Overcoming the Challenge of Cloud Compliance & Security
Cloud security consists of the processes, technologies and best practices that are applied to protect cloud computing environments, applications running in the cloud, their accompanying infrastructure, and the data held in the cloud. One of the basic and most important components of any cloud security program is ensuring that cloud infrastructure is well protected – requiring a well-defined cloud security posture management (CSPM) program and toolset. IT security tools that fall under the CSPM category are designed to detect and remediate misconfigurations, ultimately assisting companies in their compliance and regulatory assessments.
This “6-4-5” overview on how to improve CSPM maturity covers the 6 pillars of CSPM maturity, the 5 phases of CSPM maturity (and how to know which level an organization is at), and lastly the 4 key investments organizations can make today to improve their CSPM maturity. The 6 pillars of the CSPM maturity model are defined based on past CSPM tool implementations. These slides offer high-level guidance on how to identify what stage your organization is at now, where you want it to be, and how to get there. Moving on, the deck outlines the 5 stages of CSPM maturity, defined herein as (1) Ad – Hoc, (2) Developing, (3) Reactive, (4) Proactive, and (5) Optimized. We round out with an educational, 4-step approach to improving your CSPM maturity, and advancing to the next level.
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