Cloud Security
Cloud Security Explained — Judit James Cybersecurity Foundations Part 9 of 13 Cloud Security Explained How Do Organizations Secure Their Cloud Environments and Protect Sensitive Data? A Practical Guide for Students, Fresh Graduates, and Early Career Cybersecurity Professionals Cloud computing allows organizations to use computing resources without owning every server or operating every data center. It also changes how security responsibilities are divided. Protecting cloud environments requires clear ownership, strong identity controls, secure configurations, data protection, and continuous monitoring. 1. Introduction Imagine a company launches a new customer portal in the cloud. The development team deploys the application. Employees sign in successfully. Customers begin uploading documents. The cloud provider protects the physical data center and operates the underlying infrastructure. Everything appears secure. However, a storage setting accidentally allows public acc...