Security is at once the most consistent and most rapidly changing topic in cloud infrastructure. In this session, veteran security journalist Sean Michael Kerner will lead a conversation with a panel of community members, each of whom come at the topic of security from a unique point of view.
In this session, we’ll talk about:
• Did the Meltdown/Spectre vulnerabilities impact OpenStack-based clouds more or less than anyone else, and was the response to the threat sufficient to meet the challenge?
• Security groups in OpenStack: useful innovation or a critical catch-up feature?
• What are the most common security threats to OpenStack?
• OpenStack security checkup? What are the roadmap priorities with respect to security?
• Vulnerabilities on the horizon: where should we place our priorities as a community of developers?
• What priorities should users have for hardening their security: the application level (user workloads) or the organization level (formal agreements with cloud users to address cloud privacy, security, and reliability)?
• What role, if any, do GDPR and other regulatory influences play in OpenStack security considerations?
If you follow Sean, you know he asks tough, focused and fair questions. Join this session if you’re looking for an illuminating and informative overview of the security landscape in OpenStack.
