Defense-in-depth cloud security strategy

As more and more enterprises are moving their data, compute, and storage to the cloud, CSPs now have a greater onus to protect customer assets using best of breed cybersecurity controls. However, conventional cybersecurity countermeasures, such as patching and upgrades, are reactive, wherein resolution comes after the compromise has happened.

Repeated reports of DDoS and data breach incidents highlight a need for more robust and security compliant cloud architectures, more so with the introduction of Industrial Internet applications. Today, industry leading CSPs such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, and IBM Cloud. have service offerings specific to the IoT marketplace. The new IoT-specific cloud capabilities, such as device life cycle management, big data analytics, and visualizations must be augmented with measures to protect not only the cloud infrastructure but also the critical infrastructures that are now integrated with these cloud platforms.

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