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Cloud Security covers protections for everything from the infrastructure that hosts services to applications that run on it to end users who access data and services. Leading providers harden data centers with physical safeguards, implement firewalls and patch and update core platforms on a continuous basis. Customers add on protections such as network segmentation, granular access controls and encryption to ensure data is secure at rest and in transit. They also implement a zero trust architecture that continuously verifies identity, eliminates implicit trust and prevents lateral threat movements.

Business continuity and disaster recovery capabilities protect systems from hardware failures, cyberattacks and even natural disasters. They include tools, services and protocols to quickly recover operations, minimize reputational harm and restore critical functions.

Cyberattacks are increasingly sophisticated, targeted and effective. As more and more sensitive data moves to the cloud, attackers are finding ways to get into environments and steal, manipulate or destroy data. Data breaches in the cloud can result in lost productivity, financial losses and long-term damage to a company’s reputation.

Strong Cloud Security includes many best practices. It starts with a shared responsibility model that understands that the provider secures the infrastructure and that organizations are responsible for securing data, applications and settings. It extends to password-protected accounts, logging and monitoring for anomalous activity, multifactor authentication and other protections. It includes tools that identify and prevent malware attacks, detect unauthorized data exfiltration and provide visibility into the full range of cloud workloads. Security policies and procedures should also be regularly reviewed to address risks introduced by new cloud services and environments.