Prioritizing Cloud Security: How to Decide What to Protect First
Episode description
When you can't protect everything at once, how do you decide what matters most? This episode tackles the core challenge of security prioritization. Geet Pradhan, Senior Security Engineer at Lime joins the podcast to share his framework for building a SecOps plan when you're a small team. Learn why his team made AWS logs their number one priority , how to leverage compliance requirements to guide your strategy , and why he advises starting with a small list of 1-5 critical applications instead of 35. Tune in for a conversation about strategic security for the modern cloud environment.
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Questions asked:
(00:00) Introduction
(00:32) Meet Geet Pradhan: Senior Security Engineer at Lime
(01:17) What is Detection & Response in 2025?
(04:35) Defining the Cloud Detection & Response Pipeline
(09:42) Why SIEM-Only Alerts Don't Work for Remote Teams
(12:02) How to Choose Your First Log Sources
(17:00) Building Security Culture: How to Not Be "The Police"
(22:45) Where to Find Pre-Built Detection Rules & Alerts
(28:38) On-Prem vs. Cloud: Why The Threat Model Is Different
(36:53) Fun Questions
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