Cloud Security For Dummies

Chapter 3

Storing Data in the Cloud

IN THIS CHAPTER

Overcoming data siloes

Creating a data catalog

Labeling data

Following a classification system

Tokenizing data

Encrypting data in motion

Working with data access security levels

Setting user access controls

In January of 2021, hackers gained access to over 250,000 Microsoft Exchange servers worldwide. The hack they used to break in was an unknown exploit in the email server software. Because this was an unknown problem, there was no way that anyone could have anticipated the attack. The problem is that the exploit revealed an amazing amount of confidential information from some of the largest companies in the world. Once the hackers ...