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How Can Businesses Ensure Cloud Platform Security?

By Hurix | Cloud Security, Cloud Solutions, Digital Engineering & Technology | Comments are Closed | 24 June, 2020 | 0

Over the last decade, organizations around the globe have increasingly embraced cloud applications in order to innovate, transform their business, manage costs and handle their increased workload. Applications that automate various business functions such as HR management, sales processes, file sharing, and collaboration are growing fast, enabling companies to meet their needs in a shorter time frame. Cloud applications are now in use across all industries, particularly in insurance, banking and the public sector. A wide range of regulations and privacy laws make organizations directly responsible for protecting data and other regulated information. But when this data is stored on the cloud, companies have less control over leaks and thefts. The transition to the cloud has, therefore, brought to the forefront the issue of cloud platform security. The old method of adding static walls to on-site IT assets don’t work for cloud, implying that cloud platform security needs a more robust approach.

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Some companies make the mistake of assuming that the basic cloud platform security they have is good enough. But data leaks headlines tell a different story. For instance, in 2019, a misconfigured Web application firewall enabled hackers to gain access to accounts and credit card details of 100 million customers of the financial corporation Capital One. The fact that data leak of such magnitude can occur means that cloud platform security is an extremely serious issue, which sometimes even big organizations are unable to deal with effectively.

Cloud platform security involves the use of various procedures and technology to secure cloud computing environments from all kinds of cybersecurity threats, be it external or internal. These cloud security management best practices are designed to prevent any unauthorized access to confidential data and keep all information safe from cybersecurity threats.

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How to ensure cloud platform security for your business?

A holistic approach to cloud platform security can help companies overcome the risks. Before you protect your data and information on the cloud, you need to know who has access to it. The following questions can help you identify your authorized users:

  • Who should have access to the information on the cloud?
  • How to identify what content is proprietary, sensitive, or regulated?
  • Where will this data reside in the cloud?
  • What kinds of privacy, disclosure and other laws apply to the data and other information?

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The next step is to protect this information by following cloud platform security best practices.

  1. Encrypt Your Information: The first line of defence is to use a cloud service that encrypts your files both on the cloud and on your computers. This will ensure that your service providers or third-party administrators don’t have access to your private information. A baseline, unbreakable code can be used to encrypt sensitive information to protect it from unauthorized viewers. One way to achieve this is to install a cloud information protection platform at the network’s edge. This will ensure that your data on the cloud is fully protected before it leaves the organization. Also, it is a good idea to use an open platform which can support all cloud applications and integrate third-party tools to provide a stable platform for protection.
  2. Retain the keys: Once your data is encrypted, it is important that you have the keys to decipher the information when you need it. This will ensure that you have complete control over the information, and that you are in the loop for all information requests that are made, even if you are using third-party cloud services.
  3. Prevent Data Loss: To provide an additional layer of security and ensure complete control over your data, customize policies to scan, detect and take appropriate action to protect information based on its level of sensitivity.
  4. Use Anti-malware: A cloud transfers information over the Internet and so it is very important that you install a strong antivirus and anti-malware program on all your cloud-using devices including laptops, PCs, smartphones and tablets. These software help in blocking suspicious URLs and downloads, screen information exchanges, both internal and external, on cloud applications in real-time.
  5. Read the User Agreement: Before signing up for a third-party cloud-hosted service, make sure to sign the dotted line only after you have read the complete user agreement. This agreement details how they will protect your information and whether you are in any way giving them permission to use or sell your data.  Any time your service provider updates their privacy policy, they will inform you via email or an alert when you log in. Always read these notifications to ensure that the updates do not adversely impact your data and your cloud platform security is in no way affected.
  6. Set Up Your Privacy Settings: As soon as you sign up for a cloud service, immediately configure your privacy settings. With this in place you won’t end up sharing your information through apps that connect you to your service provider. After the initial set up, check and reconfigure your settings every few weeks to keep your information safe.
  7. Use Two-factor Authentication (2FA): First, use a strong password for your account. Research shows that more than 75% of cyber-attacks happen due to weak passwords. Avoid identifying information such as your name, birthday, or the name of your company. Use a combination of letters, special characters and symbols. Also, when provided with an option, use two-factor authentication, which means that apart from your password, you will need to put in additional information to sign into your account. Common methods for the second layer of identification include answering a secret question, providing a personal PIN or inputting a code that your service provider texts or emails you.

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In conclusion

The popularity of the cloud has given rise to a number of privacy laws and data residency restrictions across the globe. Businesses have to ensure that they have appropriate security models in place to ensure that all their sensitive information is fully protected. By embracing cloud platform security solutions, they can safely extend their virtual boundaries while also complying with all necessary privacy policies and regulations.

While most cloud providers attempt to create a secure cloud platform for their customers, they cannot control how customers use their service, what data they add to it and to whom they provide access. It is therefore essential for both businesses and cloud service providers to share responsibility and ensure cloud platform security.

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  • All You Need to Know About Cloud Cost Management
  • Best Practices in Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
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