CHAPTER 12

Security Best Practices

In this chapter, you will learn about

•   Cloud security engineering

•   Security governance and strategy

•   Vulnerability management

•   Incident response

Cloud services make it easier for companies to adopt software, systems, and services. However, it can be easy to implement a cloud system that functions well but secures very little. Some practical steps can be taken to better secure systems and data in the cloud.

Cloud security engineering includes important information on how to protect cloud systems. Cloud security engineering involves host and guest computer hardening and layering security to provide multiple overlapping controls that an attacker would need to break through to get to systems and data. ...

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