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The Pure Report · Tuesday · 55 min

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: The Framework for Zero Trust Security

In this episode, we celebrate Cybersecurity Awareness Month with Principal Field Solution Architect Greg Bycoff. Pulling from his solid background in identity and access management, Greg shares how modern enterprises can build robust cyber resilience strategies. Our conversation examines the evolving threat landscape, including the surge in targeted ransomware attacks on backup repositories and the rising threat of rogue artificial intelligence attacks. The theme of our episode covers a journey through the seven Department of Defense Zero Trust pillars and connecting how storage infrastructure serves as a primary line of defense. Greg details operational best practices across each pillar, from implementing single sign on with multi factor authentication to leveraging hardware security modules and layered encryption keys. Our conversation also hits on the critical role of data intelligence, indestructible SafeMode snapshots, and automated policy enforcement with Fusion to prevent configuration drift. Beyond technical architecture, we focused heavily on organizational culture and proactive recovery planning. Greg emphasizes the necessity of breaking down silos between IT infrastructure teams and security operations centers through joint tabletop exercises and unified SOC integrations. Listeners will gain actionable guidance on leveraging telemetry, anomaly detection, and security frameworks to minimize risk and ensure rapid recovery from security incidents. To learn more, visit: https://www.everpuredata.com/solutions/cyber-resilience.html Check out the new Everpure digital customer community to join the conversation with peers and Everpure experts: https://purecommunity.purestorage.com/ 00:00 Coming Up and Intro 07:31 New Threats Driven by AI 09:32 Stat of the Episode on Ransomware 13:26 What is Zero Trust? 15:20 User Security Best Practices 22:21 Encryption Key Architecture 24:47 Application Security and Data Intelligence 29:04 SafeMode Snapshots 31:56 Network Security 33:12 Cyber Automation at Fleet Level 37:49 Visibility and Telemetry 43:57 Hot Takes

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In this episode, we celebrate Cybersecurity Awareness Month with Principal Field Solution Architect Greg Bycoff. Pulling from his solid background in identity and access management, Greg shares how modern enterprises can build robust cyber resilience strategies. Our conversation examines the evolving threat landscape, including the surge in targeted ransomware attacks on backup repositories and the rising threat of rogue artificial intelligence attacks.

The theme of our episode covers a journey through the seven Department of Defense Zero Trust pillars and connecting how storage infrastructure serves as a primary line of defense. Greg details operational best practices across each pillar, from implementing single sign on with multi factor authentication to leveraging hardware security modules and layered encryption keys. Our conversation also hits on the critical role of data intelligence, indestructible SafeMode snapshots, and automated policy enforcement with Fusion to prevent configuration drift.

Beyond technical architecture, we focused heavily on organizational culture and proactive recovery planning. Greg emphasizes the necessity of breaking down silos between IT infrastructure teams and security operations centers through joint tabletop exercises and unified SOC integrations. Listeners will gain actionable guidance on leveraging telemetry, anomaly detection, and security frameworks to minimize risk and ensure rapid recovery from security incidents.

To learn more, visit: https://www.everpuredata.com/solutions/cyber-resilience.html

Check out the new Everpure digital customer community to join the conversation with peers and Everpure experts:
https://purecommunity.purestorage.com/

00:00 Coming Up and Intro
07:31 New Threats Driven by AI
09:32 Stat of the Episode on Ransomware
13:26 What is Zero Trust?
15:20 User Security Best Practices
22:21 Encryption Key Architecture
24:47 Application Security and Data Intelligence
29:04 SafeMode Snapshots
31:56 Network Security
33:12 Cyber Automation at Fleet Level
37:49 Visibility and Telemetry
43:57 Hot Takes

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