Held Hostage in the Cloud: Ransomware Attacks and Your Defense Strategy

About the presentation:
Join us for an in-depth presentation on how ransomware attacks target cloud environments, featuring real-world case studies and practical defense strategies.

In this session, you'll learn:

• The lifecycle of modern cloud ransomware attacks from initial access vectors through data exfiltration and encryption phases
• Cloud configuration weaknesses and security gaps commonly exploited by ransomware operators
• Preventive measures to harden your environments against initial compromise
• Security controls to limit attack progression
• Methods and open-source tools for testing and assessing your cloud environment's vulnerability to ransomware attacks

About the presenters:
Michael and Christophe will be co-presenting this session.

• Michael St.Onge is a cloud security leader with extensive experience in security engineering. He previously served as Principal Security Consultant and Senior Security Engineering Manager at AWS, where he built scalable cloud security programs. Before AWS, Michael developed and secured technology for the US Federal Government, Department of Defense, and Intelligence Community. At Tamnoon, he leverages his technical and consulting expertise to help customers enhance their cloud security triage, prioritization, remediation, and prevention
• Christophe Limpalair is the founder of the Denver Cloud Security meetup and Cybr.com. He brings over 9 years of expertise in AWS architecture, application development, and cloud security implementation, specializing in multi-account management strategies and least privilege design to effectively secure cloud environments.

Format:

• 1 hour of presentation/discussion/Q&A
• 1 hour of networking

Food and drinks will be provided
Thank you to our sponsor Tamnoon for providing the space, food, and drinks (beers and NA provided)! We will be providing platters for this event, so please reach out if you have dietary restrictions.

About our sponsor
Tamnoon (https://tamnoon.io/) is a fully managed cloud security service that proactively reduces risk and stops active threats without adding more tools to manage or increasing headcount. Our CloudPros work across any cloud security tool, like a CNAPP/CSPM/CDR, to triage, prioritize, and remediate security issues, ensuring fixes won’t break production. By combining AI-driven technology with human expertise, we scale your cloud security efficiently and resolve risk faster. Whether improving security posture or stopping live attacks, we integrate with your existing stack to provide actionable remediation and prevent recurring threats.