It’s really hard task to apply the relevant to this days security strategy. Most of businesses know how hard this task is, and they’re trying to outsource the expertise. Common way is to find a specialized organizations that deals only with the security issues. There are companies that work with cloud security, server security, web security and other types of IT security areas.
In case of cloud security, there aren’t many companies dealing with that due to not-so-old cloud technology. Despite it being quite young technology, many businesses are working on finding the best solutions to enforce the security of their clouds. And there is a hope that they will find it — according to CIO, 93% of today’s organizations are applying cloud services within them.
Answering to the question “How to secure the cloud?”, here is 3 useful hints:
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Alerts is a must
The issue is there or the issue is not there? It’s hard to know the problem if you don’t the problem exists in general. Thus, alerts notifications right to the smartphone or email or whatever is suitable is a must. When DevOps engineer is informed about the issue within a brief timeline, it’s a good thing: he or she can solve it when it’s needed to be solved. Don’t use standard alerts just to avoid a mess, configuration should be the following: less is more. Set up “real issue” sms notification to engineer, ignore configuration of “everything is fine” notifications and everything will be way more efficient. eSecurity Planet recommend immediate review of new nodes, unauthorized configuration changes, new account creation, access rights adjustments, and other unusual behavior alerts.
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Workload Matters
Watch the workload. There is a huge need to control changes in configuration, for example. Software for checking is available at more than affordable prices, providing users with the ability to manage server connection statuses, suspicious activity, server access control and many other things.
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BackUp! And Plan…
It’s kind of obvious for everyone that backup process may define the personal, the business, the organization’s future. It’s pretty sure will help to avoid many serious damages, even if we look at it on a personal level. Backing up a personal computer assures easy recovery process. Think about dark days today and you will never face them.
Implement a backup plan with a help of outsourcing company or by yourself. Upload it to cloud service on advanced terms. And then… your business is fully protected from unexpected attacks.