In episode 149 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson is joined by <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/cmccullar">Chris McCullar</a>, Director of Sales, Cloud Security, at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®); and <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mishal-makshood">Mishal Makshood</a>, Sr. Cloud Security Account Executive at CIS. Together, they discuss how to navigate human error, artificial intelligence (AI) missteps, and other landmarks in a new frontier of virtual machine (VM) risks. Here are some highlights from our episode:<ul><li>00:50. Introductions with Chris and Mishal</li><li>02:20. The ongoing need to address the risk of human error when configuring VMs</li><li>04:55. The value of building trusted security into a VM image by design</li><li>07:28. A reality check of what the shared responsibility model means to an organization</li><li>13:06. How the integration of AI into DevOps accelerates both automation and mistakes</li><li>15:21. The importance of a secure foundation in the cloud on which you can build with AI</li><li>18:19. Automated enforcement and AI's role in complementing human judgment</li><li>21:03. Two examples how CIS resources can drive governance and policy integration</li><li>28:05. Cybersecurity as a community-driven team sport</li><li>30:33. Lifecycle management as a way of addressing organizations' security needs</li></ul>Resources<ul><li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.cisecurity.org/insights/white-papers/keep-the-cloud-secure-with-cis-after-migrating-to-the-cloud?utm_source=wistia&utm_campaign=hardened_images&utm_medium=audio&utm_term=theme_csm&utm_content=2025-hardened_images-podcast_149-wistia-content_dl">Keep the Cloud Secure with CIS after Migrating to the Cloud</a></li><li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.cisecurity.org/insights/webinar/automated-compliance-byproduct-holistic-hardening?utm_source=wistia&utm_campaign=securesuite&utm_medium=audio&utm_term=theme_rcs&utm_content=2025-securesuite-podcast_149-wistia-webinar_vod">Automated Compliance: The Byproduct of Holistic Hardening</a></li><li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.cisecurity.org/insights/blog/meet-the-shared-responsibility-model-with-new-cis-resources?utm_source=wistia&utm_campaign=benchmarks&utm_medium=audio&utm_term=theme_csm&utm_content=2025-benchmarks-podcast_149-wistia-blog_post">Meet the Shared Responsibility Model with New CIS Resources</a></li><li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.cisecurity.org/insights/podcast/episode-135-five-lightning-chats-at-rsac-conference-2025?utm_source=wistia&utm_campaign=cis&utm_medium=audio&utm_term=theme_tl&utm_content=2025-cis-podcast_149-wistia-podcast_sub">Episode 135: Five Lightning Chats at RSAC Conference 2025</a></li><li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.verizon.com/business/resources/reports/dbir/">2025 Data Breach Investigations Report</a></li></ul>If you have some feedback or an idea for an upcoming episode of Cybersecurity Where You Are, let us know by emailing&nbsp;<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="mailto:podcast@cisecurity.org">podcast@cisecurity.org</a>.

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