In this episode of Mitiga Mic, host Brian Contos talks with Arif Khan, Senior Director leading services at Mitiga, about the high-stakes reality of cloud and SaaS incident response.
Arif shares his journey from finance-sector tech support to leading Mitiga’s global detection, response, and threat hunting operations, and the hard lessons he’s learned along the way. From credential-based intrusions to AI-powered triage, Arif lays out what modern breach containment really takes. You’ll hear why:
• Identity is the new perimeter and the weakest link
• SaaS logs hold the clues most security tools ignore
• AI is the SOC’s most valuable team member (when used right)
• Most organizations discover breaches after their logs are gone
• Readiness isn’t a checklist. It’s a continuous state of awareness.
Mitiga’s approach flips the traditional IR model. Instead of reacting to breaches after the damage, Arif’s team prepares organizations to detect and contain attacks in progress, ensuring they have no impact. This is what Zero-Impact Breach Prevention looks like in action.
