Azure Cloud Security for Absolute Beginners: Enabling Cloud Infrastructure Security with Multi-Level Security Options

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P. HerathAzure Cloud Security for Absolute Beginnershttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7860-4_1

1. Understanding the Importance of Data/Application Security

Pushpa Herath¹  

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Hanguranketha, Sri Lanka

 

Lesson 1.1: Introduction to Security

“Secure your data and applications,” “identify security vulnerabilities,” and “introduce security metrics” are few of the most common statements you will hear in any type of organization, and those statements always highlight the importance of security.

But what is security?

Security is a broader area that can be identified as the process of protecting data from unauthorized access and corruption.

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