The Cybersecurity Guide to Governance, Risk, and Compliance

CHAPTER 27Cloud Security

“Cloud computing, the alchemist of our era, transmutes raw data into golden insights, empowering organizations to make informed decisions, turning bits and bytes into the currency of progress.”

Cloud security represents a vast field, covering everything from the fundamentals of cloud computing and its benefits and challenges to a thorough analysis of top cloud service providers and their security protocols. Key cloud security challenges are explored to familiarize nontechnical executives with various cloud services and related security considerations, and an array of tools and techniques are introduced to tackle them. The study concludes with a review of cloud security standards and best practices and an outlook on future trends. Essential takeaways and informative case studies are presented to ensure a well‐rounded understanding. Overall, the aim is to offer a comprehensive understanding of the complex landscape of cloud security.

CLOUD COMPUTING

In the digitized world we live in today, cloud computing has positioned itself as the fulcrum of modern businesses. By providing efficient management of IT resources, such as storage, databases, applications, and networking, cloud computing has become an indispensable part of the operational strategy for many organizations. Over time, cloud computing has moved beyond its initial function as a mere data storage solution to become a complex and comprehensive platform that underpins many services. This dynamic ...