Category: Podcasts

  • Collective Intelligence

    In a conversation between Mike Mimoso, Editorial Director at Flashpoint, and Andy Ellis, Chief Security Officer at Akamai, the implementation of a zero-trust security model at Akamai is discussed. By treating users, devices, and applications as the perimeter, Akamai has moved away from traditional network security approaches. The conversation covers topics such as the influence…

  • Decipher

    Decipher

    Walking into a sleek glass-walled conference room on a cold and wet December day, Ellis has the easy confidence and serenity you might find in a semi-retired professional golfer. It is not the kind of demeanor often associated with CSOs, and certainly not with the CSO of a company that handles a non-trivial portion of…

  • IOT Podcast

    IOT Podcast

    Last week’s disruption caused by a massive botnet targeting connected devices highlights the pressing issue of IoT security. In an interview with Akamai’s chief security officer, Andy Ellis, the significance of the incident, the challenges of securing IoT, and the reluctance to invest in security measures are discussed.