Cloud Security – Protect the Data You Want to Keep Safe
Cloud Security protects the data we want to keep safe, from sensitive remote work files to priceless home photos and videos. From the internet-equivalent of shared office space to multi-tenant data centers akin to apartment buildings, there’s a lot that needs to be secured.
Threat prevention includes many tools, like encryption, that can help prevent loss or theft of data by making it unreadable unless the key is present. But it’s also critical to ensure that the proper controls are in place to limit access and visibility of data to only those who need it. This is particularly important in the hybrid and multi-cloud environments favored by organizations today.
A good cloud security solution should support multi-cloud deployments and provide centralized cloud discovery, monitoring and control. This allows for the protection of data, applications and networks across both on-premises, public cloud, private cloud and hybrid multi-cloud environments. It should provide for protection across the full spectrum of attack vectors, including web applications, databases, APIs, VMs and more.
The right cloud security tool will also include workload discovery and monitoring, enabling you to secure the full stack of application components, including VMs, containers, kubernetes, microservices and serverless functions. It will also detect lateral movement risk, misconfigurations, weak or leaked passwords and high-risk data such as personally identifiable information. It should also have the ability to monitor and assess all of your cloud systems, even if they are paused or stopped.