Today, the cloud is no longer a choice for organizations, but rather a requirement for lowering costs, assuring availability, and avoiding downtime. Hacks are happening left, right, and center on those data highways, whether it’s cloud computing, APIs, or mobile.
Cloud service providers are responsible for the physical security of their data centers, as well as ensuring that their systems are safe from hackers.
As companies migrate from on-premises to cloud networks, more sensitive data is being stored in the cloud, which means security should be prioritized. This data must be protected, but the cloud adds new challenges that make security more challenging.
Cloud security network best practices
As new technologies emerge, cloud security evolves, but basic recommended practices have remained consistent in order to protect cloud systems.
These suggestions and technologies should be considered by organizations that already have cloud services in place or plan to use them to ensure that key apps and data do not fall into the wrong hands.
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Comprehend the shared responsibility model
Any security risks in a private data center are completely the responsibility of the corporation. In the public cloud, things are far more complicated. A misunderstanding between the duties of a service provider and the cloud tenant is one of the ludicrous illusions that cloud data is secure.
While the end-user is ultimately accountable for security, certain IT security components are handled by the cloud provider. The buck stops with the cloud customer is a term used to describe the shared responsibility paradigm.
Inquire about the cloud provider’s security policies in detail
When engaging with their public cloud vendors, organizations should also inquire about the security protections and procedures in place.
It’s natural to assume that the most well-known companies have security under control, yet security strategies and practices might differ dramatically.
Educate and train staff
Enterprises should teach all employees how to spot cybersecurity threats and how to respond in order to prevent attackers from getting access credentials for cloud computing tools.
Basic security knowledge, such as how to create a strong password and recognize potential social engineering attacks, should be covered in thorough training. Furthermore, subjects such as risk management should be discussed within the framework of the organization.
Design and implement cloud security policies
For all divisions within a business, written rules detailing who has access to cloud services, how they may use them, and what data can be stored in the cloud should be in place. They should also specify the exact security measures that employees should take to protect data and apps in the cloud.
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To implement cloud security regulations at a granular level, security staff needs to be provided with technologies such as cloud access security brokers (CASB). In some cases, the cloud vendor may already have a policy enforcement solution that meets the organization’s requirements.
Secure endpoints
The use of a cloud service does not reduce the requirement for good endpoint security; on the contrary, it increases it. New cloud computing projects offer an opportunity to revisit existing cloud security strategies and ensure that current protections are enough to handle evolving threats.
Requesting external/third-party validation to undertake cloud penetration testing based on threat scenarios and assets, such as APIs, applications, and infrastructure is one way to accomplish this.
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