ADVANCED CLOUD SECURITY SOLUTIONS
A robust suite of cloud security tools is essential in today’s digitized business world, where many Saudi Arabian enterprises are transitioning to the cloud. You could develop solutions like CASBs, cloud security posture management (CSPM), and Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP).
1. Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASBs):
CASBs act as a gatekeeper, allowing organizations to extend their security policies beyond their own infrastructure to the cloud. They provide features like visibility, data security, threat protection, and compliance. CASBs can encrypt data in motion between on-premises devices and the cloud and apply tokenization or encryption to sensitive data before it reaches the cloud.
Notably, CASBs also provide Shadow IT discovery, which is the detection of all cloud services in use across the organization. This function is important because employees may use unsanctioned applications that could pose a risk to the organization.
Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM):
CSPM tools automatically detect and remediate risks such as misconfigurations in the cloud, helping organizations to adhere to best security practices. Misconfigurations are a common error that can lead to security breaches; hence, CSPM tools are crucial.
These tools also help to maintain compliance by continually monitoring the cloud environment against specific regulatory standards and frameworks, sending alerts when non-compliance is detected.
Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP):
CWPPs provide comprehensive protection for workloads in the cloud. They ensure system integrity through vulnerability management, network segmentation, system integrity assurance, and monitoring/logging.
CWPPs can help protect against unauthorized access, secure data, and manage security policies across multiple cloud environments. They also protect against threats within east-west traffic (communication within the cloud), which traditional security tools might overlook.