The Importance of Assurance, Validation, and Verification

As you are aware, cybersecurity is a massive concern to both businesses and individual users in the digital era. Millions of lives have been affected and billions of dollars have been lost because of cyber breaches. Internal controls to prevent fraud and limit cyberattacks are the best way to ensure digital security. This requires ensuring that any software used in an environment where data or proprietary information is used or stored is safe to be deployed, and also while it interacts with other pieces of technology that it performs in the right way. As a CCSP-certified individual, your knowledge in this area will be critical for conversations with stakeholders as well as for being successful in the exam.

While the terms assurance, validation, and verification are often used interchangeably, they each have distinct meanings that are crucial to understand for their effective application in a cloud-native environment. It is...