The public cloud, a model of cloud computing that allows remote access to resources like applications and data storage, comes with its own set of security risks. Organizations must implement cloud security measures to protect their assets and data from cyber threats. This includes ensuring data security, managing identity and access, enforcing governance policies, implementing business continuity and data retention practices, and ensuring legal compliance.
Some of the risks associated with the public cloud include data breaches, weak authentication methods, lack of encryption, insider threats, and user identity theft. To mitigate these risks, businesses should focus on data encryption, implementing backup plans, managing user access controls, applying multi-factor authentication, providing employee training, using firewalls, conducting vulnerability management, managing certificates, and performing cloud vulnerability and penetration testing.
Beji Jacob, a member of the ISACA Emerging Trends Working Group, emphasizes the importance of cloud security in today’s digital landscape.