariano’s contributions to the cybersecurity community include developing the first open-source SAP and ERP Penetration Testing frameworks, and uncovering critical zero-day vulnerabilities in SAP, Oracle, IBM, and Microsoft applications. Mariano’s insights are regularly featured in major media outlets such as CNN, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, Nasdaq, Fortune and The New York Times.
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