Let's look at the topic of cloud governance and security from the perspective of people, process and technology. All three components play a part in proper security and governance of a cloud network. The people component refers to the individuals and teams responsible for managing and protecting access to cloud network resources. We're also talking about the users themselves. Providers have extensive policies governing what users can do on the network. These policies ensure the network is being used for its intended business purposes to avoid the risks of unexpected usage. Unexpected usage may cause security breaches, system failures and activities that open the company up to legal or reputational liabilities. Cloud solutions maintain compliance by giving each user their own access credentials. If a security threat captures access credentials, the impersonator can potentially sidestep and overcome any security process or technology solution. Proper security means people within the cloud network understand how to protect their information and know what to do if there is a breach. Adequate training on software and hardware will keep the network secure. Providers make it easier to bypass hardware complexes fees. But a user who makes network configuration changes without due care might break the organization's resources and cause outages to their servers. Many organizations have security processes in place to manage risks and expectations. The process component refers to the policies, procedures and controls that are put in place to protect network data and access. They implement processes to define proper system usage and risk mitigation procedures to prevent issues for security. These processes may include best practices and provisioning role based access control to all authorized users. They can only access systems in the network that they need to. Processes go into place to monitor potential breaches with guidelines for how to respond to an incident. These processes come up in disaster recovery or intermittent outages. They ensure the cloud network continues to support the organization, having well-defined and documented governance and security processes helps ensure data is protected, then any breaches are quickly identified and addressed. The technology component refers to the tools used to protect the systems in the cloud network. This includes governance tools that help track and monitor network activities that the organization can respond to. Firewalls, intrusion detection systems and encryption support users, ensuring that the organization's network remains fully secure and running smoothly. All three components maintain security and governance of cloud networking implementations. Proper training and education Help staff understand how to protect data. Clear policies and procedures. Make addressing security breaches easier with the right technology systems are sufficiently protected.
