Securing cloud environments with observability
When using cloud services, users entrust their data and applications to third-party providers, who are responsible for securing and managing the infrastructure. Security in cloud environments is critical because it helps protect sensitive data and applications from unauthorized access, theft, damage, or disruption. Cloud environments introduce new security challenges that are not present in traditional on-premises environments, such as the following:
- Multitenancy: In a multitenant environment, multiple customers share the same physical hardware and infrastructure. This increases the risk of data breaches, as a single vulnerability could potentially expose multiple customers’ data.
- Shared responsibility: Cloud providers are accountable for securing their infrastructure; however, customers retain responsibility for safeguarding their own data and applications. This shared responsibility model requires both parties to work...