What is Cloud Data Security?
Cloud data security refers to the technologies, policies, services and security controls that protect any type of data in the cloud from loss, leakage or misuse through breaches, exfiltration and unauthorized access. A robust cloud data security strategy should include:
- Ensuring the security and privacy of data across networks as well as within applications, containers, workloads and other cloud environments
- Controlling data access for all users, devices and software
- Providing complete visibility into all data on the network
The cloud data protection and security strategy must also protect data of all types. This includes: