In this special in-person episode of Modern Cyber, recorded at fwd:cloudsec Europe, Jeremy is joined by cloud security expert and conference organizer Chris Farris. Drawing on his over 30 years in IT, Chris recounts his journey into cloud security, from his early days with Linux to moving video archives to AWS S3. The conversation revisits the foundational mindset shifts that occurred with the rise of the cloud, focusing on the agility it brought and the security gaps it created, such as the transition from rigid, on-premises governance to the chaotic freedom of API calls and ClickOps.

The core of the episode explores the concept of the Sovereign Cloud, specifically Amazon's intended European Sovereign Cloud. Chris clarifies that simple data residency is not true sovereignty due to the US Cloud Act. He details the unique nature of the Europ ...