The Right Steps to Take to Ensure Your Cloud Data Is Safe and Secure

Cybersecurity changes at the same rapid pace as technology. Every time new software is introduced, loopholes and back entrances are introduced along with it. Like all other innovations, the cloud needs a new level of security to ensure that bad actors are not able to access your data. With most businesses and individuals using the cloud to store sensitive personal data, making sure your cloud storage is secure is of utmost importance. A new technique called cloud security validation and exposure management is helping businesses and individuals around the world stay protected.

So, what is cloud security validation and exposure management? In short, security validation refers to the practice of testing assumptions about security and validating that they are, in fact, true. When applied to the cloud, this practice runs hypothetical attack scenarios past your cloud security to identify potential breaches. Cloud security validation and exposure management help keep you up-to-date on where your security might be lacking. Having an information technology group or company to monitor updates in the tech world that could lead to potential breaches and run these scenarios frequently will keep your cloud data secure.

Here is a breakdown of cybersecurity experts’ processes to ensure cloud security validation and exposure management to show how to best keep cloud data safe:

First, they often begin by scoping cloud exposure risk within the context of the business and its operations. Identifying assets and misconfigurations across clouds helps to start the validation process. After successfully validating which security measures are already in place and performing successfully, they will prioritize the changes that need to be made based on the type of business and data they are working with. Cloud security measures are then mobilized and retested.

After this comprehensive look at a business’s cloud security, measures are put in place to help the company identify other security risks. Attack surface management acts like a security guard for your organization’s digital presence. It continuously scans for all your devices, cloud services, and other online assets. This software identifies weaknesses hackers could exploit, like misconfigurations or outdated software. In addition, exposure analytics programs pull misconfigurations from cloud security posture management (CSPM) (a security scanner specifically for your cloud environments that continuously monitors cloud infrastructure for misconfigurations), vulnerabilities from vulnerability scanners, and network security policies from the cloud infrastructure. This creates a risk-profiled asset inventory, arming your business with all the information you need to keep your data secure.

Partnering with a trusted cybersecurity firm is one of the best ways to ensure that your cloud data is completely secure. A business needs to cultivate trust with clients to be successful, and the best way to earn that trust is by keeping your promises. You never want to have to tell a client that their data has been breached and that something you were keeping safe for them is gone. Ensure that this scenario does not arise by keeping your data and your client’s data under lock and key. Invest in cloud security and foster trust for your brand.