Behavior analytics in a hybrid cloud

When the Blue Team needs to create countermeasures to secure a hybrid environment, the team needs to expand its view of the current threat landscape and perform an assessment in order to validate continuous connectivity with the cloud and check the impact on the overall security posture. In a hybrid cloud, most companies will opt to use an IaaS model and, although IaaS adoption is growing, the security aspect of it is still the main concern, according to an Oracle report on IaaS adoption.

According to the same report, longer-term IaaS users suggest the technology ultimately makes a positive impact on security. In reality, it does have a positive impact and that’s where the Blue Team should focus their efforts on improving their overall detection. The intent is to leverage hybrid cloud capabilities to benefit the overall security posture. The first step is to establish a good partnership with your cloud provider, and understand what security...