Ryan Smith VP of Product

With 10 years of experience, Ryan Smith serves as VP of Product at Armor; he is passionate about telling stories about how companies are achieving security and compliance in the cloud. Ryan regularly speaks nationwide at conferences, user groups, and special events on the topics of cloud security, compliance – PCI, HIPAA, and GDPR, and developing secure cloud architectures. Previously, he served as Director of Product Marketing and Sr. Product Manager focused on bringing Armor Anywhere (a managed, scalable security solution that protect virtual machine instances hosted on public, private, hybrid or on-premise cloud environments) and its future iterations to market; he also has been an integral part of developing Armor’s compliance matrix mappings and the industry defining cloud adoption framework for HIPAA compliance. At prior companies, he served as the Founder, Head of Product or Marketing Manager for various SaaS businesses. Ryan holds a PhD in Mass Media and Communication Studies from European Graduate School.

On-Premise to Cloud Migration: Advanced Strategies and Pitfalls to Avoid

For any organization considering its first venture into on-premise to cloud migration of data and legacy applications, management will find no shortage of introductory literature on the subject. The problem, however, is that much of the existing literature is just that – an introduction.  It tends to take the form of generalized overviews, summaries of […]

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Budgeting for Cloud Security

Are you budgeting for cloud security? Learn what cloud-related budgeting factors you need to keep in mind as you start to plan for the next fiscal year.

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Security in the Public Cloud

No matter which CSP you decide is best for your environment, it’s important that you as the client understand your role in the Shared Responsibility model and subscribe to it. AWS, Azure and GCP all have their own versions of several security tools to help you with your half of the shared responsibility model—i.e., protecting your data that resides in their cloud infrastructure. That’s great. But in a world plagued with DevOps, cybersecurity talent shortages, alert and tool fatigue, and increasing cybersecurity threats, simply turning on these tools isn’t enough to achieve security. It’s up to developers to decide how to use those security tools appropriately and operationalize security within your environment.

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Best Path for Cloud Migration: Lift & Shift Part 1

As discussed in our recent blog, “Moving Sucks: 5 Easy Steps for a Painless Cloud Migration,” moving your assets to the cloud doesn’t have to be a headache, but it does take planning and decision making prior to doing so. One major decision to make is choosing your migration path – “lift and shift” or “re-deploy/re-architect” – this blog will cover both paths, pro’s/con’s, and how to determine which path is best for your environment.

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Social Media + Cybersecurity

The information your organization shares on social media can put your company at risk. Make sure you know common risk scenarios and what you can do to share safely.

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