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Best practices to protect applications and data on cloud

CLOUD COMPUTING SECURITY

Cloud security is a number of physical and infrastructure security controls and best practices designed to protect applications, data and information within a cloud architecture.

Most organizations today are on the cloud, as cloud computing delivers cost-effective, flexible, scalable and easy to deploy and maintain computing infrastructures.

However, before moving applications and sensitive data to the cloud, organizations should consider the following important security-related questions:

  • Does your Cyber Security strategy address cloud infrastructures?

  • Have you clearly defined your shared responsibilities with your cloud service provider?

  • Do you know what proportion of your data on cloud is governed by privacy regulations?

  • Do you know what controls to implement to comply with regulations and avoid fines?

  • Are your employees aware about cyber security threats? Do they follow your security and privacy polices when they access data on cloud?

  • Who controls the encryption keys and where are located? where does the key management reside?

  • If you don’t control the encryption keys, how do you know who can access and modify your sensitive data?

  • Do you separate the encryption keys from the data?

  • Where does your cloud provider stores your data? Do you know how many computing systems, failover and backup systems contain your corporate data?

CLOUD COMPUTING SECURITY RISKS

While cloud infrastructures provide many benefits they also present the same risks as those that exist in your own computing environment.

  • Security and privacy risks—data protection, identity management, physical and personnel security, security awareness, external partners, vulnerability management etc.
  • Compliance risks—regulatory requirements such as GDPR and NIS.
  • Legal risks—intellectual property rights, end-of-service support etc.

Therefore, organizations should fully evaluate the risks associated with cloud computing and prepare to address them before making the move to the cloud.

CLOUD SECURITY CONTROLS

Most cloud service providers implement a number of physical and infrastructure security controls and best practices to secure their cloud computing environments. However, you are responsible for the security, access and authorized use of your data as well as any financial loss, legal consequences, and brand damage due to a data security breach.

Our consultants can help you create a cyber security strategy, addressing cloud infrastructures with appropriate security controls in place. These controls should protect your data when it is stored on the cloud, in transit between the cloud and your internal systems, saved on your user’s computers and during backup.

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