Teleport Co-Founder and CEO Ev Kontsevoy discusses the security vs productivity trade-off that plagues growing companies and how Teleport's trusted computing model protects against the exponential growth of cybersecurity threats.Topics Include:Teleport CEO explains how to make infrastructure "nearly unhackable" through trusted computingTraditional security vs productivity trade-off: high security kills team efficiencyCompanies buy every security solution but still get told they're at riskWhy "crown jewels" thinking fails: computers should protect everything at scaleModern infrastructure has too many access paths to enumerate and secureApple's PCC specification shows trusted computing working in real production environmentsAI revolutionizes both offensive and defensive cybersecurity capabilities for everyone80% of companies can't guarantee they've removed all ex-employee accessIdentity fragmentation across systems creates anonymous relationships and security gapsHuman error probability grows exponentially as companies scale in three dimensionsYour laptop already demonstrates trusted computing: seamless access without constant loginsApple ecosystem shows device trust at scale through secure enclavesAI agents need trusted identities just like humans and machinesAWS marketplace partnership accelerates deals and provides strategic account insightsHire someone who understands partnership dynamics before starting with AWSGenerative AI will make identity attacks cheaper and faster than everSecurity responsibility shifting from IT teams to platform engineering teamsTeleport's "steady state invariant": infrastructure locked down except during authorized workTemporary access granted through tickets, then automatically revoked after completionLegacy systems and IoT devices require extending trust models beyond cloud-nativeParticipants:Ev Kontsevoy – Co-Founder and CEO, TeleportFurther Links:Teleport WebsiteTeleport AWS MarketplaceSee how Amazon Web Services gives you the freedom to migrate, innovate, and scale your software company at https://aws.amazon.com/isv/

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