Cloud Data Protection

Cloud Data Protection

Cloud Data Protection Challenges

Cloud data protection addresses shared responsibility, data residency, multi-tenancy, and provider access risks. Organizations must understand provider controls and implement additional protections based on data sensitivity.

Cloud Data Protection

Shared Responsibility

Cloud providers secure infrastructure; customers secure data, access, and applications. Understand provider responsibilities (physical, infrastructure), customer responsibilities (data classification, encryption, access), and shared areas (patching, configuration).

Data Classification

Classify cloud data by sensitivity, apply appropriate protections per classification, restrict sensitive data locations based on compliance, and use data discovery tools identifying sensitive data in cloud storage.

Encryption and Keys

Implement encryption at rest and in transit, use customer-managed keys (CMK or BYOK) for control, consider client-side encryption for highest sensitivity, and protect encryption keys separately from data.

Access Controls

Implement least privilege cloud access, use IAM policies, enable MFA, bucket policies preventing public access, access logging, and regular access reviews ensuring appropriate data protection.

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