All About Cloud Computing Security and Governance In the last year, our lives have moved to the digital platform. Enterprises are increasingly being advantageous of this going completely virtual. While going virtual, the companies are using cloud computing services' platforms and services to store their data. This is how cloud computing services have changed business operations. But, while using cloud services to store all the data, one important thing that needs to be catered to is your data security. Data breaches, system vulnerabilities, insufficient identity, and credential and access management are some of the typical security issues you face while using cloud computing services. Whether you are using it single-handedly or in any organization, these security breaches can occur anytime. These occur when there is a lack of governance of cloud security. To avoid these, you need to have a proper cloud security management system. To keep your data secure and your organization's data safe, let us understand what exactly cloud security is and how we can avail to them.
Cloud Security Governance Before we look into the technicals of cloud security governance, let me explain what it means. Cloud security governance is a management model that facilitates effective and efficient security management and operations in a cloud computing environment. This security governance model also incorporates executive mandates, operational practices, structures, and metrics. The cloud security governance management model also provides strategic alignment, value delivery, risk mitigation and helps you make the proper use of resources available. You need to understand the steps to plan a cloud strategy.