Summary

In this chapter, you understood that cloud data security is a broad domain with many important topics. Each stage of the cloud data lifecycle is an important area that you should fully understand. You also covered storage types and common threats based on the storage type leveraged as well as the importance of creating cloud security policies and best practices as they relate to what can be learned from data breaches.

Leverage the examples provided to remember the stages and what happens in each stage to help with questions in this area. In addition, understanding the typical data storage types used in the cloud, and the threats commonly associated with each storage type, are also important to understand for the exam. This chapter also provided the opportunity for you to learn the importance of data classification and the overall best practices with regard to an organization’s data governance strategy.

In the next chapter, you will continue delving into data governance...