Cloud Computing - Security

29-01-2021 • 14 mins

SHOW: Season 1, Show 4

OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast,Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics.

What does security mean in the cloud? Data Protection (Encryption), Key Management, Firewalls, Intrusion Detection, IAM (Authentication, SSO, etc.), Monitoring/Threat-Detection
How is security allocated? “Defense-in-Depth”, many layers of protecting the network, protecting data, protecting APIs, preventing service denials, managing users/accounts
How was security allocated before cloud computing?
What does the cloud computing provider do with a security offering (responsibilities vs. customer responsibilities? Lots of variety, depending on the service
Why are there so many variations of security? (the entire stack needs to be secured, from infrastructure to applications to user interactions)
Does it matter where the security is located? How do clouds organize the security (availability zones, regions, etc.)?
How much does security cost in the cloud? What are the various ways you can buy security? Native services vs. 3rd-party services.

Examples:

AWS - https://aws.amazon.com/products/security/
Azure - https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/product-categories/security/
Google Cloud - https://cloud.google.com/security
Oracle Cloud - https://www.oracle.com/security/
IBM Cloud - https://www.ibm.com/cloud/security

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