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The Ultimate Guide To Creating A Cloud Security Strategy
Practical steps to secure your cloud footprint
Cloud Security is not easy at the start.
I say this as someone who has worked in this industry for the past 20 years, the last five of which have been dedicated to the cloud.
One of the most difficult steps in a Cloud Security journey is to create a roadmap for securing your cloud environment.
The importance of this step cannot be understated as if not made correctly then it can lead to wrong investments, wasted time and potential data breaches down the road.
Cloud and digital adoption have sky-rocketed in the last couple of years, and cyber-security teams without a proper roadmap in place can face serious problems down the road.
As CIOs and CISOs sit down and work out the best approach to secure their cloud workloads, they will be flooded with a huge amount of material present, which can be quite frustrating !
Based on my own experiences with numerous cloud implementations, I have decided to jot down what are the key success factors for a successful cloud security implementation.
I have divided the roadmap into three basic phases, which are
- Foundational
- Implementation
- Optimize
Note: I have tried my best to make it as detailed as possible based on my experience, but not so detailed that it becomes impractical to most companies.
Phase 1: Laying down the foundation
One of the most common reasons a cloud security project fails is for CISOs to simply “copy-paste” their on-prem model onto the cloud.
Not understanding the cloud will result in very powerful native capabilities being ignored; hence, laying down a proper foundation before starting your journey is very important.
A few of the key foundational elements are listed below
