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Cloud Security is a broad category of cybersecurity practices and tools that focus on protecting data as it moves across environments and cloud providers. With applications no longer living inside the traditional network perimeter, and more people than ever working outside of the corporate office, enterprises need to find new ways to protect their data from both internal and external attacks.

Robust identity and access management controls must be in place to ensure only authorized users can access data and applications. Insufficiently restrictive permissions, unrestricted ports, and poor password hygiene allow attackers to breach cloud-based systems, stealing sensitive information like financial data, credentials, and personal health records. A lack of encryption for communication channels and persistent storage leaves data vulnerable to unauthorized access in transit and after a breach.

Data breaches are one of the biggest risks of storing or processing data in the cloud, exposing sensitive information to theft and ransomware. A lack of runtime protection and inadequate encryption protocols also make it easy for cybercriminals to use file sharing services to distribute malware, credentials, and other malicious content.

Stringent industry and government regulations require enforcing strict cybersecurity policies across multiple environments, and demonstrating compliance at all times. Enterprises need a risk-aware cloud security platform to enforce and monitor for compliance with their own and third-party policies.