The cloud certainly offers its advantages, yet as with any large-scale deployment, the cloud can offer some unforeseen challenges. The concept of the cloud just being “someone else’s data center” has always been a cringe moment for me because this assumes release of security responsibility since ‘someone else will take care of it’.
Yes, cloud systems, networks and applications are not physically located within your control, but security responsibility and risk mitigation are. Cloud infrastructure providers allow a great deal of control in terms of how you set up that environment, what you put in your environment, how you protect your data and how you monitor that environment. Managing risk throughout that environment and providing alignment with your existing security framework is what is most important.
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July 16, 2019 at 09:09AM
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