Denying Access to Production Systems - Principles and Practices

Explore a comprehensive conference talk on maintaining secure production environments without direct access. Learn principles and practical techniques for creating, locking down, and updating environments without human intervention. Discover how to monitor for unauthorized changes, implement controlled emergency access, and maintain agility in software releases. While examples focus on Microsoft Azure, gain insights into universal principles applicable across platforms. Understand the importance of limiting access to production systems and data for developers, database admins, and operations teams in today's landscape of privacy concerns, malware threats, and data security challenges.