How to Address Essen al
Security Considera ons
Even as cloud providers promise greater security than localized infrastructures,
companies deploying cloud solu ons are s ll ul mately responsible for their own
data and opera ons. Here are five important steps organiza ons can take to
address security considera ons in a mul -cloud environment:
Follow public cloud best prac ces - Public cloud providers like Azure, Google
and AWS all outline their own best prac ces for u lizing their pla orms and
services, which include security. Addi onally, iden fying which applica ons can
successfully move to the public cloud (i.e., which are "backward compa ble") and
whether a hybrid cloud environment makes sense helps companies stay abreast of
cybersecurity concerns across the spectrum of their workloads and pla orms.
Create a cybersecurity policy based on industry framework - Developing a
comprehensive cybersecurity policy framework can help accelerate a company's
response to a acks and work to keep them from happening in the first place. A
high-level map of cybersecurity outcomes — assessment, detec on, mi ga on
and recovery — acts as a guide to managing those outcomes while also defining
regulatory compliance demands and helping companies select the appropriate
cloud services to meet security needs.
Approach shadow IT with cau on - Using IT tools and solu ons without
organiza onal approval can be both a blessing and a curse, depending on
individual company culture. But while the use of shadow IT has led to flexible, fast
and innova ve approaches to today's business problems, it also poses significant
risk. To help assure security and compliance company-wide, execu ve buy-in
shouldn't be op onal.
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