Security Laws of the Cloud

Technological innovation and advancement in the digital era is witnessing a rise in security risks and uncertainties. Every organization needs help to detect and respond to security-related threats. This article presents the benefits of cloud service and how it automates processes that make checks for such threats, implements risk mitigation procedures, and generally instructs client companies on the steps to take. For instance, a process that automates the search for leaked credentials on the Web in the event of a leak will trigger processes that advise the client on how to change the password and perhaps a micro-learning process on credential management. The security governing services run on the cloud and because it should run on an infrastructure separated from customers. It also runs as a cloud service for the economy of scale: the processes it runs can serve many clients simultaneously since many threats are common to all. We also examine how the service may be used to prove to cyber-insurance agents that a company is taking all necessary steps to implement such security obligations.

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) provides a definition of Security as a Service (SecaaS): a cloud infrastructure that provides security services like identity management, data loss prevention, Web and mail security, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Service, as well as security information and event management. This underlines the trend that outsourcing security to third-party providers is now a viable choice for companies. However, the introduction of a new third-party has an implication on risk, as companies require that their cloud services are secure. All data objects stored by the cloud server have footnotes that can be used to express privacy and access control properties. These permit services are constructed in a security-by-design approach.

Yet confessing security and data to a cloud service can be perceived as risky and many seek better transparency between cloud customers and providers. Notably, while security techniques have improved, techniques aiming at security transparency and mutual liability have lagged behind. Minimizing the effect is important since local IT infrastructures delegate control and pass sensitive information to the service. We could leverage this easily bypassing burden of proof documents to the process server in future work.

The Cloud is often seen as an example host for security operation centers. Nevertheless, these are designed with larger companies in mind. Small companies are generally not economically attracted. As a result, they adopt generic solutions such as standard anti-virus software and firewalls installed by their telephony provider. Certainly, these are important solutions, but security also requires a process that is customized for each company. We contend that the high degree of process automation is possible and the overlap of risks between companies will create an economy of scale needed to make the service a viable one. Among the top cloud providers, AWS, Microsoft, and Google have come a long way in satisfying Customer needs from an advanced security perspective with necessary measures as well as certification in place. Should you need assistance on moving your current workload to AWS, Azure or GCP, you may get in touch with our certified team of cloud experts.