Fed Clouds

02/14/22 • 34 min

In a world where cyber-attacks are ever-changing, cybersecurity has to adapt accordingly. Joining us today to delve into the world of cloud security for federal agencies is Sandeep Shilawat, Vice President of Cloud and Edge Computing at ManTech. Sandeep has extensive experience in both Commercial and Federal technology markets. We’ll get to hear his predictions on where the cloud world is heading, as well as what the Federal Authority to Operate (ATO) process will look like in the future. We learn the benefits of cloud compliance standards, as well as how FedRAMP is leveling the playing field in federal cloud computing. We also touch on the role of 5G in cloud computing, and why its presence will disrupt going forward. Join us as we pick Sandeep’s brain for some insights into the present and future of federal cybersecurity.
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“Visibility has become [the] single biggest challenge and nobody's dealing with cloud management in a multi-cloud perspective from cradle to grave.” — @Shilawat [0:09:03]
“I think that having a managed cloud service is probably the first approach that should be considered by an agency head. I do think that that's where the market is heading. Sooner or later, it will probably become a de facto way of doing cloud security.” — @Shilawat [0:19:43]

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Transcript

**NOTE: Generated via ML. Expect crazy stuff to be translated by an imperfect algorithm that may have never actually been said by the host or guest :-) ***
[00:00:15] MC: Sandeep, thank you for joining us today.

[00:00:17] SS: Thank you, man. Thank you for inviting me. Appreciate it.

[00:00:21] MC: So, one question I love to ask guests is just how did you get into cybersecurity? What was your career path? Tell us a little bit about that?

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