7 Protecting data in the cloud
This chapter covers
- Modelling applications with data flow diagrams
- Using AWS Key Management Service for encryption at rest
- Enabling backups or versioning to protect against and remediate attacks
- Using and enforcing secure protocols when transferring data
- Keeping detailed logs with built-in AWS services
- Identifying and protecting potentially sensitive data with Amazon Macie
It seems that every week or so there’s another high-profile data breach in the news. Just in the last couple of weeks, I’ve seen announcements from a major hotel chain, a large video game company, and two cruise lines about leaks of customer data. The alarming rate at which these breaches occur is evidence of how common vulnerabilities in data ...
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