December 20178 In MY ViewOver the years, the role of the cloud has changed ­ it has matured. Today, cloud is the platform for innovation and business value. It offers simplified application development and delivery by providing infrastructure, platform, and software services that are ready to use. Multi-cloud approach is becoming the new normal, while cloud's shared-responsibility model, risk management, and compliance are the key deciding factors for cloud adoption. Security is also a major concern while considering cloud adoption. To address this issue, getting the security architecture right is critical for any enterprise while moving to cloud platform. Here are five simple techniques to ensure you have the right cloud security architecture for your enterprise.Define an effective control framework, driven by enterprise CISO teamsAny move to cloud needs an effective control framework, driven by enterprise CISO. The control framework has to assess and manage risk against the business goals. The strategic approach or framework requires implementation and extension of these controls to the cloud environment well within the IT budget. Continuous monitoring of threats, incidents, and the performance of controls using quantitative metrics is an essential mechanism for the enterprise to move to cloud securely. It is both the environment and controls which need to deliver the protection and security that meets the enterprise requirements to accelerate adoption of cloud with confidence.Adopt a workload and data centric approachCloud security policies and requirements are increasingly driven by data classifications and type of workloads. You should consider your type of application, data sensitivity, importance of business process, and your user population to select the cloud deployment model that meets your needs. Conversely, some of the security capabilities and processes are driven based on your selection of the cloud. For instance, whether you want to leverage cloud for development and testing, or to rapidly develop and deploy innovative cloud-native applications or create cognitive solutions; each cloud adoption pattern has its own set of Getting your Cloud Security Architecture Right in 5 Simple Steps BY SREEKANTH IYER, EXECUTIVE CLOUD SECURITY ARCHITECT, IBM INDIA SOFTWARE LABSGETTING THE SECURITY ARCHITECTURE RIGHT IS CRITICAL FOR ANY ENTERPRISE WHILE MOVING TO CLOUD PLATFORMSreekanth Iyer
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