Chapter 10

Managing Vulnerabilities in the Cloud

This chapter provides insight into vulnerability management where cloud computing resources are concerned. It is intended to supplement the lessons of previous chapters by addressing the issues of identifying and managing vulnerabilities in a cloud world. The basic principles of vulnerability management are unchanged by cloud services. What will change is how the principles are applied.

Until now, I have described vulnerability management from technical and process points of view. These dimensions remain consistent and relevant for those who own or control infrastructure and software. In the cloud computing world, however, ownership and control can become ...

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