Summary
This chapter on cloud service providers provided an overview of three major players in the industry: AWS, Microsoft Azure, and GCP. It emphasized the importance of gaining a general understanding of these providers’ products and services. Each of these platforms has a range of offerings, but most organizations commonly utilize cloud provider solutions related to virtual machine creation, virtual network services, storage, and database services. Having a general understanding of these fundamental aspects is essential to effectively respond to incidents in the cloud and conduct forensics.
In the event of an incident or security breach in the cloud, knowledge of how these providers handle virtual machine creation, networking, and storage enables a quick and informed incident response. Understanding their respective capabilities and configurations allows for more efficient incident management and forensic analysis. In the next chapter, we will take a deep dive into responding...
