Cloud Security in 2025 - What CISOs Need to Prepare For with João Pedro Gonçalves and Michael Tremante
Update: 2025-04-01
Description
In this episode of The Connectivity Cloud Podcast with Cloudflare, host Mark Dembo is joined by João Pedro Gonçalves, CISO and Managing Director at EQT Group, and Michael Tremante, Senior Director of Product at Cloudflare. Together, they explore critical security trends for 2025, from AI-powered threats to regulatory changes to practical strategies for balancing protection with usability.
What You’ll Learn
- How AI is reshaping both security threats and defensive capabilities
- The critical balance between robust security measures and seamless user experience
- Emerging regulatory changes for 2025
- Practical strategies for managing supply chain security risks and third-party integrations
- The importance of behavior-based monitoring over traditional blocking approaches
Pedro leads cybersecurity and platform engineering strategy at EQT Group, focusing on digital transformation, building long-term resilience, and risk management. Pedro also supports deal sourcing and value creation across EQT’s global portfolio of companies. He brings over 15 years of experience in cybersecurity and has contributed to high-profile IPOs, M&A assessments, and incident response.
Michael oversees Cloudflare’s application security products, including WAF, DDoS mitigation, and threat intelligence. He focuses on developing solutions that help businesses stay secure while scaling their operations. Michael has over a decade of experience in security, starting out as a security researcher and penetration tester before moving on to joining Cloudflare.
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