Policy as Code: The Future of Authorization & Access Control - Sasha Klizhentas at Teleport Connect

Policy as Code: The Future of Authorization & Access Control - Sasha Klizhentas at Teleport Connect

Dec 20, 2024

Join Sasha Klizhentas, CTO of Teleport, as he discusses the critical challenges in authorization and access control, and introduces an innovative approach using policy as code. Learn how this new methodology can help prevent misconfigurations that lead to data breaches, and see a live demo of Teleport's new policy as code features with Dave Sudia.
In this talk, you'll discover:

Why 85% of data breaches are caused by misconfigurations
How to implement a DevOps-style feedback loop for access control
The power of visualization tools in catching policy mistakes
A practical demonstration of policy as code in action
The future of infrastructure access control across multiple platforms

Chapters:

0:00 Introduction and Problem Overview

4:02 Understanding Human Error in Security

10:41 DevOps Approach to Authorization

14:20 Live Demo: Policy as Code in Action

27:15 Testing and Error Detection

31:40 Future Roadmap and Closing Thoughts

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