Cloud security encompasses the practices and technology to keep the cloud computing environment away from cyber threats. The right way to approach cybersecurity through a multi-layered strategy is what will expedite the threats from third party elements. Now the question arises, why do we need multi-layered security to protect our data? To elucidate it further, like Scott Montgomery says, “Would you hand over your house keys to a total stranger and then go away on vacation for two weeks? Probably not, but that’s precisely what some businesses do when they move applications and data to the public cloud.”

The answer to the question is, Multi-Layered Security provides the plan of security to prevent violations in data security threats. So, you’d not have to hand over the keys of your house (business applications) to a stranger (hackers) before leaving for your vacation (data transfer), rather you can have your personalized security plan to prevent any sort of mishap. Multi-layered security is supposed to be designed in a manner that each layer procures to secure areas of security. Therefore, leaving almost negative chances for the hacker to access the information during the data is being transferred to the public cloud. Based on the idea of incorporating a plethora of security solutions to protect the system from external threats, multi-layered security and standards like OAuth2 and OPA can be employed to safeguard the system which includes internet protection, email & file security, virus protection, protection from malware, firewalls, and more.

As far as the security of the organization and its resources are concerned, Compliance Management plays a centrally essential role in risk assessment and to ensure that the set rules are being complied with the respective business. To create an efficient strategy for compliance management is to mitigate the risks of compliance infringement and to protect the organization from corruption, fines, and lawsuits. For ease in the flow of the process and to commit to the compliance, one must follow the relevant legislation and ethics programs.

Having an intact and operational compliance management strategy including organizational ethics answers the question ‘why’ is compliance important. The reason being, it keeps in check whether the organization is at any sort of risk ranging from mulct to incarceration. Hence, the need of the hour is to provide and to secure the organization both internally and externally, to ensure improved data security and multi-layered security along with the compliance strategy caters to both.

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Cloud networking or cloud-based networking is when some or all an organization’s networking resources are hosted in the cloud. This may refer to either a public, the private, and hybrid cloud which forms the basis of modern-day cloud computing framework.

Such technologies are driven by a software-defined framework, in which groups of network switches, routers, and servers can be virtualized and turned from proprietary hardware to software as a service model. The software-defined network industry is expected to grow at a progressive rate in the upcoming years.

Cloud networking technology enables cloud computing to deploy virtual machines and networks along with big data transfer and ensures low latency. Cloud networking technology includes products such as wireless LAN networks and software-defined WAN.

The use of web services can increase security risks, yet cloud computing offers many benefits for businesses, from accessibility to better customer experience. Cloud monitoring is one of the initiatives that enable companies to find a balance between their ability to mitigate risks and take advantage of the cloud, without hindering business processes. When customer data is stored in the cloud, cloud monitoring can prevent loss of business and any frustrations for the end customer by ensuring that their personal data is safe and secure.

CLOUD SECURITY MONITORING WORKS ON-

• Visibility: Visualize your entire multicloud infrastructure assets including your data centers, power distribution units (PDUs), bare-metal servers, network devices, private cloud (VMware and OpenStack), and public cloud (AWS and Azure) along with performance, availability, capacity, health statistics, and insights.
• Timeliness: Information is only useful if it is with the right person at the right time who can trust the information and make informed decisions. UnityOneCloud which comes along with UPC ensures that all the network matrices are real-time.
• Compliance: To err is human. That is why it is very important to abide by compliances and set the process from scratch using these best practices. At United Private Cloud we follow more than 35+ compliances which include GDPR and data sovereignty.
• Auditing and Reporting: It is important to see that the right processes and the right practices are in place to keep the security engine running. Our UnityOneCloud dashboard has dynamic reporting features and we also provide third party auditing support on consulting or end to end implementation basis.

SOME OF THE BEST PRACTICES FOR CLOUD SECURITY MONITORING –

• Separate the Crucial Metrics
• Automate the Monitoring Process
• Consider Cloud-based Apps Security
• Implement multiple layers of physical and virtual security at storage

Users around the globe need reliable, secure access to the data and applications they use every day, and the distribution of apps and services across clouds and data centers is creating new challenges for IT. Traditional application delivery controllers and load balancing are no longer sufficient for accessing and delivering apps in a hybrid and multicloud world. Deploying separate solutions to address each application across a hybrid or multicloud environment can be difficult to secure and manage. It is critical to gain end-to-end visibility and analysis of applications, users, and devices across the network.

Security monitoring in cloud computing is important to be achieved in today’s scenario. It helps people in determining which employee is working with what type of business data at what time and from which location. Industries are suggested to take safety measures on time before things go unexpected and unmanageable for them.

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