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From EDR to Cloud to AI with Anton Chuvakin | Senior Security Staff, Office of the CISO, Google

SquareX Season 1 Episode 59

One of security’s most well-known figures, Anton Chuvakin, coined the term EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) during his stint at Gartner, pioneering the “DR” naming convention we’re all familiar with today. Now Senior Security Staff at Google’s Office of the CISO, he shares his thoughts on securing the cloud, the need for observability with browsers, how AI has shifted from “helpful” to “indispensable” and more.

0:00 Anton’s work in cybersecurity
5:27 Securing the cloud and how “it’s a different beast”
9:02 Evolution from EDR to XDR and the “something-DR” naming trend
15:19 What constitutes "Detention and Response"?
26:29 AI (and shadow AI) are here to stay
32:29 The need for observability, detection and response in the browser
37:43 “Active Directory plays a central role in most breaches”
40:50 How startup vendors underestimate the complexity of enterprises
45:05 Closing and how Gemini has become indispensable for Anton

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuvakin/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleksandra-melnikova-1012/

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