You're reading from Cloud Security Handbook Find out how to effectively secure cloud environments using AWS, Azure, and GCP

Product type Paperback

Published in Apr 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781800569195

Length 456 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

AWS

Concepts

Cloud Computing

Author (1):

Eyal Estrin

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Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Securing Infrastructure Cloud Services

2. Chapter 1: Introduction to Cloud Security FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Securing Compute Services

4. Chapter 3: Securing Storage Services

5. Chapter 4: Securing Networking Services

6. Section 2: Deep Dive into IAM, Auditing, and Encryption

7. Chapter 5: Effective Strategies to Implement IAM Solutions

8. Chapter 6: Monitoring and Auditing Your Cloud Environments

9. Chapter 7: Applying Encryption in Cloud Services

10. Section 3: Threats and Compliance Management

11. Chapter 8: Understanding Common Security Threats to Cloud Services

12. Chapter 9: Handling Compliance and Regulation

13. Chapter 10: Engaging with Cloud Providers

14. Section 4: Advanced Use of Cloud Services

15. Chapter 11: Managing Hybrid Clouds

16. Chapter 12: Managing Multi-Cloud Environments

17. Chapter 13:Security in Large-Scale Environments

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Securing hybrid cloud environments

When it comes to talking about securing hybrid cloud environments, we are looking for solutions that can manage your entire environment (both on-premises and in the cloud) in a centralized way.

How to secure AWS hybrid environments

AWS offers the following services for managing security in hybrid environments:

AWS Systems Manager: This allows you to manage VMs from a compliance, patch management, and hardening perspective (central location for running scripts over hybrid environments).
AWS Secrets Manager: A central and secured location for managing secrets (credentials, API keys, and more) over hybrid environments.
AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery: Provides secure data replication for disaster recovery between on-premises environments and the cloud.
Amazon CloudWatch agent: This allows you to collect OS logs from VMs in hybrid environments.

The following are some best practices to consider: