Security monitoring

Cybersecurity is a far more important and essential area to cover in the cloud environment because the application needs to be accessed via the internet and, in most cases, the application itself is hosted in a public cloud. The security of running an application in your own data center and making it accessible only in your private network is no longer an option. The infrastructure and the applications that are exposed to external attacks should be protected and hardened. There is an ecosystem of software applications and services addressing a plethora of cybersecurity issues.

Another aspect is the requirement of meeting security and privacy and compliance standards for doing business, especially if the application is catering to the healthcare and financial industries. Compliance requirements are dictated by laws applicable in the jurisdiction of doing business, and security standards are demanded by customers. Compliance requirements are usually audited by...