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3 best practices for cloud security monitoring
Cloud security monitoring can be laborious to set up, but organizations can make it easier. Learn about three best practices for cloud security monitoring and the available tools.
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- Why centralization in a multi-cloud security strategy is key
When moving to a multi-cloud infrastructure, there are a few strategies to keep in mind. Learn how centralization will limit the challenges of fragmented security access and monitor controls.
- (ISC)² Security Congress
(ISC)²'s 2019 Security Congress will unite industry colleagues from around the globe for three days of education, best-practice sharing and networking in a variety of formats.
- The risks of multi-cloud security compared to single cloud
Single-cloud architecture poses some challenges, which has led to a new trend in adopting multi-cloud designs. Discover whether multi-cloud is right for your enterprise.
Definitions
- software-defined perimeter (SDP)
Software-defined perimeter (SDP) is a security framework developed by the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) that controls access to resources based on identity.
- hypervisor security
Hypervisor security is the process of ensuring the hypervisor, the software that enables virtualization, is secure throughout its life cycle, including during development, implementation, provisioning, management and de-provisioning.
- clickwrap agreement (clickthrough agreement)
A clickwrap agreement, also known as a clickthrough agreement, is an online contract that confirms a user's consent to a company's terms and conditions.
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Compliance and Governance
Learn how to maintain cloud computing compliance with government regulations and industry standards when moving IT operations and applications to a cloud environment. Also learn about cloud audit procedures, data governance for the cloud and other cloud computing management topics involving security.
Recent Definitions
- cloud computing
Cloud computing is a general term for anything that involves delivering hosted services over the Internet. These services are broadly divided into three categories: Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).
- software-defined perimeter (SDP)
Software-defined perimeter (SDP) is a security framework developed by the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) that controls access to resources based on identity.
- clickwrap agreement (clickthrough agreement)
A clickwrap agreement, also known as a clickthrough agreement, is an online contract that confirms a user's consent to a company's terms and conditions.
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- 3 best practices for cloud security monitoring
- Top cloud security risks that keep experts up at night
- Top cloud security risks that keep experts up at night
More Compliance and Governance Topics
- Cloud Compliance: Federal Regulations and Industry Regulations
- Cloud Computing Frameworks and Standards
- Cloud Computing Security Issues: Incident Response - Data Breach Prevention
- Cloud Computing SLAs and Legal Issues
- Evaluating Cloud Computing Providers
- PCI DSS Requirements for Cloud Computing
Virtualization
Virtualization is at the core of any cloud computing initiative, regardless of delivery model or deployment method. Service providers, or internal enterprise private cloud managers, use virtualization technology to realize efficiencies and flexibility offered by cloud computing. This section covers the risks and considerations around cloud computing virtualization security, including how to manage and ensure secure multitenancy of virtual machines on a single host, security risks and threats by Web-based hackers to the hypervisor, and how to handle data management and data governance.
Recent Definitions
- hypervisor security
Hypervisor security is the process of ensuring the hypervisor, the software that enables virtualization, is secure throughout its life cycle, including during development, implementation, provisioning, management and de-provisioning.
- virtual firewall
A virtual firewall is a firewall device or service that provides network traffic filtering and monitoring for virtual machines (VMs) in a virtualized environment.
- Cloudburst VM escape
Cloudburst VM (virtual machine) escape is an exploit method, credited to research firm Kostya Kortchinsky Immunity Inc., that takes advantage of IBM's Cloudburst cloud service provisioning software for cloud providers and a flaw in VMware Workstation to enable a guest-level virtual machine to attack its host.
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- What Microsoft's InPrivate Desktop feature could mean for enterprises
- How can a hypervisor deployment avoid security risks?
- Understanding VM escape vulnerabilities and how to avoid them
Operations
As your organization moves its infrastructure, applications and data into the cloud, security operations such as network security, vulnerability management, data protection and application security, as well as cloud-based security services, take on new importance. Learn how to handle cloud security management, including how to keep the integrity of your data and applications as they move to the cloud and how outsourced IT operations affect security operations.
Recent Definitions
- identity and access management (IAM)
Identity and access management (IAM) is a framework of business processes, policies and technologies that facilitates the management of electronic or digital identities.
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
Software as a service (SaaS) is a software distribution model in which a third-party provider hosts applications and makes them available to customers over the Internet.
- software-defined perimeter (SDP)
Software-defined perimeter (SDP) is a security framework developed by the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) that controls access to resources based on identity.
Highlights
- 3 best practices for cloud security monitoring
- Why centralization in a multi-cloud security strategy is key
- The top cloud security challenges are 'people problems'
More Operations Topics
- Cloud Data Storage, Encryption and Data Protection Best Practices
- Cloud Network Security Trends and Tactics
- Cloud Patch Management and Cloud Configuration Management
- Cloud Provisioning and Cloud Identity Management Issues
- Cloud Security Services: Cloud-Based Vulnerability Scanning and Antivirus
- Legacy Application Modernization for the Cloud
Architecture
Before purchasing or building cloud systems and services, learn the cloud computing security considerations and challenges involved the various cloud computing architecture models and how to address the "security in the cloud" challenge successfully.
Recent Definitions
- cloud computing
Cloud computing is a general term for anything that involves delivering hosted services over the Internet. These services are broadly divided into three categories: Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).
- software-defined perimeter (SDP)
Software-defined perimeter (SDP) is a security framework developed by the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) that controls access to resources based on identity.
- Google Cloud Key Management Service (KMS)
Google Cloud Key Management Service (KMS) is a cloud service for managing encryption keys for other Google cloud services that enterprises can use to implement cryptographic functions.
Highlights
- Why centralization in a multi-cloud security strategy is key
- The risks of multi-cloud security compared to single cloud
- How infrastructure as code tools improve visibility
More Architecture Topics
- Cloud Computing Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Security
- Cloud Computing Platform as a Service (PaaS) Security
- Cloud Computing Software as a Service (SaaS) Security
- Hybrid and Private Cloud Computing Security
- Public Cloud Computing Security