Cloud Security

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Definition

Protection measures and technologies used to keep data and applications safe when stored or processed in the cloud. Like having professional security guards for your digital belongings.

Real-World Example

Cloud security includes encryption to protect your files and authentication to ensure only you can access your accounts.

Cloud Provider Equivalencies

Cloud Security is a broad practice, not a single service. All major cloud providers offer comparable building blocks—identity and access management, encryption and key management, network protections, logging/monitoring, and security posture management—that you combine to secure cloud workloads.

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