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Sometimes I take consulting calls from clients to help them with cloud security solutions via the phone. Customers will get on the phone and say, “Tell me what everyone else is doing.” I understand why people would want to take this approach. However, when I get this question, I generally respond that I don’t think you want to do what everyone else is doing. Just look at the breach statistics. I’m not a status quo or a “because that’s how we’ve always done it” type of person. Let me get that out of the way up front to save us both some time, if you are. If you are open to new ideas, or want to know why I think differently about security solutions, read on.

At companies where I previously worked or got training, I was not always in agreement with the status quo in approaches to cybersecurity and application development, which led to some of my early white papers and presentations on cloud security and data breaches. I know everyone is doing the best they can, but I’m always seeking…