Regulators want certainty. Engineers want velocity. Cloud providers are expected to satisfy both simultaneously, globally, and at scale. Tough job, but not for Mark Ryland, Director of Security. Mark’s day to day to role is being the intermediate between all parties to ensure things get done and to make it happen. The function is underpinned by how cloud security decisions are negotiated in practice between policymakers, customers, and the teams building the infrastructure many companies depend on. “My role is really about understanding the stakeholders,” Ryland explains. “We may not agree on everything,” he says, “but the relative interests and priorities are understood.” Product teams may be ...