Chris Foster, Director of Solutions Architecture, XM Cyber, explains how breach and attack simulation can improve cloud security
You don’t need a sophisticated understanding of cloud computing to appreciate the extraordinary growth in the space. According to Gartner, the public cloud services market reached nearly $215 billion in value in 2019, growing at roughly 17.5-percent year-over-year. This represents just one point on an overall growth trajectory that has cloud services pacing to become a $330 billion market by 2022.
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In a market growing with such rapid speed, it’s imperative to make security a key strategic objective. Today’s organizations must maintain robust security in a variety of different contexts and environments, whether public, private or hybrid cloud. They must safely manage cloud migration and understand the unique challenges of operating within a hybrid environment.
Just as importantly, they need the right mix of cutting-edge tools to protect their critical assets in all their environments.
Understanding the Specific Risks Associated with Cloud Security
There is considerable overlap between traditional on-premises security and cloud security. In both cases, organizations must guard against the prospect of data breaches, the presence of poor access controls and the specter of painful downtime disruptions.
Yet despite these many commonalities, cloud environments present additional challenges. Why? Because they are both dynamic and complex. Cloud environments are ever-changing, and the threats posed by malicious actors are ever evolving. This doesn’t mean, however, that cloud must be less secure. The key is to understand the unique nature of each environment and take steps to maintain strong security.
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