What Is Cloud Security?
Cloud Security focuses on managing risks from a variety of threats in the cloud, including data leaks, identity and access management, cloud deployment, and governance. It addresses these challenges by implementing a wide range of tools and technologies that safeguard sensitive data, protect against disasters, and meet various regulatory compliance requirements.
Keeping up with the sheer volume of cloud services and resources can be challenging, resulting in misconfigurations and vulnerabilities that attackers can exploit. CSPM solutions help reduce these gaps by continuously inventorying all cloud assets, monitoring them for misconfigurations, and prioritizing remediation. They also help with compliance by simplifying risk management, ensuring the right controls are in place and demonstrating compliance.
Identity and access management (IAM) focuses on the authentication and authorization of user accounts, similar to what would happen at an office building, so that only authorized users can enter certain rooms. This includes things like multi-factor authentication and password management. It also covers aspects like threat intel, enabling you to track and prioritize vulnerabilities so essential systems can be guarded carefully.
Protections from data loss are a common concern for businesses in the cloud, whether due to natural disasters, power outages, or breaches at third-party storage providers. Tools and technologies like encryption help keep data unreadable if it is stolen or lost, while CASBs can filter traffic to prevent malicious code from entering the business network. Data at rest and in motion protections like virtual private networks also help, as does reducing the risk of human error by enforcing security policies and training.