Implementing Cloud Security Best Practices, Controls and Countermeasures

Effectively securing your cloud environment requires a multi-layered approach that combines best practices, controls, and countermeasures. These strategies work together to mitigate potential security risks and ensure the integrity of your data and systems.

Best Practices

The following subsections outline some key best practices for cloud security:

• Follow Frameworks: Organizations should follow the industry-standard frameworks mentioned and remain up to date with current and emerging threats.
• Follow CSP Best Practice Guides: CSPs have documented best practice guides and tools that are specific to their own services, configurations, and infrastructure. Integrating these into organizational processes and documentation, and keeping it up to date, must be a priority.
• CASBs: CASBs are products that can be integrated with cloud services to help with tasks such as policy enforcement, traffic management...